kotlin-android-template

A simple Github template that lets you create an Android/Kotlin project and be up and running in a few seconds.

This template is focused on delivering a project with static analysis and continuous integration already in place.

How to use

Just click on button to create a new repo starting from this template.

Once created don't forget to update the:

• App ID
• AndroidManifest (here and here)
• Package of the source files

Features

• 100% Kotlin-only template.
• 3 Sample modules (Android app, Android library, Kotlin library).
• Sample Espresso, Instrumentation & JUnit tests.
• 100% Gradle Kotlin DSL setup.
• Dependency versions managed via buildSrc.
• CI Setup with GitHub Actions.
• Kotlin Static Analysis via ktlint and detekt.
• Publishing Ready.
• Issues Template (bug report + feature request)
• Pull Request Template.

Gradle Setup

This template is using Gradle Kotlin DSL as well as the Plugin DSL to setup the build.

Dependencies are centralized inside the Dependencies.kt file in the buildSrc folder. This provides convenient auto-completion when writing your gradle files.

Static Analysis

This template is using ktlint with the ktlint-gradle plugin to format your code. To reformat all the source code as well as the buildscript you can run the ktlintFormat gradle task.

This template is also using detekt to analyze the source code, with the configuration that is stored in the detekt.yml file (the file has been generated with the detektGenerateConfig task).

CI

This template is using GitHub Actions as CI. You don't need to setup any external service and you should have a running CI once you start using this template.

There are currently the following workflows available:

• Validate Gradle Wrapper - Will check that the gradle wrapper has a valid checksum
• Pre Merge Checks - Will run the build, check and publishToMavenLocal tasks.

Publishing

The template is setup to be ready to publish a library/artifact on a Maven Repository. If you're using JitPack, you don't need any further configuration and you can just configure the repo on JitPack. If you're using another repository (MavenCentral/JCenter/etc.), you need to specify the publishing coordinates.

Contributing

Feel free to open a issue or submit a pull request for any bugs/improvements.