How to parse xml file in vim? - android

I am currently working on an android project. And now i wish to complete a job: Parsing a xml file called AndroidManifest.xml and get some attribute from it. And set to some values in vim.
Here is the AndroidManifest.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.base.module.callhistory"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<application android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Light.NoTitleBar"
android:icon="#drawable/call_history">
<activity android:name="HistoryMainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="HistoryListActivity">
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="DetailListActivity">
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
I want to parse package="com.base.module.callhistory" and HistoryListActivity in <activity android:name="HistoryMainActivity". Then i can use this two value to compose a command to launch my app automatically. I just set these values by hand. But i think if vim can parse this file and set these values automatically, it's must very cool.


Consider xmlstarlet, xmllint --xpath
Otherwise, you can use perl or python to achieve your goal if you have it compiled in (usually packaged versions do)
Regardless of that, you might still use nomarl search (/) patterns with c i t to replace the tag contents


I had a similar requirement as you, and I just wrote a custom python script for this task.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.mytrack.ph"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="14"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<!-- Google Map v.2 permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<!-- GCM permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<permission android:name="com.example.gcm.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.example.gcm.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<!-- Writing Persmission -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_PROFILE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACT"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity android:name="com.mytrack.ph.SplashActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:noHistory="true"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:theme="#style/splashScreenTheme" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.mytrack.ph.LoginActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
>
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="#string/google_map_api_key"/>
<activity android:name="com.facebook.LoginActivity"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
android:label="#string/app_name" />
<meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="#string/app_id"/>
<service android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackService"></service>
<receiver
android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackGcmBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<category android:name="com.my.track.service" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackGcmIntentService" />
<activity android:name="NavigationMenuActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:launchMode="singleTop"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
></activity>
<receiver android:name="com.my.track.results.ConnectionChangeReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
I though this is normal in android studio. Running an app gives 2 launcher icons.
PS:
my AndroidManifest.xml is inside main folder and I used eclipse to export to gradle build.
Im using Android Studio 0.8.6
thanks.

I got it! yes at last , i have to study gradles and stuff.
Actually I have 2 android projects inside the Project, one is a library and the other one is the main app.
I found out that when i imported those projects Android Studio (I exported the lib to gradle build from eclipse) doesn't care if that is a lib project or a main project. (Correct me if im wrong ).
so the only thing to make it work is to remove the intent-filter of that lib-android-project.
EDIT:
#all
solved it ! thanks to everyone, I never knew there was another AndroidManifest.xml , i thought eclipse removed it. and i thought Exporting it to gradle will remove it because it is checked as a library.
thanks for all your help.

The <intent-filter> that affects creating multiple launcher icon is the following one:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
Android Studio's manifest merger will always combine <intent-filter>s in library projects into main project's manifest. You may end up having multiple LAUNCHER intents in your synthesized manifest, thus having multiple launcher icons. To avoid this, simply remove the LAUNCHER intents from the library projects' manifest.

You declare two intent filter, used only one Intent filter in the activity, on AndroidManifest.
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
If you used two or more intent filter in AndroidManifest, then you will have two app icon, So remove it & set one intent filter.
I hove this is usedful to you.

i agree, since i made 2 activity(one for splash, one for main). In manifest i forgot to delete
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
so in the end when i install app, i will have 2 app.

There is most likely an imported Library project that has this intent filter.
1. Open your app manifest
2. At the bottom left click on "Merged Manifest"
3. Search and find which library project has the attribute
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
4. Remove it and ensure that now the filter is only on your App's <Application >class activity.

In my case, it was just because, in the manifest file, two activities were declared as launcher. Actually, I clicked on the launcher checkbox while making new activity, thinking it will transfer the launcher tag from the previous activity to this, but it created both activities as launchers.

When running android and doing debug, there is an another AndroidManifest.xml under src/debug. Make sure this manifest file matches the main one under src/main.

