Hi St. of Boston! That's great feedback! It's really nice to know what other developers are doing! I'll look into that...
-Moto! On Feb 26, 3:39 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > This is not optimal, but this is what i did. > > Implement your service, aidl and related java classes in one of your > apps (either the free or the paid one) in your Android project. Make > sure that your service is up to snuff at some point and all runs well. > Be sure to put the aid and all related java classes under one package > name (or sub-packages). This makes it easier to move later. > > Create a regular Java project. Use the android.sdk (instead of JDK1.5) > in the library path. > Physically move the package (and sub-packages) of your service code, > your aidl and your related java class, AND the java class generated > from your aidl, from your Android project to this new Java project. > > Remove this package (and sub-packages) of your service code from your > Android project (including the java file generated by the aidl under > the 'gen' folder) if they are still there. > > In your Android projects, both your paid and free version, link to the > newly created regular Java project that contains the code for your > service. > > It works well for me. > However, if i need to make a change in the aidl, it won't re-generated > its java file, since it's no longer part of an Android project. That's > a downside. > > In your Android projects subclass the class from your regular Java > project that is the Service. E.g. 'com.me.myapp.free.SomeService > extends MyService' and 'com.me.myapp.paid.SomeService extends > MyService', where 'MyService' is now defined in your regular Java > project. And put the SomeService in your Manifest. > > On Feb 26, 12:39 pm, Moto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would like to make my life easier by having one common code base for > > my service for both paid and free apps. I want to eliminate the > > complex merging I find my self doing every time I need to release! > > > As of now I had to change the service file name along with the Remote > > service aidl calls. > > > Please any advice would be helpful! > > > -Moto! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
