ah-cog / looper-mobile

Looper is a visual programming environment for mobile touchscreen devices including smartphones and tablets.

Looper

Looper is a visual programming environment for mobile touchscreen devices including smartphones and tablets.

Install Development Environment

Install PhoneGap

Start by installing PhoneGap by following the Install PhoneGap tutorial.

Install PhoneGap Plugins

Next, install the needed plugins by following the instructions below.

First, install the HTTP Web Server:

sudo phonegap plugin add https://github.com/floatinghotpot/cordova-httpd.git

Next, install UDP Plugin:

sudo phonegap plugin add https://github.com/applejacko/cordova-plugin-uic-udp

Next, install Accelerometer Plugin:

sudo phonegap plugin add org.apache.cordova.device-motion

Finally, verify plugins are installed:

sudo phonegap plugin

The system should respond with a list of plugins similar to the following. The versions and formatting may vary.

com.rjfun.cordova.httpd 0.9.2 "CorHttpd"
edu.uic.travelmidwest.cordova.udptransmit 0.0.1 "UDPTransmit"
org.apache.cordova.device-motion 0.2.10 "Device Motion"

Install Android Development Environment

Follow the article Install Apache Cordova on OS X Yosemite to develop Looper with Android.

Configure for Development and Testing

Configure for Android

export ANDROID_HOME=/Applications/android-sdk-macosx/
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Read the official Android Platform Guide for more detailed and up-to-date instructions.

Run on Android

Plug in an Android phone and enter the following command:

sudo phonegap run android