BuildItBigger

Overview

• Starting point for this project was this Udacity’s FinalProject
• Shows joke when pressing a button
• Google Cloud Endpoints supplies jokes from the created Java library using AsyncTask
• Jokes are shown in the created Android library’s activity
• Different build flavour for free (ads are shown) and paid version
• Showing loading indicator while waiting for response from the GCE

Requirements

• Requires that Google Cloud Endpoints are installed locally

Gradle tasks

Here is listed some of the most useful Gradle tasks to use:

• To start the GCE, run all tests and stop the GCE -> runTestsWithGCEOn
• Install free version to your device -> installFreeDebug or installFreeRelease
• Install paid version to your device -> installPaidDebug or installPaidRelease

• To just start GCE -> appengineStart
• To just stop GCE -> appengineStop

Libraries

In addition to existing libraries that were in the base-project, following libraries were added:

• Espresso to test UI
• Timber for logging
• Butter Knife to get rid of those findViewById-boilerplates

Other

• Icons were created with Sketch and using the Icon Font plugin on it. Icon is from material-bundle

• Looked example of here how to use ProgressBar

Screenshots

Free

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Paid

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