QuickBuilder - how to make your own Android projects builder

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QuickBuilder
for Android
How to make your own builder
igor.khomenko@injoit.com
17 августа 2011
Игорь Хоменко@fuel_ex

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About
- What is it?
- Who needs it?
1) Клиентам
2) Разработчикам (внутри команды)
- Гибкое решение под свои нужды

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How it works
Server
User
- Checkout src
- build apk
- store apk
info:
1) Path to project (VCS)
2) Login/password
link to apk file
1) VCS info: debug build
2) +Signing info: release build

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Principle of queue (1)
Server
User
building
request
ready apk
task 3
task 2
task 1

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Task’s status
1) Waiting in queue
2) Checkouting
3) Prepare to build
4) Building
5) Complete

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Преимущества данного подхода
1) Время, требуемое на билдинг
2) Отвязка от текущего места. Возможность
использовать результаты в любом месте
3) Регулирование количества параллельных
билдингов в зависимости от возможностей
сервера

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Principle of queue (2)
Server
building
request from user 1
response to user 1
task n
task 2
task 1
request from user 2
…
request from user n …
response to user 2
…
response to user n

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Tasks manager
- Интерфейс к серверу
(* * * * * /usr/bin/python abuilder/
manage.py build_apk )
- Опрос базы заявок
- Алгоритм постановки заявки на выполнение
cron

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Tools
1) Android SDK
- android list targets
- android update
2) Ant: To compile and build your Android project into an
installable .apk file
- ant debug
- ant release

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Full structure
Server
DB
cron
build
Web interface
User
-checkout
-android update
-Ant debug/
ant release

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User profiles organization
User profile
Tasks statuses
Management
Server
……

12. User interface
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13. ExampleQuickBlox

14. Other solutions
QuickBlox
- TeamCity: http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/
- Building Android APK’s with TeamCity:
http://www.theleagueofpaul.com/building-android-apks-with-teamcity
- Jenkins: http://jenkins-ci.org/
- Building Android apps with Hudson:
http://jenkins-ci.org/content/getting-started-building-android-apps-hudson
- CruiseControl: http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net
- Continuum: http://continuum.apache.org
- Luntbuild: http://luntbuild.javaforge.com

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Contacts:
Email: igor.khomenko@injoit.com
Skype: fuel_ex builder.quickblox.com/android