Packaging an application for Android using Sencha Touch Native Packaging

[DJFliX]

I'm having some problems packaging an app for Android. When I try to package for Android I get the following error:

sencha package androidTemplate.json Error: Target id is not valid. Use 'android list targets' to get the target ids.
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

When I run the command 'android list targets' I get this:

Available Android targets:----------
id: 1 or "android-10"
     Name: Android 2.3.3
     Type: Platform
     API level: 10
     Revision: 2
     Skins: HVGA, QVGA, WQVGA400, WQVGA432, WVGA800 (default), WVGA854
     ABIs : armeabi
----------
id: 2 or "Google Inc.:Google APIs:10"
     Name: Google APIs
     Type: Add-On
     Vendor: Google Inc.
     Revision: 2
     Description: Android + Google APIs
     Based on Android 2.3.3 (API level 10)
     Libraries:
      * com.android.future.usb.accessory (usb.jar)
          API for USB Accessories
      * com.google.android.maps (maps.jar)
          API for Google Maps
     Skins: WVGA854, WQVGA400, HVGA, WQVGA432, WVGA800 (default), QVGA
     ABIs : armeabi
----------
id: 3 or "android-14"
     Name: Android 4.0
     Type: Platform
     API level: 14
     Revision: 1
     Skins: HVGA, QVGA, WQVGA400, WQVGA432, WSVGA, WVGA800 (default), WVGA854, WXGA720, WXGA800
     ABIs : armeabi-v7a
----------
id: 4 or "Google Inc.:Google APIs:14"
     Name: Google APIs
     Type: Add-On
     Vendor: Google Inc.
     Revision: 1
     Description: Android + Google APIs
     Based on Android 4.0 (API level 14)
     Libraries:
      * com.android.future.usb.accessory (usb.jar)
          API for USB Accessories
      * com.google.android.maps (maps.jar)
          API for Google Maps
     Skins: WVGA854, WQVGA400, WSVGA, WXGA720, HVGA, WQVGA432, WVGA800 (default), QVGA, WXGA800
     ABIs : armeabi-v7a

So I guess the targets are in place? Is there a way to specify the target? Or does Sencha native packaging target another SDK that I have not downloaded yet?

This is my template.json:

{"applicationName": "STestApp",
"applicationId": "com.flix.testapp",
"outputPath": "~/build",
"iconName": "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/logo.png",
"versionString": "0.1",
"webAppPath": "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/testapp",
"configuration": "Debug",
"platform": "Android",
"certificatePath": "/Users/flix/flix-release.keystore",
"certificateAlias": "flix",
"sdkPath": "/Developer/android-sdk-mac_x86",
"orientations": [
"portrait",
"landscapeLeft",
"landscapeRight",
"portraitUpsideDown"
    ],
"deviceType": "Universal"
}

Any thoughts?

[DJFliX]

Just an update (and a kick)

{"applicationName": "STestApp",
"applicationId": "com.flix.testapp",
"iconName": "logo.png",
"outputPath": "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/Builds/",
"versionString": "1.0",
"webAppPath": "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/testapp/",
"configuration": "Debug",
"platform": "AndroidEmulator",
"deviceType": "Universal",
"certificatePath":"~/flix-release.keystore",
"certificateAlias":"felixmann",
"sdkPath": "/Developer/android-sdk-mac_x86",
"orientations": [
"portrait",
"landscapeLeft",
"landscapeRight",
"portraitUpsideDown"
    ]
}

This outputs a .app folder! It seems that building an Android App is broken in the SDK tools. Was anybody able to create a natively packaged app for Android with the Sencha SDK? I tried switching configuration to Release and using Android instead of AndroidEmulator. If I use Android building still fails with the error from my first post (Error: Target id is not valid. Use 'android list targets' to get the target ids. Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!. Build failed). Removing the certificate stuff didn't help.

If someone has some spare time to experiment, please let me know your findings. iPhone packaging works with the following config:

{"applicationName":"STestApp",
"applicationId":"com.flix.testapp",
"outputPath":"/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/Builds/",
"iconName":"/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/logo.png",
"versionString":"1.0",
"webAppPath":"/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/testapp/",
"configuration":"Debug",
"platform":"iOSSimulator",
"deviceType":"Universal",
"orientations": ["portrait",
"landscapeLeft",
"landscapeRight",
"portraitUpsideDown"
    ]
}

[DJFliX]

Okay, apparently Sencha Engineers only target Android 2.2 in the Developer Preview. I only had 2.3.3 and 4.0 installed, so I got this (not so helpful) error. The cool (or not so cool) thing is that the build scripts now target API Level 14 (Android 4.0)!. There is clearly something wrong with the Android Building. I would like to suggest using variables in the json config files to choose an Android version/API level to build with.

