saker.apk.create()

Creates an Android APK based on the specified inputs. The build task generates an APK that contains the spcified resources. The task doesn't performs ZIP alignment, and doesn't sign the created APK.

Summary

Parameters
Assets	One or more paths to assets directories for the APK.
Classes	Specifies the Java classes that should be part of the APK.
CompressLibraries	Turns on the compression of shared libraries.
Libraries	Specifies the libraries that should be added to the APK in the lib directory.
Output	Specifies the name of the output APK.
Resources	Required parameter. Specifies the resources to be included in the created APK.

Parameters

Assets

Collection of AssetsDirectoryPath

One or more paths to assets directories for the APK. All files in each specified directory will be added to the assets/ directory in the output APK.

Classes

ApkClassesTaskOption

Specifies the Java classes that should be part of the APK. The parameter accepts the output of the saker.android.d8() task.

CompressLibraries

Boolean

Turns on the compression of shared libraries. By default, the shared libraries (e.g. lib/*/libsomething.so) will be placed in the APK without compression. This is to allow page aligning them (by zipalign) and loading them using mmap. Set this to true to enable compressing the shared libraries.

Libraries

Map of SakerPath : AndroidLibraryEntryOption

Aliases:

Libs

Lib

Specifies the libraries that should be added to the APK in the lib directory. The parameter accepts a map with keys that correspond to the library name. The values are maps that contain the library ABI as keys and the location of the library to put in the APK.

Output

SakerPath

Specifies the name of the output APK. The specified path must be forward relative and will be used to place it in the build directory. If not specified, default.apk is used.

Resources

Collection of ApkResourcesTaskOption

Aliases:

Required parameter.

Specifies the resources to be included in the created APK. The parameter takes one or more resource APKs that are directly included in the output. The parameter accepts the output of the saker.android.aapt2.link() task in which case all the linked resources will be part of the output. The task will also include the assets and JNI libraries from referenced AARs.