Parsely Android SDK

The Parse.ly Android SDK is a Java library providing Parse.ly tracking functionality to native Android apps. Like any other framework you might include in your project, the Parse.ly SDK provides a programming interface usable from your application code.

The official repository is hosted on Github.

Including the SDK in a project

If you want to track activity on your Android app, first download a release or clone the repository with:

git clone http://github.com/Parsely/parsely-android.git

The repository's primary purpose is to host the open source Parse.ly Android SDK, implemented as a Java module in /parsely. This module is symlinked in the /ParselyExample/app/src/main/java/com directory as an example of how to integrate the SDK in a typical Android Studio project. You can open ParselyExample as an Android Studio project and explore a typical SDK integration.

To integrate Parse.ly mobile tracking with your Android Studio app:

1. Copy the parselyandroid directory to your project's top-level package directory (in a default Android Studio project, this is /app/src/main/java/com). The directory tree should look like /app/src/main/java/com/parsely/parselyandroid.

2. In Build -\> Edit Libraries and Dependencies under the Dependencies tab, use the green + to add two Library Dependencies: org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-core-lgpl:1.9.13 and org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-lgpl:1.9.13

3. Add the following lines to your AndroidManifest.xml file:

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/\>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/\>
   

4. Add the following lines to app/build.gradle:

    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/LGPL2.1'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
    }
   

Using the SDK

Full instructions and documentation can be found on the Parse.ly help page.