I've downloaded the full AOSP source for my device, and was trying to import it inside eclipse to make some changes to the framework (basically it includes an alertDialog that shows when a button in the system bar is pressed and i want to edit it).
I've followed the guide on the AOSP Documentation, and also imported in my build path the android-common_intermediates/javalib.jar but i still get some errors, to be specific I get errors with some fields that should have been defined in one R.java file and I have no idea of how to find the proper R file, i even doubt it's there, maybe is it generated in a second moment or is it in another path and then my compiler script moves it to the right path?
Presuming you heed the warnings in the comments above and still want an answer to the question, I may be able to help. I frequently see similar problems, when I use eclipse to view Android source. There are several projects that are, apparently, not built in response to "make" but that are still included by the .classpath file. My solution is to make them by hand.
Once you've sourced build/envsetup.sh, the command "mm" will build the project in the directory you are in. I start eclipse, find the projects whose resource definitions are missing, cd into them one by one, and use "mm" to build them.
I believe that you will find that they are all projects in the "packages" directory.
So far, this has always worked, for me.
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Situation::
Trying to search and open up a Java file. In a nest project.
And so, we have the file here, these 2 files the exactly same file,
but, when the project is nested inside, Eclipse search opens up the file that has no syntax highlight or source code link (ie: unable to ctrl click on the code).
(ie: Eclipse opens up the Java file as if the Java file is not on a build path)
(though, if I search directly on that nested project, instead of on the parent project, then things are fine)
I have to manually open up the file in the Project Explorer, to get the file with syntax highlight or source code link.
Ask::
How can I let Eclipse directly open up the Java file with syntax highlight (when I search on the parent project)
(so that I dont need to manually search & click all the way through)?
You seems to be using Maven and you probably imported your project in Eclipse as Maven project.
The problem with Maven and Eclipse is that usually Maven project are split as project aggregator (a pom.xml with only <module>) which m2e will import: such aggregator project use a directory hierarchy.
Eclipse, on the other hand, does not scan files as file system file, but as project related file: that's the main reason for your duplicate. The child project being contained in its parent, the same file is shown twice because for Eclipse, these are two distinct path.
And since for the parent project, the file is simply a regular file it does not offer anything beside syntax highlighting.
You can:
close each aggregator project one by one; for Eclipse, there are no really useful anyway.
don't import them (and I wish m2e-core would suggest it).
You could also create a bug or vote for this one which seems related: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533440
Note that this also affect other screen such as Show Resources (which is the subject of bug 533440).
The workaround I am using::
workaround 01
Find the files in the nest projects as I did before, then get the class name, then ctrl shift t to search that class again.
Cons:
You have to manually copy and search the class name.
There are possible other classes with same name (and you have to tell which one you want to go to).
You will not be able to jump to the desire line.
workaround 02
Just search in the whole workspace. And directly open in the file in the child-project (ignore the results from parent-project).
Cons:
Time consuming when search the whole workspace (though, you can terminate it when you get the desire files, hopefully no missing results when you do that).
There are a lot duplicate / unnecessary results.
You may not want to search the whole workspace.
I have a Maven project. After I make changes to the project, I package the project up into an Uber Jar file and upload that to my backups. I am wondering, if my computer were to break or I lose all the code to the project, can I get the project back using only the Uber Jar file or would the project be gone forever?
How can I open this Jar file as a project and view all the Java code inside of it?
It would be entirely gone; that jar file contains only class files, not your source files, and you can't 'recover' source files from class files (you can decompile them which is mostly useless for this purpose; all comments, most names, most structure - all gone. You can't feasibly continue your project with this).
As it isn't in there, it's not possible to 'open a jar file and see all java code inside it'.
You'll need to set up backups.
