How to use plugins?

[schnapi]

I am quite new in android.
Do I need to install each plugin? I can see MqttPublisher in PluginHost only when I installDebug MqttPublisher first. Also I have to run MqttPublisher before PluginHost if I want to identify plugin.

If I understand right each plugin is installed as seperate app.

Thanks!

[fr3ts0n]

Hi @schnapi,

Yes, each plugin has to be installed as a separate apk package / app.

• It may be installed after the host application (AndrOBD) though

After Installation the plugin should be started once for initial configuration.

• Furhter on it will be started automatically with the start of AndrOBD

Within the AndrOBD plugin manager you can enable/disable the communication to the plugin, to allow each installed plugin to be disabled.

From AndrOBD plugin manager you can:

• Scan for all installed plugins
• Trigger each plugin's configuration dialogue
• Trigger each plugin's action (i.e. MQTT publish) manually

For more details please see: Plugin design doc