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Android NDK Game Development Cookbook: For C++ developers, this is the book that can swiftly propel you into the potentially profitable world of Android games. The 70+ step-by-step recipes using Android NDK will give you the wide-ranging knowledge you need.

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Chapter 2. Porting Common Libraries

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Compiling the native static libraries for Windows
  • Compiling the native static libraries for Android
  • Compiling the libcurl networking library
  • Compiling the OpenAL library
  • Compiling libvorbis, libmodplug, and libtheora
  • Using the FreeImage graphics library
  • Using FreeType library for text rendering
  • Implementing timing in physics
  • Rendering graphics in 2D
  • Setting up Box2D simulations
  • Building the ODE physical library

Introduction

This chapter explains how to port existing popular C/C++ libraries to Android using Android NDK. These libraries are widely used to implement feature-rich applications with graphics, sounds, and physical simulations entirely in C++. There is not much fun in simply compiling libraries. So, the parts related to FreeImage, FreeType, and Box2D provide minimal samples to demonstrate the functionality of each library. Audio and networking libraries are discussed in greater detail in the subsequent chapters. We will show you how to compile libraries and, of course, give some short samples and hints on how to start using them.

Typical caveats for porting libraries across different processors and operating systems are memory access (structure alignment/padding), byte-order (endianness), calling conventions, and floating-point issues. All the libraries described below address these issues quite well, and even if some of them do not officially support Android NDK, fixing this is just...

Compiling the native static libraries for Windows

To build the Windows version of libraries, we need a C++ compiler. We use MinGW with the GCC toolchain described in Chapter 1, Establishing a Build Environment. For each library, we have a collection of source-code files, and we need to get the static library, a file with the .a extension.

Getting ready

Let us assume the src directory contains the source code of a library we need to build for Android.

How to do it...

  1. Let us start with writing a makefile:
    CFLAGS = -I src

    This line defines a variable with a list of compiler command-line parameters. In our case, we instruct the compiler to search the src directory for header files. If the library source code spans across many directories, we need to add the –I switch for each of the directories.

  2. Next, we add the following lines for each source file:
    <SourceFile>.o:
  gcc $(CFLAGS) –c <SourceFile>.cpp –o <SourceFile>.o

    <SourceFile> should be replaced by the...

Compiling the native static libraries for Android

Android NDK includes a number of GCC and Clang toolchains for each kind of the supported processors.

Getting ready

When building a static library from the source code, we follow the steps similar to the Windows version.

How to do it...

  1. Create a folder named jni and create the Application.mk file with the appropriate compiler switches, and set the name of the library accordingly. For example, one for the FreeImage library should look like the following:
    APP_OPTIM := release
APP_PLATFORM := android-8
APP_STL := gnustl_static
APP_CPPFLAGS += -frtti 
APP_CPPFLAGS += -fexceptions
APP_CPPFLAGS += -DANDROID
APP_ABI := armeabi-v7a x86
APP_MODULES := FreeImage
  2. The Android.mk file is similar to the ones we have written for the sample applications in the previous chapter, yet with a few exceptions. At the top of the file, some required variables must be defined. Let us see what the Android.mk file for the FreeImage library may look like:
    # Android API level...

Compiling the libcurl networking library

The libcurl library is a de facto standard for native applications, which deal with numerous networking protocols. The libcurl compilation for Android on a Windows host requires some additional steps to be done. We explain them in this recipe.

Getting ready

Download the libcurl source code from the library homepage: http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/.

How to do it...

  1. Since the libcurl library build process is based on Autoconf, we will need to generate a curl_config.h file before actually building the library. Run the configure script from the folder containing the unpacked libcurl distribution package. Cross-compilation command-line flags should be set to:
    --host=arm-linux CC=arm-eabi-gcc
  2. The -I parameter of the CPPFLAGS variable should point to the /system/core/include subfolder of your NDK folder, in our case:
    CPPFLAGS=”-I D:/NDK/system/core/include”
  3. The libcurl library can be customized in many ways. We use this set of parameters (disable all...

Compiling the OpenAL library

OpenAL is a cross-platform audio library used in many gaming engines. Here are some notes on how to build it for Android.

Getting ready

Download the source code of the Martins Mozeiko port from his page: http://pielot.org/2010/12/14/openal-on-android/.

The home page of the library is as follows: http://github.com/AerialX/openal-soft-android.