The proper way forward is to first set up version control; this ensures that you don't just have a backup of the latest state of your source files, but every state of it - you can travel back to any time. Protects against code you deleted by accident, and means you can freely remove code you think you no longer need without that nagging feeling of: Yeah but what if.... maybe later? - so stop commenting out stuff you don't need, just get rid of it. It also means if there's a bug, you can time travel to the exact point in time when you added the line, and you can review the changes made by others in a project (presumably you're writing this on your own for now, but at some point you'll work with more people than just yourself!)
Read up on git which is the version control system that 80%+ or so of the community uses, probably best not to spring for exotic options if you aren't familiar. There are a billion tutorials out there to find if you search the web.
Host your git on a site like github or bitbucket which therefore also takes care of backups. Alternatively, host it on your own server (it's not complicated; git is open source). If you can't do that either, just let git write to a local directory and then use e.g. backblaze or something similar to ensure that file is backed up.
Yes, you can view your code by using a decompiler. I have experience mostly with IntelliJ, and this IDE includes a decompiler of its own. In case you lose everything and have only the jar file. You can use this included decompiler to get your source back from your .class files. But instructions on doing that are a story for another question...
If you want to secure your code use GIT. A version control tool that is a must when it comes to programming. Google about it and after a few days of playing around with it, you will never worry about such things.
Right-click on your project.
Select Build Path.
Click on Configure Build Path.
Click on Libraries, select Modulepath and select Add External JARs.
Select the jar file from the required folder.
Click and Apply and Ok.
I realize this may seem like a completely stupid question and this question is a "wall of text", but I'm feeling like I've gotten way out of my depth here and need some guidance. I've read several SO questions on this topic, but still can't seem to find one that addresses this particular situation. (please reference update(s) at the end of this post)
BACKGROUND
Our company has an application that was built in Java and released as an executable JAR package by a developer who passed away a couple of years ago. Since then, there has been minimal need for even looking at that code, let alone making any changes. That's been really good because I do my programming in VB.NET (Visual Studio) and, while I can read and make sense of Java code, I'm not proficient in actually writing/debugging that code.
However, a recent issue has come up that forced me to try to take a look at this Java code due to some internal changes in organization and data structure. I've looked in his "src\" directory and found older versions of his original code but wasn't able to find the most recent version anywhere. I found some code that made it possible for me to extract the JAR that's currently being used to a local directory on CodeProject (JarsVB), so I've been able to look over some of the .java files when trying to figure out what query is being used for some random operation. I don't know what tool(s) the original developer used to create the project/JAR, so I've installed the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2018 as an IDE, and it's worked for me so far to simply view the code so I can understand a bit about what it's doing.
PROBLEM/GOALS
Unfortunately, now there is a need for me to make a change to the Java code and update the JAR, and this is where I can't seem to make heads or tails of what I need to do. I have my local copy of the code from the "unzipped" JAR containing all the .java and .class files (along with all the other resources), but I'm not sure how to go from that to modifying the code and recompiling the executable JAR.
So, my goals here are as follows:
(properly) Decompile the existing executable JAR. (If the JarsVB solution I mentioned above did what it was supposed to do, I should already have this part handled, but if there's a better, more "integrated" way of doing it, I'd be open to that as well.)
Modify one or more .java files. (I believe I can figure out the syntax well enough to get this part done.)
Debug/test my changes.
Recompile the changes into an updated executable JAR for release. (THIS is where I'm experiencing the most confusion.)
WHAT I'VE DONE
I've been looking at the documentation for IntelliJ to try to figure out how to make this all happen, but I feel like I'm missing stuff. I set my "Project Structure" settings to point to a specific folder, but I can't seem to get it to actually build anything in my specified path.
I went into one of the .java files and made/saved a small change to test, then went to the Build menu and tried all the building options available to me: "Build Project", "Build Module", and "Rebuild Project". Each time, the event log shows that "All files are up-to-date" (even though I changed one), so I go to my output directory to see what it built, but the folder is empty.
