2015
O'Reilly Media / Infinite Skills
Ken Kousen
3:56
English

Whether you are new to Gradle or an experienced Android developer, Java consultant Ken Kousen will help you get better acquainted with the Gradle automated build system. With ?enough Groovy to get by,? you?ll learn Groovy?s relationship to Java and how it defines both static and dynamic variables. You?ll also build and run a simple Android app, test it, and modify it to add capabilities. The video includes:
- Gradle basics: use a Gradle build for a Java project, define custom tasks and insert them into the Gradle directed acyclic graph, and add plugins using a buildscript
- Build types: create debug-and-release Android application packages (APK), and learn how to sign and prepare a release APK
- Run tests: test non-user interface components, specifically data access layers
- Use a third-party UI testing library: test UI components, and run tests on all connected devices simultaneously
- Define multiple flavors: create different versions of the same application, change images and other resources, and generate multiple APKs
In addition to learning how to build multi-module projects, you?ll also add an Android library project to a top-level project, and use it to access a web service and update the UI.
Ken Kousen, president of Kousen IT, Inc., is a technical trainer, mentor, and consultant in all areas related to Java, specializing in Android, Spring, Hibernate/JPA, Groovy, and Grails. He is the author of Making Java Groovy (Manning) and the upcoming O?Reilly book, Gradle for Android.

01. Introduction
0101 Welcome, Why Did Android Choose Gradle?
02. Enough Groovy to Get By
0201 Static vs Dynamic Typing and Basic Syntax
0202 POGOs
0203 Collections and Closures
0204 Accessing a RESTful Web Service
03. Gradle Basics
0301 Simple Gradle Build for a Java Project
0302 Defining Custom Tasks
0303 Adding Plugins Using a Buildscript
0304 Multi-Project Builds
04. Hello, World! Android Application
0401 A Simple Android App
0402 Developing and Running a Basic Android App
0403 Configuring Repositories and Dependencies in Android Studio Builds
05. Build Types
0501 Creating Debug and Release Android Packages
06. Running Tests
0601 Non-UI Testing
0602 Using a UI Testing Library
0603 Using Espresso for Testing
0604 Unit Testing Support
07. Defining Multiple Flavors
0701 Defining And Using Flavors
08. Multi-Module Projects
0801 Android Library Projects
09. Conclusions
0901 Modern Android Development with Gradle and Android Studio

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