How to do it...

  1. To render the generated, or saved, audio stream we use the OpenAL library, which is compiled using the standard Android.mk and Application.mk configuration files included in the accompanying materials.
  2. The Android port of the library is actually a wrapper made by Martins Mozeiko for the Android Java class android.media.AudioTrack using the JNI. The code is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License and is included in the book’s supplementary materials.

How it works…

The minimalistic source code to initialize and deinitialize OpenAL looks as follows:

ALCdevice* Device = alcOpenDevice( NULL...

Compiling libvorbis, libmodplug, and libtheora

For the loading of audio streams, we use libogg, libvorbis, and libmodplug. Video streams are handled in a similar way with the libtheora library. Here, we only give general hints on how to build the libraries from their sources, since the actual build process is straightforward once you have our typical Android.mk and Application.mk files in place.

Getting ready

Download the sources of libvorbis and libtheora codecs from http://www.xiph.org/downloads and the libmodplug library from http://modplug-xmms.sourceforge.net.

How to do it...

  1. libvorbis and libtheora both depend on libogg. The compilation of these libraries is straightforward with the provided makefiles and a standard Android.mk file with the list of source files.

    Note

    Makefiles for libvorbis and libtheora libraries must refer to the include directories of libogg.

  2. libmodplug is an open source tracker music decoder by Olivier Lapicque. We provide a shortened version of his library, with loaders...

Introduction

This chapter explains how to port existing popular C/C++ libraries to Android using Android NDK. These libraries are widely used to implement feature-rich applications with graphics, sounds, and physical simulations entirely in C++. There is not much fun in simply compiling libraries. So, the parts related to FreeImage, FreeType, and Box2D provide minimal samples to demonstrate the functionality of each library. Audio and networking libraries are discussed in greater detail in the subsequent chapters. We will show you how to compile libraries and, of course, give some short samples and hints on how to start using them.

Typical caveats for porting libraries across different processors and operating systems are memory access (structure alignment/padding), byte-order (endianness), calling conventions, and floating-point issues. All the libraries described below address these issues quite well, and even if some of them do not officially support Android NDK, fixing this is just a...

Compiling the native static libraries for Windows

To build the Windows version of libraries, we need a C++ compiler. We use MinGW with the GCC toolchain described in Chapter 1, Establishing a Build Environment. For each library, we have a collection of source-code files, and we need to get the static library, a file with the .a extension.

Getting ready

Let us assume the src directory contains the source code of a library we need to build for Android.

How to do it...

  1. Let us start with writing a makefile:

    CFLAGS = -I src

    This line defines a variable with a list of compiler command-line parameters. In our case, we instruct the compiler to search the src directory for header files. If the library source code spans across many directories, we need to add the –I switch for each of the directories.

  2. Next, we add the following lines for each source file:

    <SourceFile>.o:
  gcc $(CFLAGS) –c <SourceFile>.cpp –o <SourceFile>.o

    <SourceFile> should be replaced by the actual name of the ...

Compiling the native static libraries for Android

Android NDK includes a number of GCC and Clang toolchains for each kind of the supported processors.

Getting ready

When building a static library from the source code, we follow the steps similar to the Windows version.

How to do it...

  1. Create a folder named jni and create the Application.mk file with the appropriate compiler switches, and set the name of the library accordingly. For example, one for the FreeImage library should look like the following:

    APP_OPTIM := release
APP_PLATFORM := android-8
APP_STL := gnustl_static
APP_CPPFLAGS += -frtti 
APP_CPPFLAGS += -fexceptions
APP_CPPFLAGS += -DANDROID
APP_ABI := armeabi-v7a x86
APP_MODULES := FreeImage

  2. The Android.mk file is similar to the ones we have written for the sample applications in the previous chapter, yet with a few exceptions. At the top of the file, some required variables must be defined. Let us see what the Android.mk file for the FreeImage library may look like:

    # Android API level...

Compiling the libcurl networking library

The libcurl library is a de facto standard for native applications, which deal with numerous networking protocols. The libcurl compilation for Android on a Windows host requires some additional steps to be done. We explain them in this recipe.

Getting ready

Download the libcurl source code from the library homepage: http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/.

How to do it...

