FTC App

This fork of ftc_app aims to provide installation scripts for Linux and more up-to-date dependencies for the Android app.

Supported Systems:

• Fedora 29 (tested)
• Ubuntu 18 (untested)

Why?

I don't like Android Studio.

I personally think VS Code is the best IDE, but regardless you should be able to use whatever you want.

What's New

• installer.sh - This is a pretty basic shell script that will check/perform the following things:

  • Check for java and javac 1.8 on the system. If not found, the script will install openjdk (Ubuntu and Fedora support)
  • Check for the Android SDK Manager in ~/Android (this is the default location for Android Studio as well). If not present, the installer will download the sdk-tools standalone command line tool and unzip it into ~/Android
  • Use the SDK Manager to install platform-tools, and build tools for android-28
  • Then, if the local.properties file has not been set for gradle, the file will be created and sdk.dir will be set to ~/Android

• Makefile - Simple make commands for building and installing the app on your phone. This could easily be translate into VS Code build tasks. Available commands:

  • all - runs build
  • build - executes the default gradlew build command
  • install - uses ADB to install FTC Robot Controller (built from TeamCode) on your phone
  • installDriverStation - same as install, but the provided Driver Station apk
  • clean - executes the default gradlew clean command

• Build Updates:

  • Gradle build files updated to target Android 28
  • Minimum SDK is Android 23 to support older phones
  • Gradle version updated to 5.1 from 4.4
  • Android gradle plugin updated to 3.2.1 from 3.1.3
  • Build scripts fixed to remove (most) gradle warnings
  • A few lint warnings fixed in example code

Notes

• This is a side project, and is by no means tested rigorously. Use at your own risk.
• Feel free to fork and pull request to make improvements!
• Same goes for issues!
• If someone wants to test installer.sh on Ubuntu, that would be great