Android the Agile way
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The document discusses best practices for developing Android applications using an agile process. It covers topics like using extreme programming practices, testing Android apps, mocking dependencies, and challenges like the Dalvik runtime environment. Continuous integration is also mentioned as important for Android projects.
Android the Agile way
- 1. Android - A Practitioner's take on doing it The Agile Way Thiyagu, Krishna, Soundar, Ashwin
- 2. Can we run an Android Application Development Project the Agile Way?
- 3. As a practitioner, what are the effects of the Technical Stack on the process?
- 4. How can I follow the 'Extreme Programming' Practices?
- 5. As ThoughtWorks why can we expect Android Projects?
- 6. Enterprises are looking for a Mobile Presence
- 7. Mostly CRUD Applications though.
- 8. Then Why a native app over a Web App?
- 9. Native Applications are much more enabled than a web application
- 10. etc.....
- 11. But why Android?
- 12. Steep increase in the user base
- 13. Lots of new Vendors
- 14. So as ThoughtWorks, why have this capability?
- 15. We want to build something cool !
- 16. Disclaimer
- 17. Why is this not just a Java Project?
- 18. When you’re working with Android, it sure feels like you are writing regular old standard Java SE code
- 19. You are not!!
- 20. So what is the difference? Its the runtime!!!!
- 21. In the Android platform, we have the Dalvik Runtime which is specially designed for devices that are contrained in terms of memory, speed and battery power.
- 22. Dalvik is not even a Java Virtual Machine at all!
- 23. It does not understand byte code. Instead...
- 24. It understands Dex Code
- 25. Everything you need as a programmer is available in the Dalvik implementation of Java
- 26. Why do I mention all this?
- 27. Because you might want to use something like JMock to mock your dependencies when writing your unit tests
- 28. Its not a full Java SE implementation
- 31. The Application to be tested must/needs to run on a device instance
- 32. Any entity that aims to test the Android Application must be on the device instance as well
- 33. So the test in itself is Another Application!
- 34. Android Testing and Instrumentation
- 35. public class LoginActivity extends Activity /* declarations of states*/ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.login); loginButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.login_login_button); usernameText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.user_name_input); passwordText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.pass_word_input); loginButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { String username = usernameText.getText().toString(); String password = passwordText.getText().toString(); MyApplication.getLoginService().login(username, password); } }); } }
- 36. public class LoginActivityTest extends ActivityUnitTestCase<LoginActivity> { public LoginActivityTest() { super(LoginActivity.class); } protected void setUp() throws Exception { super.setUp(); ... } /* Other tests for testing whether the button and text box exists*/ public void testOnClickOfLoginButtonItShouldSendUserNameAndPassWordToLoginServiceForVerifying() { String userName = "rapidftr"; userNameEditText.setText(userName); String passWord = "rapidftr"; passWordEditText.setText(passWord); LoginService loginService = EasyMock.createMock(LoginService.class); EasyMock.expect(loginService.login(userName, passWord)).andReturn(true); EasyMock.replay(loginService); RapidFTRApplication.setLoginService(loginService); loginButton.performClick(); EasyMock.verify(loginService); } }
- 37. Does the service Locator Pattern Seem like a bad idea?
- 38. Ensure that your Mocking Framework is supported by the Dalvik VM
- 39. The problem with easy mock .... Mocking Concrete Classes
- 40. So can we clean up this mockery?
- 41. Split the code into 2 types: 1.Android Framework Dependent 2.Android Framework Independent
- 42. Over Engineering the code is Dangerous.
- 45. Android Debugger Bridge adb install, -r, standup-timer-app.apk
- 46. The Testing Application and the Application under test are deployed on the same device instance
- 47. Android Maven Plugin &Ant Script Android SDK Path Platform Used Device Instance to use
- 48. <plugin> <groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId> <artifactId>maven-android-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.5.1</version> <configuration> <sdk> <path>android_sdk</path> <platform>7</platform> </sdk> <emulator> <avd>my_avd</avd> </emulator> <deleteConflictingFiles> true </deleteConflictingFiles> <undeployBeforeDeploy>true</undeployBeforeDeploy> </configuration> <extensions>true</extensions> </plugin>
- 49. Independent parts of the build
- 50. // start tracing to "/sdcard/calc.trace" Debug.startMethodTracing("calc"); // ... // stop tracing Debug.stopMethodTracing();
- 53. Time for Demo