I looked at the IntelliJ documentation for Packaging a Module into a JAR File, which says to
On the main menu, choose Build | Build Artifact
But that option is disabled in my Build menu, and when I look in the Project Structure dialog, the Artifacts section is empty, so I try to add a new setting (Add -> JAR -> From modules with dependencies...), but I'm not sure how to properly set that up either.
I tried to select a Main Class from my classes/ directory, but it wouldn't actually accept any of the .class files I selected, so I just left it blank. Then, I did a search for a MANIFEST file, but couldn't find one anywhere so I left that blank as well. The Build menu option is enabled now, but when I tried to Build Artifact, again, I get nothing in my output directory. In fact, the only files I can find that have changed are in my local working directory. I'm just dumbfounded at this point.
FINAL THOUGHTS/QUESTIONS
I've tried to provide as much detail here as I could think of about all the things I've tried and gone through to get this JAR updated, but if there's a question about anything, please let me know. I'm not looking for a "handout" and I don't expect anyone to do this for me, but I'm also not wanting to become a Java developer just for the sake of making some minor changes to an application that will eventually be replaced by a .NET application. I simply am not familiar enough with the tools or Java development in general to know how to get to where I want to be from where I am.
My decompiled source files are in a totally separate directory from the original, production JAR file because, when I recompile this time, I want to completely recreate the JAR. Am I understanding the Java development process correctly in editing one of the .java files I got from decompiling with the JarsVB and then recompiling the JAR?
Thanks in advance for any assistance in finding the resources I need to accomplish these goals.
EDIT/UPDATE
So, looking at the link in the accepted answer in another SO question, How to build jars from IntelliJ properly?, I figured out at least one part of my issue: Leaving the Main Class setting of my Artifacts configuration blank was a problem. Since I hadn't been able to select a .class file and I wasn't sure how to correctly populate that field, I hadn't given the IDE enough information to operate correctly. I entered the namespace and class (namespace.class) I found in the class file that apparently defines the main method for the application, then set the path for the MANIFISET.MF file to my output directory and tried again to Build Artifact.
This time, at least, it DID produce a JAR in my defined output directory, but it's only 1KB in size. As stated above, the source files are in a completely separate directory from the original JAR file from which they were decompiled. The output directory, too, is completely separate from the location of the original JAR file. Do I need a copy of the original JAR file in the output path for recompiling to work correctly?
I'm making progress, but I'm sure I'm overlooking something "stupid" at this point that's primarily due to my unfamiliarity with the IDE and developing Java applications in general.
UPDATE 2
Looking at another SO question - how to create jar of java package in intelliJ idea - I learned that I have to individually add the necessary files for repackaging into the JAR. However, this brings up the question, what files do I add? The linked question identifies the .class files, but when I go look at the .class files in my working directory, none of those have been updated recently, so it looks like I'm still missing a step somewhere.
Another question this brings up is, are there certain conventions for Java development of which I need to be aware when preparing my environment? I have my output path set to a completely separate folder than any working or production code, so I'm wondering if something in that setup might potentially cause issues.
As I said before, I made a small change to one of the .java files, then tried both the Build Module and Rebuild Project options, but those are still telling me that "All files are up-to-date". Even so, I tried adding just the .class files from under my classes\ directory to my Artifact configuration and tried again to Build Artifact. I got a bit larger file (approx. 5MB), but when I try to execute the JAR, it just doesn't appear to do anything, let alone actually launch the application.
I tried again by adding the root folder of my local copy of the source adding everything the root folder contains. (yes, the directory probably needs some "spring cleaning", but that's for another day)
This time, I got a much larger file this time (approx. 21MB), so I thought I might have fixed the problem. Unfortunately, no such luck. The JAR still doesn't appear to execute.
For reference, the original JAR file from which the code was decompiled is approx. 59MB in size so, either IntelliJ is doing an incredible job with compression, or there's yet another step I haven't yet found. I'm sure this is all a matter of getting my IDE configured correctly, but I just can't seem to find the right combination of settings.
