Android apk file Dynamic Build

Question

I am working on an android project which requires me to build the android's apk file at run time, i am doing so because i need to add a text document. This is like a client server process.

When a user opens a particular ip address, at run time on server side the apk file is built with the text document. The text document contains the users master data which is unique to a single user. At the end, the android app is directly downloaded and installed on mobile phone.

If any one knows the way to do it, please let me know.

Answer 1

You need to do at least several things (I've done similar task in J2ME):

1. You have to have JDK on server side
2. ANT tool installed there
3. Some scripting tool to generate sources (as a last resort your own Java servlet)

So based on user response you should:

• using scripting tool generate Java source
• generate/collect necessary resources
• generate AndroidManifest.xml
• run on top of that ANT builder
• get APK file and upload it to customer