gilvegliach / LoadingDexCodeOverTheNetwork

Sample that demonstrates dynamic code loading from dex files over the network

Dynamic DEX code loading over the network

Shows an example of dex dynamic class loading. Two dex files are downloaded from a server, loaded into the VM and classes from the dex files executed.

Explanations in the blog post: http://gilvegliach.it/?id=12

Building and running

Prerequisites:

1. local.properties in the project root with sdk.dir set (just import the project in Android Studio)
2. Set the path for the dx command in the variable dxCommand in dexs/build.gradle, i.e. modify the line:

    def dxCommand = '<SDK_DIR>/build-tools/current/dx'

Build with:

./gradlew build

Install app and run server with

./gradlew installDebug bootRun 

Launch app on the device and have fun :)