  1. Since the libcurl library build process is based on Autoconf, we will need to generate a curl_config.h file before actually building the library. Run the configure script from the folder containing the unpacked libcurl distribution package. Cross-compilation command-line flags should be set to:

    --host=arm-linux CC=arm-eabi-gcc

  2. The -I parameter of the CPPFLAGS variable should point to the /system/core/include subfolder of your NDK folder, in our case:

    CPPFLAGS=”-I D:/NDK/system/core/include”

  3. The libcurl library can be customized in many ways. We use this set of parameters (disable all protocols except...

Compiling the OpenAL library

OpenAL is a cross-platform audio library used in many gaming engines. Here are some notes on how to build it for Android.

Getting ready

Download the source code of the Martins Mozeiko port from his page: http://pielot.org/2010/12/14/openal-on-android/.

The home page of the library is as follows: http://github.com/AerialX/openal-soft-android.

How to do it...

  1. To render the generated, or saved, audio stream we use the OpenAL library, which is compiled using the standard Android.mk and Application.mk configuration files included in the accompanying materials.

  2. The Android port of the library is actually a wrapper made by Martins Mozeiko for the Android Java class android.media.AudioTrack using the JNI. The code is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License and is included in the book’s supplementary materials.

How it works…

The minimalistic source code to initialize and deinitialize OpenAL looks as follows:

ALCdevice* Device = alcOpenDevice( NULL );
ALCcontext*...

Compiling libvorbis, libmodplug, and libtheora

For the loading of audio streams, we use libogg, libvorbis, and libmodplug. Video streams are handled in a similar way with the libtheora library. Here, we only give general hints on how to build the libraries from their sources, since the actual build process is straightforward once you have our typical Android.mk and Application.mk files in place.

Getting ready

Download the sources of libvorbis and libtheora codecs from http://www.xiph.org/downloads and the libmodplug library from http://modplug-xmms.sourceforge.net.

How to do it...

  1. libvorbis and libtheora both depend on libogg. The compilation of these libraries is straightforward with the provided makefiles and a standard Android.mk file with the list of source files.

    Note

    Makefiles for libvorbis and libtheora libraries must refer to the include directories of libogg.

  2. libmodplug is an open source tracker music decoder by Olivier Lapicque. We provide a shortened version of his library, with loaders...

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Key benefits

  • Tips and tricks for developing and debugging mobile games on your desktop
  • Enhance your applications by writing multithreaded code for audio playback, network access, and asynchronous resource loading
  • Enhance your game development skills by using modern OpenGL ES and develop applications without using an IDE
  • Features two ready-to-run Android games

Description

Android NDK is used for multimedia applications which require direct access to a system's resources. Android NDK is also the key for portability, which in turn provides a reasonably comfortable development and debugging process using familiar tools such as GCC and Clang toolchains. If your wish to build Android games using this amazing framework, then this book is a must-have.This book provides you with a number of clear step-by-step recipes which will help you to start developing mobile games with Android NDK and boost your productivity debugging them on your computer. This book will also provide you with new ways of working as well as some useful tips and tricks that will demonstrably increase your development speed and efficiency.This book will take you through a number of easy-to-follow recipes that will help you to take advantage of the Android NDK as well as some popular C++ libraries. It presents Android application development in C++ and shows you how to create a complete gaming application. You will learn how to write portable multithreaded C++ code, use HTTP networking, play audio files, use OpenGL ES, to render high-quality text, and how to recognize user gestures on multi-touch devices. If you want to leverage your C++ skills in mobile development and add performance to your Android applications, then this is the book for you.

Who is this book for?

If you are a C++ developer who wants to jump into the world of Android game development and who wants to use the power of existing C++ libraries in your existing Android Java applications, then this book is for you. You need to have basic knowledge of C or C++ including pointer manipulation, multithreading, and object-oriented programming concepts as well as some experience developing applications without using an IDE.

