updated post on jumpstart

Author: anujmiddha

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_posts/2017-09-28-android-jumpstart.md

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 layout: post
 title:  "Jumpstarting Android Projects"
-date:   2017-08-30 08:00:00
+date:   2017-09-28 05:00:00
 author: anuj
 categories: Technical Android
 ---
 
-Starting a new Android project means writing a lot of boilerplate code, setting up your dependencies, setting up networking, dependency injection and a myriad of other small things before you can even get started on the actual app. In the spirit of DRY, we have created an automated process at moldedbits to jumpstart Android projects and get started quickly. And in the spirit of open source, we are putting this out in the public domain.
+Do you remember the last time you setup an Android project? How long did it take you after creating a new android project from Android Studio to customize and scaffold it before you could write the first business logic? Did you remember to setup the
 
-In this post, we will demo setting up an application with the dependencies, networking and dependency injection setup and the login implemented with [Argus](https://github.com/moldedbits/argus-android).
+* dependencies correctly,
+* networking,
+* dependency injection,
+* base classes,
+* build types,
+* version number auto increment and
+* a million other small things?
 
-#### Setting up
+And then to do it for every new project you start, that is hours and hours of wasted effort.
 
-We have a python script to help with the initial setup. You can clone this [repo](https://github.com/moldedbits/JumpstartScript) on your machine and navigate to the folder on a terminal.
+<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/l46CbAuxFk2Cz0s2A/giphy.gif" />
+
+Well, not any more.
+
+In the spirit of DRY, we have created an automated process at moldedbits to jumpstart Android projects and get started quickly. And in the spirit of open source, we are putting this out in the public domain.
+
+Enough talk, lets code. We will demonstrate setting up an application with the dependencies, networking and dependency injection setup and the login implemented with [Argus](https://github.com/moldedbits/argus-android), all within 5 minutes.
+
+<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/6kvVGhp7bp2WA/giphy.gif" />
 
-Next, to setup the project, all you need to do is run
+#### Step 1 - Setting up the base project
+
+*Time Required: 3 minutes*
+
+We have a python script to help with the initial setup. You can clone this [repo](https://github.com/moldedbits/JumpstartScript) on your machine and navigate to the folder on a terminal.
 
 ```
+$ git clone https://github.com/moldedbits/JumpstartScript
+$ cd JumpstartScript
 $ python android-jumpstart.py
 ```
-This will clone the repository [android-jumpstart](https://github.com/moldedbits/android-jumpstart) locally and then ask you a few questions to customize it.
+
+This will clone the repository [android-jumpstart](https://github.com/moldedbits/android-jumpstart) locally and then ask you two to customize it.
 
 ```
 ...
@@ -30,18 +51,11 @@ Enter new app package: com.moldedbits.jump
 ```
 This will create a project for you in the folder _JumpDemo_ that is all set to be imported into Android Studio.
 
-```
-$ cd JumpDemo
-$ ls
-README.md	  	buildSrc		gradle.properties	jumpstart.keystore
-app			      config			gradlew			      settings.gradle
-build.gradle	gradle			gradlew.bat		    version.properties
-```
-With this we can import the project into Android Studio
+__Voila, our base project all setup. Now fire up your Android Studio, import the project and start writing business logic.__
 
-<img src="/assets/images/android-studio-import.png" alt="Studio Import" style="width: 350px; margin:auto;"/>
+<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/XreQmk7ETCak0/giphy.gif" />
 
-This is our base project all setup. Some of the features already implemented by this are,
+Some of the features already implemented by this are,
 
 * Dependency injection with Dagger 2
 * Networking with Retrofit
@@ -50,54 +64,26 @@ This is our base project all setup. Some of the features already implemented by
 
 A detailed and updated list of the features is available on the [project page](https://github.com/moldedbits/android-jumpstart).
 
-#### Adding login
+#### Step 2 - Adding login (Optional)
 
-Most apps require a login flow with email, phone and social logins. To further automate this, we have created another library to make our lives easier, [Argus](https://github.com/moldedbits/argus-android). Including this is really simple. The first thing we have to do is to include Argus as a dependency in our app level build.gradle.
+*Time Required: 2 minutes*
 
-```
-compile 'com.moldedbits.argus:argus:0.2.0'
-```
-Next, we modify the class BaseApplication to configure Argus.
+Most apps require a login flow with email, phone and social logins. To further automate this, we have created another library to make our lives easier, [Argus](https://github.com/moldedbits/argus-android). Including this is really simple. Follow the steps [here][argus-post] and you will have your login screen in less than two minutes.
 
-```java
-// initialize Argus
-ArrayList<BaseProvider> loginProviders = new ArrayList<>();
+And that is all. With this, we have setup an app with all the dependencies and scaffolding setup to get the developer started straight on the business logic of the app, and a basic login framework.
 
-loginProviders.add(new EmailLoginProvider() {
-    @Override
-    protected void doServerLogin(String username, String password) {
+<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moldedbits/argus-android/master/images/ArgusLogin.png" alt="Demo Login" style="width: 300px; margin:auto;"/>
 
-    }
-});
+And all of it took less than 5 minutes!
 
-ArgusTheme.Builder themeBuilder = new ArgusTheme.Builder();
-themeBuilder.logo(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
+<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/5wWf7GW1AzV6pF3MaVW/giphy.gif" />
 
-new Argus.Builder()
-        .argusStorage(new DefaultArgusStorage(getApplicationContext()))
-        .nextScreenProvider(new SimpleNextScreenProvider(ExampleAppActivity.class))
-        .loginProviders(loginProviders)
-        .theme(themeBuilder.build())
-        .build();
-```
-And finally, we add the Argus activity to AndroidManifest.xml
-
-```xml
-<activity
-    android:name="com.moldedbits.argus.ArgusActivity"
-    android:label="@string/app_name"
-    android:screenOrientation="portrait"
-    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
-    <intent-filter>
-        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
-    </intent-filter>
-</activity>
-```
-And that is all. With this, we have setup an app with all the dependencies and scaffolding setup to get the developer started straight on the business logic of the app, and a basic login framework.
+The jumpstart is, by design, very opinionated about how android apps should be written. You can pick the things you like and change / delete the things you do differently.
 
-<img src="/assets/images/jump-demo-login.png" alt="Demo Login" style="width: 300px; margin:auto;"/>
+We will continue working on the jumpstart project to keep it updated, so you can expect to see some changes in the future. As always, if you find anything that can be improved, we welcome you to create a github issue or better to create a pull request.
 
 Happy coding!
 
 The moldedbits Team
+
+[argus-post]: http://eng.moldedbits.com/technical/android/2017/06/26/introducing-argus.html