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<!You need to delete launcher intent filter from every other activity ->
</activity>
The "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" intent filter decides which activity will launch when you tap on the application icon. If there are more than 1 entries, OS will create more than one app icon after installation. You need to make sure that there is a single entry of above intent filter in the Manifest file.

Gradle: Manifest merge changes the value for the "theme" parameters in the AndroidManifest file:

The problem I have is that if I have in the base Manifest file an Acitivity, say like so:
<activity
android:name=".activities.ActTutorial"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
After I merge the manifest files, produce the apk file and open this apk file (using apktool) to look at the AndroidManifest.xml file I see this:
<activity
android:theme="#*android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:name=".activities.ActTutorial"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
The android:theme value changed from:
"#android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar"
to
"#*android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar"
As you can see there is an asterisk (*) there and this basically result in showing me an activity with ActionBar when in fact I need one without.
Does some one knows why this happens? and this can be fixed?

In the end the asterisk was not my problem for this thing, but I had some problem with the application package names, what helped in this case was to use:
${applicationId}. place holder in the manifest file for different packages of the different flavor of the project.
You can use it like so:
<permission
android:name="${applicationId}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
android:protectionLevel="signature"/>
<uses-permission
android:name="${applicationId}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"/>

app appears in Manage Applications, but not on the main menu

I'm using Eclipse to make an Android app. I've used it before and not had this problem. The console says everything installed ok, so I'm a little confused. I'm not sure what is relevant from logcat, but I can post it if you think that would help.
I've restarted Eclipse, ADB, the emulator, and the Mac several times in various orders and nothing has helped. I know it must be something simple but I haven't played around with this in a few months.
Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.hyser.pinpoint"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" />
<application
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
</application>
<activity android:name=".pinpoint" android:label="pinpoint">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

Your Activity needs to be inside of your application tag in your manifest
<application
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity android:name=".pinpoint" android:label="pinpoint">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
It's a similar issue to this:
Unable to start Service Intent

Your <activity> tag needs to be in the <application> block.

Is it possible your manifest does not refer to any activities? If you install an app with no activities in the manifest you will get this behavior.

How to call correctly run few class (intents)?

I'm beginner in Java Android developing. I'm using Eclipse SDK 3.6.1 version. I'm trying to do this thing: in first class (layout - main.xml) is button "hello", it calls new class (layout - second.xml), in this class are button "hello2", it calss new class. I can't do this cause when I push first button "hello" I getting this messages "The aplication (xxxx) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again". How to resolve this problem. I think problem is in AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="net.kodinis_raktas"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".veiksmas"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".second" >
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".lock"></activity>
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS">
</uses-permission>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
</manifest>

Use adb logcat, DDMS, or the DDMS perspective in Eclipse to examine LogCat and look at the stack trace associated with your error. That will give you more information.
I would recommend getting rid of the <intent-filter> elements from .second and .lock, since you are not using them. If your error is coming from trying to start .second, the existence of your category-only <intent-filter> may well prevent that activity from being started.

In my limited experience with android I think you need to add this line after activity android:name=".second"
android:label="#string/app_name">

Why doesn't my android application show up in the launcher?

I'm developing an application for the Android platform targeted for api level 4 (Android 1.6) but I can't get it to show up on my phone and I can't figure out why. Here's my AndroidManifest.xml is there a problem in here? Or is there something else I should be looking at?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.sbe.app.hellocogen"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".activity.ListPlants"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".activity.AddPlant"
android:label="Add Plant">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".activity.UnitActivity"
android:label="IP HERE, PLANT NAME">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4"/>
</manifest>
When I started this application it didn't show up but I fixed it by setting the minimum api level to 4 instead of 7 then it started showing up but now it stopped showing up again and I don't know why.

I was having the exact same problem as you. It was working for one activity but not another. Eventually I realised that I had named the tag "activty" instead of "activity". This doesn't throw an error of any kind, just does not recognise the existence of the Activity!
Also, you don't need the ".activity." before the class name. Is your "ListPlants" a ListActivity? If so, this might explain your problem.

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