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Scala Android Crud

This is a framework for writing Android Apps using Scala that need entity operations (i.e. CRUD). It is open source so that the community can collaborate to enhance it to make it feature-rich, yet simple to use, and enable high productivity in developing Android Apps.

Features

• ListActivity and Activity implemented for you for each Entity.
  • Menu button support for ListActivity (not yet for Activity)
  • Context menu support for ListActivity
• SQLite Database auto-generated based on Entity definition in Scala.
• Backup and Restore using Google Backup Service supported for Entity data.
• Foreign Keys supported between Entities
  • Default navigation included between them.
  • They are great for narrowing results as well.
• Generated data supported, with access to existing Entities.
• Uses Robolectric for unit tests.
• Uses Scala 2.8 and Maven

Getting Started

1. Install Android SDK.
2. Install giter8
3. Run this command:
   

   g8 epabst/scala-android-crud

4. Fix the directory and file names to match the package and class names.
5. Run the provided GenerateLayouts class. It will create files inside of ./res/layout.
6. Edit the AndroidManifest.xml to put in real values, including a Google Backup Service key.
7. Add the strings to res/values/strings.xml.
8. To build and install it on an Android device, connect the device or start an emulator instance and then run this command:
   

   mvn clean package android:deploy

• See some sample customizations are exemplified as sequential commits in: demo-of-scala-android-crud.
• Contact me with any questions. I should respond within 24 hours. I’ll document the answers to my questions for future reference.

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