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Mastering Android Development with Kotlin: Deep dive into the world of Android to create robust applications with Kotlin

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Running your first Android application

We made our first screen and defined some specifics for the application itself. To be sure that what we did so far is ok, we do the build and run our application. We will run the completeDebug build variant. If you forgot how to switch to this build variant, we will remind you. Open Android Studio and the Journaler project. Open the Build Variants pane by clicking on the Build Variants pane on the left side of the Android Studio window or by choosing View |Tool Windows | Build Variants. The Build Variants pane will appear. Choose completeDebug from the drop-down list, as shown in the screenshot:

We will use this Build Variant as our main build variant for the try out execution, and for production build, we will use the completeDebug build variant. After we choose Build Variant from the drop-down list, it takes some time for Gradle to build the chosen variant.

We will run our application now. We will do it on an emulator first and then on a real live device...

Meet the Logcat

Logcat is an important part of everyday development. Its purpose is to display all logs coming from your device. It displays logs from an emulator or a live device connected. Android has several levels of log messages:

  • Assert
  • Verbose
  • Debug
  • Information
  • Warning
  • Error

You can filter log messages by these log levels (for example, when you need to see only errors--application crash stacktrace) or log tag (we will explain this later); or by keyword, regex, or the application package. Before we apply any filter, we will configure Android Studio so the log messages are colored differently.

Choose Android Studio | Preferences. In the search field, enter Logcat. Logcat coloring preferences appears, as shown in the following screenshot:

To edit coloring, you must save a copy of the current coloring theme. Choose your theme from the drop-down list and choose Save As. Choose some proper name and confirm:

Choose Assert from the list and uncheck Use inherited attributes to override the color. Make...

Using the Gradle build tool

During our development, we will need to build different build variants or run tests. Those tests can be executed for only certain build variants, if needed, or for all of them.

In the following examples, we will cover some of the most common Gradle use cases. We will start with cleaning and building.

As you remember, the Journaler application has the following build types defined:

  • debug
  • release
  • staging
  • preproduction

The following build flavors are also defined in the Journaler application:

  • demo
  • complete
  • special

Open terminal. To remove everything we built so far, and all temporally build derivates, execute the following command line:

./gradlew clean

It takes some time to do the cleaning. Then execute the following command line:

./gradlew assemble.

This assembles everything--all the build variants that we have in our application. Imagine the time impact it can have if we are dealing with a really big project. Therefore, we will isolate the build command. To build only the debug...

Debug your application

Now, we know how to log important application messages. During development, we will face situations when only logging messages is not enough when analyzing application behavior or investigating bugs.

For us, it's important to have the ability to debug an application code during its execution on real Android devices or on emulators. So, let's debug something! Open the main Application class and put the break point on line where we log the onCreate() method, as shown here:

As you can see, we set the break point at line 18. We will add more break points. Let's add it in our main (and only) activity. Put a break point in each lifecycle event at lines where we perform logging. 

We set breakpoints at lines 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, and so on. Run the application in debug mode by clicking on the debug icon or by choosing Run | Debug app. The application is started in debug mode. Wait a little bit and a debugger will soon enter the first break point we set.

The following screenshot...

Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to build and run your application from Android Studio IDE or directly from the terminal. We also analyzed some logs that we got from the emulator and real devices. And, in the end, we did some debugging.

In the next chapter, we will get familiar with some components of UI--screens, to be more precise. We will show you how to create new screens and how to add some stylish details to them. We will also discuss complex layouts of buttons and images.

Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to build and run your application from Android Studio IDE or directly from the terminal. We also analyzed some logs that we got from the emulator and real devices. And, in the end, we did some debugging.

In the next chapter, we will get familiar with some components of UI--screens, to be more precise. We will show you how to create new screens and how to add some stylish details to them. We will also discuss complex layouts of buttons and images.

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  • Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development
  • An illustrative guide that will help you write code based Kotlin language to build robust Android applications
  • Filled with various practical examples build amazing Android project using Kotlin so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenarios

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Kotlin is a programming language intended to be a better Java, and it's designed to be usable and readable across large teams with different levels of knowledge. As a language, it helps developers build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way. This book begins by giving you a strong grasp of Kotlin's features in the context of Android development and its APIs. Moving on, you'll take steps towards building stunning applications for Android. The book will show you how to set up the environment, and the difficulty level will grow steadily with the applications covered in the upcoming chapters. Later on, the book will introduce you to the Android Studio IDE, which plays an integral role in Android development. We'll use Kotlin's basic programming concepts such as functions, lambdas, properties, object-oriented code, safety aspects, type parameterization, testing, and concurrency, which will guide you through writing Kotlin code in production. We'll also show you how to integrate Kotlin into any existing Android project.

