GodotAndroidPluginDemo

This is a demo of how to create a custom android plugin.

Use this as a baseline for your plugins.

Structure

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• AndroidPlugin - Android studio project that builds the plugin
  • DemoLib - The actual library to be built
• GodotPlugin - Files to necessary for Godot to recognise the plugin
• GodotProject - Sample Godot project that shows how tot use plugin

Setup

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1. Building the library and running the Godot project

1. Replace GodotAndroidPluginDemo\AndroidPlugin\godot-lib.release\godot-lib.release.aar with the Godot engine library of your choosing
   1. Download the Godot engine library
   2. Copy to the specified location
   3. Delete current godot-lib.release.aar
   4. Rename the downloaded file to godot-lib.release.aar
2. Run gradlew build in GodotAndroidPluginDemo\AndroidPlugin
3. Copy GodotAndroidPluginDemo\AndroidPlugin\DemoLib\build\outputs\aar\DemoLib-release.aar to GodotAndroidPluginDemo\GodotPlugin
4. Rename DemoLib-release.aar to DemoPlugin.aar
5. Copy both files from GodotAndroidPluginDemo\GodotPlugin to GodotAndroidPluginDemo\GodotProject\android\plugins
6. Follow these steps to set up Godot to build for android
7. Build the godot project and run
   • Export apk and install on phone
   • Activate developer mode on android and enable USB debugging in developer options

2. Customizing the project

1. Open GodotAndroidPluginDemo\AndroidPlugin project in Android Studio
2. Modify AndroidPlugin\DemoLib\AndroidManifest.xml for requirements
3. Modify AndroidPlugin\DemoLib\src\main\java\com\gd\android\demolib\InstantiateSingleton.java for functionality

Maintenance

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In GodotAndroidPluginDemo\AndroidPlugin\DemoLib\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml change android:name in the <meta-data\> tag to point to the latest version (e.g. godotengine.plugin.v##.[Name])