Added symlink_java_src dev option

pythonforandroid/bootstrap.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from os.path import (join, dirname, isdir, splitext, basename, realpath)
-from os import listdir
+from os import listdir, mkdir
 import sh
 import glob
 import json
@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ def prepare_build_dir(self):
         self.build_dir = self.get_build_dir()
         shprint(sh.cp, '-r',
                 join(self.bootstrap_dir, 'build'),
-                # join(self.ctx.root_dir,
-                #      'bootstrap_templates',
-                #      self.name),
                 self.build_dir)
+        if self.ctx.symlink_java_src:
+            info('Symlinking java src instead of copying')
+            shprint(sh.rm, '-r', join(self.build_dir, 'src'))
+            shprint(sh.mkdir, join(self.build_dir, 'src'))
+            for dirn in listdir(join(self.bootstrap_dir, 'build', 'src')):
+                shprint(sh.ln, '-s', join(self.bootstrap_dir, 'build', 'src', dirn),
+                        join(self.build_dir, 'src'))
         with current_directory(self.build_dir):
             with open('project.properties', 'w') as fileh:
                 fileh.write('target=android-{}'.format(self.ctx.android_api))

pythonforandroid/build.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class Context(object):
     libs_dir = None  # where Android libs are cached after build but
                      # before being placed in dists
     aars_dir = None
-    javaclass_dir = None
 
     ccache = None  # whether to use ccache
     cython = None  # the cython interpreter name
@@ -46,6 +45,8 @@ class Context(object):
 
     recipe_build_order = None  # Will hold the list of all built recipes
 
+    symlink_java_src = False # If True, will symlink instead of copying during build
+
     @property
     def packages_path(self):
         '''Where packages are downloaded before being unpacked'''

pythonforandroid/toolchain.py

@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ def __init__(self):
             '--ndk-version', '--ndk_version', dest='ndk_version', default='',
             help=('The version of the Android NDK. This is optional, '
                   'we try to work it out automatically from the ndk_dir.'))
+        generic_parser.add_argument(
+            '--symlink-java-src', '--symlink_java_src',
+            action='store_true',
+            dest='symlink_java_src',
+            default=False,
+            help=('If True, symlinks the java src folder during build and dist '
+                  'creation. This is useful for development only, it could also '
+                  'cause weird problems.'))
 
         default_storage_dir = user_data_dir('python-for-android')
         if ' ' in default_storage_dir:
@@ -454,6 +462,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, *args, **kwargs):
         self.ndk_dir = args.ndk_dir
         self.android_api = args.android_api
         self.ndk_version = args.ndk_version
+        self.ctx.symlink_java_src = args.symlink_java_src
 
         self._archs = split_argument_list(args.arch)
 

test_builds/tests/test_apk.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 from pythonforandroid.toolchain import main
+from pythonforandroid.recipe import Recipe
 
 from os import path
 import sys
@@ -51,11 +52,14 @@ def set_argv(argv):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('args', argument_combinations)
 def test_build_sdl2(args):
 
+    Recipe.recipes = {}
+
     set_argv(('apk --requirements={requirements} --private '
               '{app_dir} --package=net.p4a.{packagename} --name={packagename} '
               '--version=0.1 --bootstrap={bootstrap} --android_api=19 '
               '--ndk_dir={ndk_dir} --ndk_version={ndk_version} --debug '
               '--permission VIBRATE '
+              '--symlink-java-src '
               '--orientation portrait --dist_name=test-{packagename}').format(
                   **args).split(' '))