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The book is for developers who want to build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way. Basic knowledge of Kotlin is assumed, but you do not need any familiarity with Android development.

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  • • Understand the basics of Android development with Kotlin
  • • Get to know the key concepts in Android development
  • • See how to create modern mobile applications for the Android platform
  • • Adjust your application s look and feel
  • • Know how to persist and share application database
  • • Work with services and other concurrency mechanisms
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16 Chapters
Starting with Android Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Starting with Android
Why Kotlin?
Kotlin for Android - it's official
Downloading and configuring Android Studio
Setting up Android emulators
Android Debug Bridge
Other important tools
Initializing a Git repository
Creating an Android project
Setting up Gradle
Explaining directory structure
Defining build types and flavors
Additional libraries
Getting familiar with Android Manifest
Main Application class
Your first screen
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Building and Running Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building and Running
Running your first Android application
Meet the Logcat
Using the Gradle build tool
Debug your application
Summary
Screens Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Screens
Analyzing the mockup plan
Android layouts
Understanding Android Context
Understanding fragments
Creating View Pager
Making animations with transitions
Dialog fragments
Notifications
Other important UI components
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Connecting Screen Flow Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Connecting Screen Flow
Creating an application bar
Using the navigation drawer
Connecting activities
Looking deeper into Android Intents
Passing information between activities and fragments
Summary
Look and Feel Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Look and Feel
Themes in the Android Framework
Styles in Android
Applying coloring
Make your buttons look pretty
Setting animations
Summary
Permissions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Permissions
Permissions from Android Manifest
Requesting permissions
Doing it the Kotlin way
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Working with Databases Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Databases
Introduction to SQLite
Describing our database
CRUD operations
Summary
Android Preferences Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Preferences
What are Android preferences?
How can you use them?
Defining your own preferences manager
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Concurrency in Android Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Concurrency in Android
Introduction to Android concurrency
Handlers and threads
Understanding Android Looper
Summary
Android Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Services
Service categorization
Android service basics
Defining the main application service
Defining the intent service
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Messaging Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Messaging
Understanding Android broadcasts
Creating your own broadcast messages
Using on boot and on shutdown broadcasts
Listening for network events
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Backend and API Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Backend and API
Identifying entities used
Working with data classes
Connect data models to a database
Introduction to Retrofit
Introduction to Gson with Kotson library
What else is available?
Executing our first API call
Content providers
Android adapters
Content loaders
Data binding
Using lists
Using grids
Implementing drag and drop
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Tuning Up for High Performance
Optimizing layouts
Optimizing battery life
Keeping your application responsive
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Testing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Testing
Adding dependencies
Updating folder structure
Writing your first test
Using test suites
Running tests
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Migration to Kotlin Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Migration to Kotlin
Preparing the migration
Danger signs
Updating dependencies
Converting classes
Refactoring and cleanup
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Deploying Your Application Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deploying Your Application
Preparing for deployment
Code obfuscation
Signing your application
Publishing to Google Play
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This is one great book of a kind I was looking for for some time now.As a computer professional with few decades of experience, I am fairly often exposed to new fields and technologies. Android is one field I am new to and what I needed was a Mastering type book using some original enough approach to keep me motivated to go through... There comes Kotlin - motivating by virtue of being a creative new language, one I am reading about and using in small measure for now...High concentration of useful information, written in non-nonsense fast paced book. Just what I needed! Thanks to Milos and Packt for it!
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Fantastic book really !!!I'm not that familiar with Kotlin, and this book helps me a lot.No need for stackoverflow, literally answer to all my questions is here :)Keep up with great work man, can't wait for second edition !!!
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I wanted to brush up on Android since it's been several years since I've written an Android app. Despite the "Who this book is for" saying that it's for someone with no familiarity with Android development, the book explains very little and glosses over key concepts like Activities and Fragments. Honestly you'd learn more just by reading the official Android Dev Guide articles. This book also seems very rushed and has several mistakes.This book would be fine for someone already familiar with Android who wants to learn how to write their apps in Kotlin, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone new to Android. Instead of reading the rest of this, I'll be going back to the Big Nerd Ranch guide to Android (which I read years ago and recommend as a really great book for learning Android).Note: I stopped reading after 3.5 chapters because of the mistakes and I wasn't getting a solid review of key Android concepts, so the review is based on the first 115 or so pages.
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Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

What payment methods can I use? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
What is the delivery time and cost of print books? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela