[Request] Automatically install the Android SDK when its not found.

[sjoerdev]

i have this script i always use to install the java jdk and android sdk with command line tools to my pc. becuase installing the entire android studio suite is overkill for my usecases. maybe if coredeck starts it could give the option to install the android command line tools and sdk and jdk and emulator and platform tools automatically. this is the script i always use on a new windows installation, its very simple and the same logic could be in the code of CoreDeck itself: https://github.com/sjoerdev/setup-android-tools

[devmuaz]

Hello @sjoerdev

Actually, not a bad idea at all. But I need to make sure this is doable on all platforms, not just Windows.
This could also help folks who don't need Android Studio at all.

Thanks for the suggestion, I noted it down so I can implement it in future versions (hopefully as soon as possible)

[sjoerdev]

@devmuaz this is a script that is similar to my powershell script, except it works on linux as a bash script: https://github.com/AstronDaniel/install-android-sdk-on-linux

if you look at both scripts, you will see that the core logic is the same.

[devmuaz]

Thanks for the URL reference @sjoerdev

I see your point, but I didn't mean in terms of scripting. What I meant is to use the same idea, but with a different approach, not exactly executing a whole script.

By doing that, I can control it the way I see fit, and I can also handle errors very nicely if any command goes wrong or fails for some reason.

So, the end view is to implement it by writing functions (each handles a separate command or OS specific APIs) directly in the coredeck_core static library (not executing scripts), then expose the APIs to use them in the GUI.

At least this is what I think right now. But worth implementing for sure, no matter what approach we go with.

[sjoerdev]

@devmuaz i think that would be a good idea.