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appc-aar-transform
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Extract and copy the contents from Android Archive (.aar) files.
npm install appc-aar-transform
This module is used to extract the contents of an Android Archive (.aar) to a desired location and optionally copy any bundled assets and libraries to a new location.
var AarTransformer = require('appc-aar-transform');
var transformer = new AarTransformer(logger) // logger is optional, can be any bunyan based logger
transformer.transform(options, function(err, result) {
console.log(result.packageName); // package key from AndroidManifest.xml
console.log(result.jars); // array of JAR files found in the Android Archive
});
| Option | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
aarPathAndFilename | String | The path and filename pointing to the .aar file to process. |
outputPath | String | Base directory where the .aar file will be extracted to. The actual content will be extracted into a sub-directory (basename of the AAR file). |
assetsDestinationPath | String | (Optional) Copy all assets contained in the .aar to this path. |
libraryDestinationPath | String | (Optional) Copy all libraries (.jar) contained in the .aar to this path. |
sharedLibraryDestinationPath | String | (Optional) Copy all shared libraries (.so) contained in the .aar to this path. |
This is an open source project. Please consider forking this repo to improve, enhance or fix issues. If you feel like the community will benefit from your fork, please open a pull request.
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This project is open source and provided under the Apache Public License (version 2).
Copyright (c) 2017, Appcelerator Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FAQs
Transforms Android Archive files
We found that appc-aar-transform demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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