NodeBB Android App

lombisi

@AOKP Waiting Impatiently

Schamper

@AOKP please, just let Eclipse die as an Android IDE Android Studio is really the way forward.

You should also consider switching to gradle for your build system. It's the standard for Android development now (for however long that may last). It's also the standard for when you create a new project with Android Studio.
You should also put gen/, bin/ and .settings/ in your .gitignore.

So, how long until we see a native application that works with the API?

If you got any Android development questions, feel free to shoot me a PM. I've got a good year of high quality Android development experience behind me now so I'll answer your questions as soon as I can.

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@Schamper as said the new app uses Android Studio and Gradle. I am currently just a bit busy with school.

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Ok, new code is up.

Contact me ASAP if there are any errors in the build. It is the first time I am exporting an Android Studio Project.
A doc will follow as well.

lombisi

@AOKP I am looking now. Thank you.

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@lombisi documentation is available now. I have also modified the code a bit and added additional comments.
Unfortunately I was not able to test the app as my phone broke (thanks to Huawei for sending me a new one), however the compilation returned no errors.

julian

@AOKP I can't open the composer in the app, just fyi

bitspook

Strides toward a working app for nodebb sites are pretty great

lombisi

@AOKP Thank you !!!

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@julian should work now. My bad.

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Little update today, removed the menu bar.
You now can open the menu by swiping to the right.

Note to myself:
I need to update the screenshots.

Fix issues with NodeBB sidebar

Robert

@AOKP Screenspace... Mighty screenspace!

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@Kowlin yes, yes. I will see if I can implent some extras for a simplier usage.

Especially in relation to fingerscanners as some can read gestures. Would be cool, if I somehow get it working that moving your thumb to the right on the scanner opens the menu.

But I first need to read myself through this materia.

Arc

Does this give notifications, by the way?

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@Arc nope. At least I did not tried it with the notifications plugin.

What you can do, and thats what I've done with the app for my forum, is to integrate Parse, so you can at least send manual notifications. Maybe the NodeBB team wants to consider it as a Pushbullet replacement.

Carlos Carcamo

Hi, from El Salvador, I have a quick question for you about the NodeBB WebView. I run the app with android studio is working well, I have a problem with uploading images and the bar at the top is covering one line of the website, let said is over a piece of the header, Thank you very much for your time dude I know that you are a busy guy.

SuperMike

@AOKP

thanks for your app Hope you could keep on maintaining that.

Need I upgrade the app after a new Nodebb release ?

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@SuperMike not necessary. You can do everything what you want on the server side. The app is just there to display it.

@Carlos-Carcamo thats strange. I removed the drawer already (maybe I forgot to upload it to GitHub). Image uploads should also work flawlessly:

Carlos Carcamo

@AOKP Thank you very much for your answer, where is the drawer, I will remove that from the code. I click on the 'upload image' input, but doesn't work, in the browser open the galery for example.
Thank you again.

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@Carlos-Carcamo thats strange...
I checked the code on GitHub again, it is the same as one which I used for my app.

Can you maybe send me a screenshot of the app you are using?