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Android Application Development with Maven

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Android Application Development with Maven

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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Android Application Development with Maven
Android Application Development with Maven
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Beginning with the Basics
Beginning with the Basics
Installing Java
Download and Install Apache Maven
Android SDK
Creation of a new project
Integration with IDE
Summary
2
Starting the Development Phase
Starting the Development Phase
Reminders about Android projects
Creating an AVD
Develop and Build
Architecture principles
Summary
3
Unit Testing
Unit Testing
Effectively testing Android applications
Running typical unit tests
Unit testing of activities
Real unit testing with Robolectric
Measuring test coverage
Summary
4
Integration Testing
Integration Testing
Fundamentals of instrumentation testing
Running Android instrumentation tests
Grabbing screenshots with Spoon
Working with Robotium
UI Tests made easy with Selendroid
Other integration testing tools
Summary
5
Android Flavors
Android Flavors
Problem statement
Introducing Maven profiles
Creating build profiles
Summary
6
Release Life Cycle and Continuous Integration
Release Life Cycle and Continuous Integration
Optimizing an Android package
Releasing a new version
CI and automation best practices
Summary
7
Other Tools and Plugins
Other Tools and Plugins
Managing Android code quality
Boost development speed with GenyMotion
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 2. Starting the Development Phase

In the previous chapter, we saw how to install a complete work area to develop an Android application, using Maven as the build and project management tool. In this chapter we will see how to take advantage of Maven during the development phase.

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