PHP for Android: PHP scripting on Android

Ivan Mosquera <ivan@ivanmosquera.net>

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Ivn Mosquera

ZCE
PHP, Java, C.
PHP for Android project founder.
@ivmos

Irontec

Free software company.

Development/Systems/VoIp/Learning.
@irontec

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Index

Android.

PHP on Android

PHP compilation.

SL4A & PhpForAndroid.

Example: script WhereAmI.

Intro..
Architecture.

PFAf

Development and sharing.

Questions.

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Android

Mobile OS.
Opensource.
200.000 /day.
tablet

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Android

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Android

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PHP on Android

Android is Linux.
So it should work.

Of course it does..

ARM cross compiling.

Method 1 (easy):

Static compilation gnu libc (> 7MB)

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PHP en Android

Not so easy way:

Bionic: libc de Android

Linked to Bionic.
BSD.
sizeof(gnu_libc) * 0.5
Missing stuff.

PHP on Android.

Php-cli sapi
Agcc
Tweaks because of bionic.
=~ 2MB
Sockets, json.

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The problem

API php OK
UI? (php-gtk?)
Calls?
Messages?
Location?
Sensors?
...
Mobile web.

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The solution

Google project (Damon Kohler), opensource.

SL4A (Scripting Layer For Android)
Android app (APK).
Layer for scripting languages.
Exposes Android API.
Really active, often releases.

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The solution

Officially supported languages:

Python.
Perl.
Ruby.
Lua...

Foreach interpreter APK installer.

PHP? issue #40 phpforandroid.net
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/issues/detail?id=40

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The PFA project

Http://www.phpforandroid.net
@phpforandroid
SL4A PHP support.
APK.
Android PHP binary.
Framework.
Free software.

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APKs

APKs:

SL4A
PFA

SL4A detects PFA

(intent filter).

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PHP for Android

Installer (that's all):

PHP bin.

Scripts

php_rX.zip
php_scripts_rX.zip

Misc

Android.php

php.ini

php_extras_rX.zip

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SL4A

Script management.
Android Facades.
Interpreter install.

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PHP for Android & SL4A

0.1 (ASE r26 unofficial, php 5.3.3rc2)

0.2 (SL4A_r0, php 5.3.3rc3)
0.3 (SL4A_r2+, php 5.3.3)

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The Android class

<?php
include 'Android.php';
$droid = new Android();
public function __call($name, $args) {
return $this->rpc($name, $args);
}
Json RPC

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The Android class

public function rpc($method, $args) {

$data = array(
'id'=>$this->_id,
'method'=>$method,
'params'=>$args
);
$request = json_encode($data) . \n;
$sent = socket_write($this->_socket, $request,
strlen($request));

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The Android class

$response = socket_read($this->_socket, 1024,

PHP_NORMAL_READ) or die("Could not read
input\n"); $this->_id++;
$result = json_decode($response);
return array ('id' => $result->id,
'result' => $result->result,
'error' => $result->error
);
}

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The Android class

<?php
require Android.php;
$droid = new Android();
$droid->viewContacts();

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WhereAmI script

Location.
Email building (google maps link).

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WhereAmI script

$droid->startLocating();

Received: {"id":24,"method":"startLocating","params":[]}
Sent: {"error":null,"id":24,"result":null}

$location = $droid->readLocation();

Received: {"id":25,"method":"readLocation","params":[]}
Sent: {"error":null,"id":25,"result":{"network":
{"provider":"network","time":1288215482448,"longitud
e":3.0339431,"latitude":43.3319985,"speed":0,"accuracy"
:76,"altitude":0}}}

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WhereAmI script

$droid->stopLocating();

Received: {"id":26,"method":"stopLocating","params":[]}
Sent: {"error":null,"id":26,"result":null}

$longitude =
$location["result"]->network->longitude;
$latitude =
$location["result"]->network->latitude;
$mapLink = sprintf('http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=%s,%s', $latitude, $longitude);

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WhereAmI script

$data .= "Google maps : $mapLink";

$droid->sendEmail('', 'Donde estoy', $data );

Received: {"id":29,"method":"sendEmail","params":
["","Donde estoy","admin_area : Pa\u00eds Vasco
\nfeature_name : 3 \nsub_admin_area : Vizcaya
\npostal_code : 48980 \nlocality : Santurtzi
\nthoroughfare : Calle del Puerto Pesquero
\ncountry_code : ES \ncountry_name : Espa\u00f1a
\n\nGoogle Maps: http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?
q=13.3319985, 6.0339431"]}
Sent: {"error":null,"id":29,"result":null}

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PFAf

Maciej Wilgucki @wilgucki

Framework avaiblable since PFA 0.3.
Extend ScriptAbstract, implement init.
Organize your script with states.
function FooAction() {
....
$this->setNextAction('bar');

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PFAf
start
credicts

info

locate

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Development environment

SL4A...

[allow_url_fopen, allow_url_include] ON

Emulator, adb.
testnow.php
testcache.php

Remote scripting.

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Script sharing

SL4A scripts folder.

Barcode (<4296 chars)
Script on APK:

Template project customize.

ANT

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Roadmap

SL4A

API extended.

GUI...

Bugfixes.

PFA

Sqlite,... phpize.
supporting SL4A releases.

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Questions

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