OR... I missed something complete obvious and am retarded (also probable). I would (again) like to ask someone to test building for android and post their findings. This is my output:

Felixs-MacBook:htdocs flix$ sencha package androidTemplate.json Error: Project folder '/Users/flix/builds' is not empty. Please consider using 'android update' instead.
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/src/com/flix/stest
Added file /Users/flix/builds/src/com/flix/stest/NKBuildActivity.java
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/bin
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/libs
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res/values
Added file /Users/flix/builds/res/values/strings.xml
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res/layout
Added file /Users/flix/builds/res/layout/main.xml
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-hdpi
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-mdpi
Created directory /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-ldpi
Added file /Users/flix/builds/AndroidManifest.xml
Added file /Users/flix/builds/build.xml
Added file /Users/flix/builds/proguard.cfg
Buildfile: /Users/flix/builds/build.xml


-set-mode-check:


-set-debug-files:


-set-debug-mode:


-debug-obfuscation-check:


-setup:
     [echo] Gathering info for stest...
    [setup] Android SDK Tools Revision 15
    [setup] Project Target: Android 4.0
    [setup] API level: 14
    [setup] 
    [setup] ------------------
    [setup] Resolving library dependencies:
    [setup] No library dependencies.
    [setup] 
    [setup] ------------------
    [setup] 
    [setup] WARNING: Attribute minSdkVersion in AndroidManifest.xml (6) is lower than the project target API level (14)


-build-setup:
     [echo] Creating output directories if needed...
    [mkdir] Created dir: /Users/flix/builds/bin/res
    [mkdir] Created dir: /Users/flix/builds/gen
    [mkdir] Created dir: /Users/flix/builds/bin/classes


-pre-build:


-code-gen:
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling aidl files...
     [aidl] No aidl files to compile.
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling RenderScript files...
[renderscript] No renderscript files to compile.
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Handling Resources...
     [aapt] Generating resource IDs...


-pre-compile:


-compile:
    [javac] /Developer/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools/ant/build.xml:600: warning: 'includeantruntime' was not set, defaulting to build.sysclasspath=last; set to false for repeatable builds
    [javac] Compiling 2 source files to /Users/flix/builds/bin/classes


-post-compile:


-obfuscate:


-dex:
      [dex] Converting compiled files and external libraries into /Users/flix/builds/bin/classes.dex...


-crunch:
   [crunch] Crunching PNG Files in source dir: /Users/flix/builds/res
   [crunch] To destination dir: /Users/flix/builds/bin/res
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png: 0% size of source)
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-hdpi/icon.png: 59% size of source)
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-ldpi/ic_launcher.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-ldpi/ic_launcher.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-ldpi/ic_launcher.png: 0% size of source)
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png: 59% size of source)
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_launcher.png: 0% size of source)
   [crunch] Processing image to cache: /Users/flix/builds/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png => /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png
   [crunch]   (processed image to cache entry /Users/flix/builds/bin/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png: 59% size of source)
   [crunch] Crunched 6 PNG files to update cache


-package-resources:
     [aapt] Creating full resource package...
     [aapt]     (skipping hidden file '/Users/flix/builds/assets/.DS_Store')


-package:
[apkbuilder] Creating stest-debug-unaligned.apk and signing it with a debug key...


-do-debug:
 [zipalign] Running zip align on final apk...
     [echo] Debug Package: /Users/flix/builds/bin/stest-debug.apk


debug:
[propertyfile] Creating new property file: /Users/flix/builds/bin/build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: /Users/flix/builds/bin/build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: /Users/flix/builds/bin/build.prop
[propertyfile] Updating property file: /Users/flix/builds/bin/build.prop


BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 9 seconds

[anthoang]

Which Sencha SDK version are you using? the SDK 1.2.3? or the SDK 2.0.

After a quick research, Sencha SDK 2.0 is still a preview release and is only functional for packaging iOS apps. I hope Sencha SDK 2.0 will allow packaging to Android as well in the final release.

As for Sencha SDK 1.2.3, i couldn't find any documentation where it states any ability to package to native app. so i am not certain SDK 1.2.3 is capable of packaging to native app for either iOS nor Android. i hope i'm wrong on this though.

[vdubinsky]

This has been my experience as well. Downloaded Sencha SDK 1.2.3 for Windows, but it doesn't seem to do anything when I try to package my app. I even tried some invalid arguments and got no error message in response, basically a noop. I'm left guessing that packaging is supported in SDK 2.0, which is currently available only for a Mac.

[abe.elias]

Can you try using the latest packager: http://www.sencha.com/blog/sencha-to...ive-packaging/

Now supports ios packaging on windows.

[paul_todd]

API Level 7 seems to be hardcoded. I eventually managed to get the Android build working on Mac.

There is also a "certificatePassword" field missing in the documentation and build notes if you have a password with your keystore.

I'm also surprised you got webapp path to work, mine forced me to use inputpath.

Paul

[Natarajan Govindavel]

Please anybody i am getting the error like this. i have tried somany time i am getting the same.....
[crunch] Crunched 6 PNG files to update cache
[crunch] libpng error: Read Error
[crunch] libpng error: Read Error
[crunch] libpng error: Read Error

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 5 seconds
""C:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk\tools\android" create project --target an
droid-15 --name nativeAPI --activity STActivity --path wis/\ --package com.cando
rapps"
Can not open source file
Can not open source file
Can not open source file

Thanks in advance i am a new programmer to sencha touch and android... help...me

And the inputPath refers to the android projectpath or the index.html path ....

[ronaldoneal]

I am receiving the same type of errors. Did you get a solution? My build works on the web, but not in Android. Just the load indicator is showing.

[caseyd]

I have the same issue: My build works on the web, but not in Android. Just the load indicator is showing.

I am using Sencha SDK Tools Beta3

No error displayed on device - not sure how to debug it.