I created a service to swap out the default keyboard with my custom keyboard...the code for my custom keyboard works (i tested in a app). i wrapped the code in a service and deployed it to the android device. When i try to enable my custom keyboard from the device, it just keeps crashing...i used log cat to grab the exception. here is the exception:
Time Device Name Type PID Tag Message 06-03 00:03:38.287 Samsung SM-J327P Error 3044 AndroidRuntime java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate service SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard.Activity1: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard.Activity1" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard-1/lib/arm, /data/app/SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard-1/base.apk!/lib/armeabi-v7a, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]] at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3844) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2100(ActivityThread.java:231) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1911) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7422) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
posted below is my manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="SimpleKeyboard.SimpleKeyboard" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" android:installLocation="auto">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<application>
<service android:name=".Activity1" android:label="@string/app_name" android:permission="android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD" android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.view.InputMethod" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.view.im" android:resource="@xml/method" />
</service>
</application>
</manifest>
here is the service:
public class Activity1 : InputMethodService
{
private KeyboardView kv;
private Keyboard keyboard;
private bool isCaps = false;
public Activity1()
{
}
public override void OnInitializeInterface()
{
if (IsExternalStorageWritable())
{
File appDirectory = new File(Android.OS.Environment.DirectoryDownloads + "/MyPersonalAppFolder");
File logDirectory = new File(appDirectory + "/log");
File logFile = new File(logDirectory, "logcat" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".txt");
// create app folder
if (!appDirectory.Exists())
{
appDirectory.Mkdirs();
}
// create log folder
if (!logDirectory.Exists())
{
logDirectory.Mkdirs();
}
// clear the previous logcat and then write the new one to the file
try
{
Java.Lang.Process process = Runtime.GetRuntime().Exec("logcat -c");
process = Runtime.GetRuntime().Exec("logcat -f " + logFile);
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.PrintStackTrace();
}
}
else if (isExternalStorageReadable())
{
// only readable
}
else
{
// not accessible
}
base.OnInitializeInterface();
}
public override void OnCreate()
{
if (IsExternalStorageWritable())
{
File appDirectory = new File(Android.OS.Environment.DirectoryDownloads + "/MyPersonalAppFolder");
File logDirectory = new File(appDirectory + "/log");
File logFile = new File(logDirectory, "logcat" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".txt");
// create app folder
if (!appDirectory.Exists())
{
appDirectory.Mkdirs();
}
// create log folder
if (!logDirectory.Exists())
{
logDirectory.Mkdirs();
}
// clear the previous logcat and then write the new one to the file
try
{
Java.Lang.Process process = Runtime.GetRuntime().Exec("logcat -c");
process = Runtime.GetRuntime().Exec("logcat -f " + logFile);
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.PrintStackTrace();
}
}
else if (isExternalStorageReadable())
{
// only readable
}
else
{
// not accessible
}
base.OnCreate();
}
public override View OnCreateInputView()
{
keyboard = new Keyboard(this, Resource.Xml.Qwerty);
View kvl = (View)LayoutInflater.Inflate(Resource.Layout.Keyboard, null);
kv = kvl.FindViewById<KeyboardView>(Resource.Id.keyboard);
kv.Keyboard = keyboard;
kv.OnKeyboardActionListener = new MyKeyboardListener(this);
return kv;
// return null;
}
/* Checks if external storage is available for read and write */
public bool IsExternalStorageWritable()
{
string state = Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageState;
if (Android.OS.Environment.MediaMounted.Equals(state))
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
/* Checks if external storage is available to at least read */
public bool isExternalStorageReadable()
{
string state = Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageState;
if (Android.OS.Environment.MediaMounted.Equals(state) ||
Android.OS.Environment.MediaMountedReadOnly.Equals(state))
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
What i am i doing wrong?