I have a java project: simple telegram bot. It worked while I didn't tried deploy it on Heroku. I did a backup for stable version, but Eclipse keeps showing me this ERROR. IDK what's wrong with it, I tried a lot of stuff, like what's the problem? I have src folder, classes also, I have main... Maybe problem in .gitignore file?
But I deleted from it *.class, it's still not working. Help
It's not a duplicate, because I'm workin in Eclipse and it worked earlier. Added my folder properties. I need short answer, not just a wiki of possible problems because it doesnt help.
Folder props
Screenshot error and folders
Your project configuration is very bizarre; you have class files in a directory named 'SRC'. It's hard to tell what you did to manage to create a project def this bizarre. Some ideas:
You've compiled this on the command line. You should probably look into build systems like maven or gradle to build your code. Even if not, use the -d switch on javac to ensure the class files end up in a directory named 'bin' or 'build'.
You've turned off eclipse's autocompile function. Turn it back on.
Right click your Point.java file (not Point.class) and pick 'run...' from the context menu. Assuming autocompile is on this will work.
Generally, use packages. Stuff in the default package is unrunnable in various scenarios. From what I can tell you're not in one of those 'default package is not runnable' scenarios but perhaps I'm missing something.
Now that I've learned a bit more, I can ask a more direct question.
Scenario:
I have a Java project in IntelliJ Idea, with the end goal of making a standalone .jar capable of running on Windows or Linux, either run from the command line with java -jar jarname.jar or simply by being double-clicked like any normal, simple jar.
I've written a handful of classes, located in my src/package/name directory. However, one of my classes requires the use of an external class, i.e. a class not located in my source directory or is not part of Java's default set of .jar's in the JDK.
How do I go about configuring IntelliJ to build the .jar artifact AND include the necessary resources inside of it, with everything needed put in the proper place, so that my class can use the resource by an ordinary import statement? An answer given in example form would be awesome; I've almost figured it out, but there must be just one thing I'm not doing correctly.
Thanks for your time,
Yankee
Sources:
http://tukaani.org/xz/java.html
Viewing the directory structure of that source gives a better idea:
http://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz-java.git;a=tree
One does not simply package Mordor into their jar.
After much experimentation, I found a solution that, while maybe not the right way to do it, definitely works. The key is to:
Define your external library (a .jar in my case) as a module dependency.
Add your external resources as (what IntelliJ calls) an "Extracted Directory."
For the first item, go to File -> Project Structure. Click "Modules" in the Project Settings list on the left. In the list just to the right, you will see a list of modules (whatever they are) which belong to your project. Leave that alone, but make sure that it is highlighted/selected as the current module. What you want is the settings for that module, which will show in the window on the right. Go to the "Dependencies" tab. On the rightmost part of the screen will be a little green plus sign. Click that, choose "Jars or directories" and navigate to your relevant resource you want to bring along with your finished jar.
Note: don't be fooled by the check box that says "Export." Its only purpose is to cause endless pain and suffering as you wonder why the dependency isn't exported along with your jar. Always remember, the export box is trying to get you to click on it. It wants to be ticked :3
Next, add that resource as an extracted directory by going to File -> Project Structure. Then "Artifacts" in the Project Settings list on the left. Click the green plus sign at the top to make a new "Jar" artifact "From modules with dependencies." In the right hand window, under the "Output Layout" tab, click the little green plus sign and choose "Extracted Directory." Once again, browse to your precious jar.
You should now be able to successfully build a jar artifact that contains all the resources it needs to run as you designed it.
Here is a reference section on configuring external libraries as module dependencies - link. Regarding artifacts construction - it's possible to precisely specify its content (including dependency libraries content) - link.
Read How classes are found...
It is OK (expected that you) to ship your program in your own jar, and dependent 'libraries' as separate jars
You are expected to provide a way to run your program with the correct -classpath argument to the java command so that java can find both your jar, and the dependent jars... there are multiple ways to do that... see the link above.
Rolf