Migrating to AndroidX

[codeanticode]

All support packages have been renamed in Android X (API level 29), for example, android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity is now androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity. Older versions of the package will no longer be updated, so version 5.0 of the mode is probably good point to make the switch. Some useful info:

https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate
https://blog.danlew.net/2018/11/14/the-reality-of-migrating-to-androidx/

[hmy65]

I migrated version 275 to AndroidX, for anyone who still waiting for the official migration, you can use https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TJI89yqmjklIfMvO9KpeSINYYcw66eTr

This is only the core jar library(aka. not include AR & VR).

I personally haven't found any bugs yet, your situation might vary.

Also, here is the link how to use as a library in Android studio.
https://android.processing.org/tutorials/android_studio/index.html

[codeanticode]

@hmy65 thanks for creating the AndroidX port. Great to know that it works!

If you can create a PR of your changes against this repo, then I'll be happy to review and merge into master.

[hmy65]

@codeanticode
I created a separate library project to port the core library, so I could not create a pull request sorry.
The AndroidX core library source code is here.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wX6OLitBD_53_QANB_4xPvKXZ4RJH3qu

[codeanticode]

@hmy65 this is very helpful, thank you!

[astetyn]

@hmy65
Hello,
I started doing new AndroidStudio project and find that I cant use the old processing-core for the project because I need to use new FragmentActivity from androidx.

I need exactly what you have done but in AndroidStudio I need compiled files to import. How can I compile your modified source code? Or can you post them if you have them?

(I am a newbie in AndroidStudio and dont know how exactly it works. Sorry if my question doesnt make sense.)

Thanks.

[Nadeembhat]

I was using Api level 28 but after migrated my whole project to androidx i am getting issue while i install my app , gradle is build successfully but app is not installing showing me an error
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.app.packagename/com.app.packagename.view.MainActivityView}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: This app has been built with an incorrect configuration. Please configure your build for VectorDrawableCompat. at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2345) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2407) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1319) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5280) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:963) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:758) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: This app has been built with an incorrect configuration. Please configure your build for VectorDrawableCompat. at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.checkVectorDrawableSetup(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:756) at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:196) at android.support.v7.widget.TintTypedArray.getDrawableIfKnown(TintTypedArray.java:86) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.<init>(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:260) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegate.create(AppCompatDelegate.java:182) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.getDelegate(AppCompatActivity.java:520) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.onCreate(AppCompatActivity.java:71) at in.stc.ievince.view.MainActivityView.onCreate(MainActivityView.java:264) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6222) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1106) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2295)

[pineapplegreentea]

Here is a jar working for API level 30 R preview which seems to have a new runtime verifier. I have only tested core.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lfQruM5NCkxegp_iGVIXeU6xfvTSnmfa/view?usp=sharing

The source is available at https://github.com/pineapplegreentea/processing-android

[ranaaditya]

@pineapplegreentea your work is appriciable but we cannot migrate the whole project to AndroidX in this way, you have only migrated the java codebase which is responsible for rendering and permission stuff and all, but the app which will be installed in the device/emulator after using the android-mode in PDE will be still using the support libraries !!

[pineapplegreentea]

@ranaaditya I understand your concerns, however, the support libraries have been deprecated since API 28, two years ago now. Even if not fully backward compatible, it would be nice to have an avenue (maybe a branch) for prototyping on recent devices.

[victordiaz]

any progress on this? how can I help?

[codeanticode]

Working on the migration to AndroidX on this branch.