Scala, Android & BLE - Scala Meetup Dublin - Hands on code walkthrough
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This document discusses using Scala for Android development. It introduces various build tools like Gradle and SBT that can be used to create Scala Android projects. It also presents two UI frameworks called Macroid and Scaloid that allow building Android UIs with Scala. Finally, it discusses using Scala for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) development and provides links to example projects on GitHub.
Scala, Android & BLE - Scala Meetup Dublin - Hands on code walkthrough
- 1. Scala, Android & BLE Scala Meetup Dublin Jul 2014 roland@tritsch.org
- 2. Because ...
- 4. Today ... ● How to build something? ● Framework(s)! ● BLE :)
- 7. Build environments ... ● Gradle ○ gradle-android-scala-plugin (saturday06) ● SBT ○ android-plugin (jberkel) ○ android-sdk-plugin(pfn) !!!
- 8. How to start First Scala App Hello World Tutorial One
- 10. Frameworks ... ● Macroid ○ UI “only” ○ UI even nicer than Scaloid ● Scaloid ○ UI and “other” Scala-idiomatics ○ “Better/more” documentation
- 11. HelloWorld with Macroid & Scaloid Tutorial Two
- 13. BLE ... ● Bluetooth Low Energy ● RFID vs. BLE (vs. iBeacon :)) ● Requires at least Android 4.3 ○ And even then … ● Alternatives … ○ LocalSocial, Gimbal, RadiusNetworks, Estimote, ...
- 14. A simple BLE scanner Tutorial Three
- 17. References ● https://github.com/pfn/android-sdk-plugin ● https://github.com/pocorall/scaloid ● https://github.com/macroid ● https://github.com/ensime ● https://github.com/rolandtritsch ○ scala-android-weatherstation
- 18. Q&A
- 19. Quiz ● Log.wtf(s”This should not happen”) ● “Hello, world!”, “hello world”, “hello, world!” ● Max length of Android Logging Tag ○ log.tag.<TAG> needs to be <= 32, because you want to be able to use … ■ adb shell setprop log.tag.<TAG> <LOGLEVEL>