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150 lines
5.4 KiB
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[](https://circleci.com/gh/eggheadgames/android-about-box)
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[](https://jitpack.io/#eggheadgames/android-about-box)
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[](https://github.com/eggheadgames/android-about-box/blob/develop/LICENSE)
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# About Box
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A modern About Box for an Android App built on the [daniel-stoneuk/material-about-library](https://github.com/daniel-stoneuk/material-about-library).
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### Easily display the common items of an About Box in a modern Android friendly way
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## About
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Android About Box is configured with a set of (mostly) strings for the company name, twitter and Facebook accounts, website, and filenames to html files for help files, privacy policy etc.
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When triggered from a menu item, it will display the app name, icon and version, provide links to contact support, leave a review, share the app, go to other apps by the same company in the app store -- as well as links to Facebook etc.
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You can omit most features if they don't apply (e.g. like website), by not setting the values.
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## Installation Instructions
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Add the JitPack.io repository to your root `build.gradle`:
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```gradle
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allprojects {
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repositories {
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maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
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}
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}
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```
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Add a dependency to your application related `build.gradle`
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```gradle
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dependencies {
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compile 'com.github.eggheadgames:android-about-box:<actual version>'
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}
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```
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## Setup AboutBox
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Add AboutBox configuration to your Application class
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```java
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AboutConfig aboutConfig = AboutConfig.getInstance();
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aboutConfig.appName = getString(R.string.app_name);
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aboutConfig.appIcon = R.mipmap.ic_launcher;
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aboutConfig.version = "1.0.0";
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aboutConfig.author = "Tolstoy";
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aboutConfig.aboutLabelTitle = "About App";
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aboutConfig.packageName = getApplicationContext().getPackageName();
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aboutConfig.buildType = google ? AboutConfig.BuildType.GOOGLE : AboutConfig.BuildType.AMAZON;
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aboutConfig.facebookUserName = FACEBOOK_USER_NAME;
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aboutConfig.twitterUserName = TWITTER_USER_NAME;
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aboutConfig.webHomePage = WEB_HOME_PAGE;
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// app publisher for "Try Other Apps" item
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aboutConfig.appPublisher = APP_PUBLISHER;
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// if pages are stored locally, then you need to override aboutConfig.dialog to be able use custom WebView
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aboutConfig.companyHtmlPath = COMPANY_HTML_PATH;
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aboutConfig.privacyHtmlPath = PRIVACY_HTML_PATH;
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aboutConfig.acknowledgmentHtmlPath = ACKNOWLEDGMENT_HTML_PATH;
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aboutConfig.dialog = new IDialog() {
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@Override
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public void open(AppCompatActivity appCompatActivity, String url, String tag) {
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// handle custom implementations of WebView. It will be called when user click to web items. (Example: "Privacy", "Acknowledgments" and "About")
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}
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};
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aboutConfig.analytics = new IAnalytic() {
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@Override
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public void logUiEvent(String s, String s1) {
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// handle log events.
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}
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@Override
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public void logException(Exception e, boolean b) {
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// handle exception events.
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}
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};
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// set it only if aboutConfig.analytics is defined.
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aboutConfig.logUiEventName = "Log";
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// Contact Support email details
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aboutConfig.emailAddress = EMAIL_ADDRESS;
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aboutConfig.emailSubject = EMAIL_SUBJECT;
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aboutConfig.emailBody = EMAIL_BODY;
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```
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## Open the About Box from your app
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```java
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AboutActivity.launch(activity);
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```
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## Sharing
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By default, the default Android share intent will be called with the values specified in `shareMessage` and `sharingTitle`. For example:
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```java
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aboutConfig.shareMessage = getString(R.string.share_message);
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aboutConfig.sharingTitle = getString(R.string.sharing_title);
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```
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The `share_message` string will have an app store URL appended to it (appropriately constructed for Google Play or Amazon).
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Alternatively, you can provide a custom sharing function (and omit `shareMessage` and `sharingTitle`):
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```java
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aboutConfig.share = new IShare() {
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@Override
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public void share(Activity activity) {
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// do custom sharing
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}
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};
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```
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## Theme
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If you add the following to your AndroidManifest.xml file, the About Box will use these colours. This allows you to match your app colours:
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```xml
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<activity
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android:name="com.eggheadgames.aboutbox.activity.AboutActivity"
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android:theme="@style/AppTheme.MaterialAboutActivity"/>
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```
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Ensure that `AppTheme.MaterialAboutActivity` theme extends either of these themes, and apply primary & accent colours:
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```
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Theme.Mal.Light.DarkActionBar
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Theme.Mal.Light.LightActionBar
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Theme.Mal.Dark.LightActionBar
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Theme.Mal.Dark.DarkActionBar
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```
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```xml
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<style name="AppTheme.MaterialAboutActivity" parent="Theme.Mal.Light.DarkActionBar" >
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<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
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<item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
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<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
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<item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
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</style>
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```
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## Screenshot
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<img src="extras/example.png?raw=true">
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