getting started with air, and extjs-air

[Mycoding]

It was a test.
But to compile app.air
We have to use something like
C:\air\bin\adt.exe application.xml

But it is not simple cause we have to know keys and order of params to run.
Do you know how to compile helloWorld on it?

Aptana is good, but also have problems to run.
For example how can I run ExtJS 3.3.1 or ExtJS 4.1 on it?

[Ekambos]

After you downloaded the AIR pluging for Aptana studio.

1) Change to the Aptana Perpective and create an Adobe AIR project
Project->new->other

2) Tip "AIR" in the text field you should see something like "Adobe AIR Project"

3 )Setup your project the way you want it

4) Do NOT include any JS library that is shiped with Aptana studio

5) Finish. You should have an AIR project set up

this is a regular web project so you are able to add Ext-JS 3 or 4 just like you would add it in any webproject

6) To run : right click on project -> run as -> AIR Application

7) the ADL should pup up


8) To build an .air file : click on the project -> on the eclipse menu there is a button with the tooltip "Export as AIR package" -> follow the wizard

9 ) Et voila

If any question feel free

Alain

P.S
Ext-JS 4 will not work in the application sandbox of AIR. To know why look at the post of Makana about support for Ext-JS 4.

[Mycoding]

Which version of Aptana do you use?

May I ask you to do screencast from installing to do helloworld?

[makana]

I'm a command line tool type, too

I only use PSPad as editor. There you have the possibilities to access commands via keyboard shortcut. So I wrote some PowerShell scripts and simply press F9 and voila, we have a new build

To run the application:

# $args[0] Pfad zur aktuellen application.xml
$file = $args[0]

# Adobe Air SDK aus application.xml Namespace holen
$xml = [xml](Get-Content $file)
$ns = $xml.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("xmlns")
$ns = $ns.split('/')
$sdk = $ns[-1]

# ADL ausführen
$adl = "P:\AIR\SDK\$sdk\bin\adl.exe"
& $adl $file

To build an example:

# $args[0] Pfad zur aktuellen application.xml
$file = $args[0]
# args[1] Pfad zum Ordner der Projektdatei (*.ppr)
$project = $args[1]

# branch aus XML Version holen
$xml = [xml](Get-Content $file)
$ns = $xml.DocumentElement.GetAttribute("xmlns")
$ns = $ns.split('/')
$sdk = $ns[-1]
$version = $xml.application.versionNumber;
if (!$version) {
	$version = $xml.application.version;
}
# Version nicht vorhanden
if (!$version) {
	"Keine Version in $file angegeben"
	# Tastendruck abwarten
	Read-Host
# Version ungültig
} elseif (!([Regex]::IsMatch($version, "\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,3}){0,2}"))) {
	"Version in $file muss die Form <0-999>[.<0-999>[.<0-999>]] haben"
	# Tastendruck abwarten
	Read-Host
# korrekte Version vorhanden
} else {
	# Namen des Projekts holen
	$pParts = $file.Split('\')
	$example = $pParts[-2]
	
	# Pfade
	$adt = "P:\AIR\SDK\$sdk\bin\adt.bat"
	$exampleDir = "$project\$version\examples"
	$projectDir = $pParts[0..($pParts.length - 2)]
	$projectDir = [String]::Join('\', $projectDir)

	# Zertifikat erstellen
	& $adt -certificate -cn SelfSigned 1024-RSA "$exampleDir\$example.pfx" $example
	
	# Build ausführen
	& $adt -package -storetype pkcs12 -keystore "$exampleDir\$example.pfx" "$projectDir\..\$example.air" "$projectDir\application.xml" "$projectDir\html" "$projectDir\js" "$projectDir\lib" "$projectDir\data" "$projectDir\resources"

	"Taste drücken, um zu schließen..."
	Read-Host
}

To understand it better, recognize the following directory structure:
P
- AIR
-- SDK
--- 2.0.0
--- 2.5.0
--- <x.x.x>
- ExtAIR
-- 3.3.0
--- examples
---- helloworld
----- application.xml
---- <another_example>
-- <x.x.x>

I read the SDK version from application.xml and the name of the project folder (where the ppr-file in PSPad is located, similar to .project in Eclipse) or rather the directory structure in general.

I call the run script with

powershell.exe "P:\ExtAIR\run.ps1" "<path to application.xml>"

and the build script with

powershell.exe "P:\ExtAIR\build_example.ps1" "<path to application.xml> "<project directory>"

Regards,
makana

[Mycoding]

Thanks a lot
How diffilcult, I don't understand at all(((

Is the way to get hello.air like this.
C:\air\bin\adt.bat –package hello.air application.xml ?

[makana]

You cannot build an air file without certificate. So you have to create one first.

adt.bat -certificate -cn SelfSigned 1024-RSA "certificate.pfx" myPassword

It is enough to run this only once. You don't have to build a certificate before every build.


Then you have to build the air file with the certificate.

adt.bat -package -storetype pkcs12 -keystore "certificate.pfx" "hello.air" "application.xml" "html" "js" "resources"

You will be asked for a password. Type the password you used to build the certificate (here "myPassword").

"html", "js" and "resources" are directories you want to include in your build. You can append more directories and/or files you want to include.

All arguments starting from "certificate.pfx" are path's, so you can use "myCertificateDirectory\certificate.pfx" or "builds\hello.air" or something like this.

Regards,
makana

[Mycoding]

I can get hello.air but when I try to run hello.air
I get this


In English

It is not possible to instal this aplication due to
not right properties of program install.
Please connect with author of this apllication.

[Ekambos]

Why go through all this trouble when there is an IDE for that ?

[Mycoding]

Please do screencast how you do helloworld of ExtAir in Aptana.

Of cause for you it is very simple but for newbie is difficult.

The most difficult is first's steps.

[Ekambos]

OK.
I ll try to do a tutorial for that. Will post the URL later on.