What you will learn

  • Port popular C++ libraries to Android
  • Write portable multithreaded code
  • Play audio with OpenAL
  • Implement gesture recognition
  • Render text with FreeType
  • Use OpenGL ES to port and abstract APIs from the game code to develop games on a desktop PC
  • Debug mobile applications on your desktop
  • Access Flickr and Picasa web services from C++
  • Extract resources from APK archives
  • Develop Android applications without an IDE

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10 Chapters
1. Establishing a Build Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Establishing a Build Environment
Introduction
Installing Android development tools on Windows
Installing Android development tools on Linux
Creating an application template manually
Adding native C++ code to your application
Switching NDK toolchains
Supporting multiple CPU architectures
Basic rendering with OpenGL ES
Going cross platform
Unifying the cross-platform code
Linking and source code organization
Signing release Android applications
2. Porting Common Libraries Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Porting Common Libraries
Introduction
Compiling the native static libraries for Windows
Compiling the native static libraries for Android
Compiling the libcurl networking library
Compiling the OpenAL library
Compiling libvorbis, libmodplug, and libtheora
Using the FreeImage graphics library
Using the FreeType library for text rendering
Implementing timing in physics
Rendering graphics in 2D
Setting up Box2D simulations
Building the ODE physical library
3. Networking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Networking
Introduction
Fetching list of photos from Flickr and Picasa
Downloading images from Flickr and Picasa
Performing cross-platform multithreading
Synchronizing native cross-platform threads
Managing memory using reference counting
Implementing asynchronous task queues
Handling asynchronous callbacks invocation
Working with the network asynchronously
Detecting a network address
Writing the HTTP server
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4. Organizing a Virtual Filesystem
Introduction
Abstracting file streams
Implementing portable memory-mapped files
Implementing file writers
Working with in-memory files
Implementing mount points
Enumerating files in the .zip archives
Decompressing files from the .zip archives
Loading resources asynchronously
Storing application data
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5. Cross-platform Audio Streaming
Introduction
Initializing OpenAL and playing the .wav files
Abstracting basic audio components
Streaming sounds
Decoding Ogg Vorbis files
Decoding tracker music using ModPlug
6. Unifying OpenGL ES 3 and OpenGL 3 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Unifying OpenGL ES 3 and OpenGL 3
Introduction
Unifying the OpenGL 3 core profile and OpenGL ES 2
Initializing the OpenGL 3 core profile on Windows
Initializing OpenGL ES 2 on Android
Unifying the GLSL 3 and GLSL ES 2 shaders
Manipulating geometry
Unifying vertex arrays
Creating a wrapper for textures
Creating a canvas for immediate rendering
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7. Cross-platform UI and Input Systems
Introduction
Processing multi-touch events on Android
Setting up multi-touch emulation on Windows
Handling multi-touch events on Windows
Recognizing gestures
Implementing an on-screen joypad
Using FreeType for text rendering
Localization of in-game strings
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8. Writing a Match-3 Game
Introduction
Handling asynchronous multi-touch input
Improving the audio playback mechanism
Shutting down the application
Implementing the main loop
Creating a multiplatform gaming engine
Writing the match-3 game
Managing shapes
Managing the game field logic
Implementing user interaction within a game loop
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Introduction
Implementing picture puzzle game logic
Implementing the animated 3D image selector
Page-based user interface
Image gallery with Picasa downloader
Implementing the complete picture-puzzle game
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This is my first book on Android Native Development Kit. I hope you will find it useful and write great games for Android.
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If you’d like to try making games on Android using C++, or want to use a C++ library with your current game, this book would be very helpful for you. The last two chapters especially bring it all together, creating two simpler games, just to demonstrate all the basic techniques needed to make any game (A tetris type game, and a picture puzzle that fetches pictures from the internet, and creates a cool little 3d carousel to display them).This book would be most helpful to someone who either has a C++ background, and wants to create Android games, while trying to avoid Java, or for a current Android Java programmer, who needs or wants higher performance for cpu intensive tasks. The target audience isn’t someone new to programming.Don’t expect it to teach you C++, or in depth game programming, but it will teach you how to create a game using C++ on Android (and on desktop, which is much more time efficient to debug on, and can really help you get your games out faster). From there you could extrapolate, and use the techniques to create any kind of game you like.
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The book is as the title suggests a cookbook for developing games using the Android NDK.While I have only skimmed through the chapters, my initial impression is that it covers thebasic building blocks of game development: toolchain setup, compilation of existing libraries,audio, video, user interaction, and sums it up in two chapters where the authors discuss 2basic games.One criticism I have is that personally I found the Windows-specific code to be off-topic,perhaps it would have been more suitable for an appendix chapter.While the book does not seem to go into as much depth as the "Android NDK Beginner's Guide"it does seem like a nice way to jump into NDK game development. The authors certainlyhave a lot of experience to share with someone new to game development of Android.
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accumulating some libraries which want to integate into android. useless.can i refund it? it is first book i regretted.
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