Attila Csipa [@achipa] Technology Wizard, Nokia

Introduction to Asha application development

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

- What is Nokia Asha from a developer perspective? - What are my development options? - Nokia IDE for Java overview - Project creation - Running in an emulator - Debugging - Resources - (Second session on advanced examples)

Session content

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

From Series40…

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Developer Platform 2.0 DP 1.1 DP 1.0 6th Ed., FP1 6th Ed. 6th Ed., Lite 5th Ed., FP1

...to Asha

Current Asha lineup focus

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- WiFi + 3G - 1GHz processor - Capacitive multi-touch - Location services - Internet (email, web) - Social (Twitter, Facebook)

High end of the Asha range Smartphones!

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(also dual-SIM and ITU-T/QWERTY inputs in other models)

Java ME (Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java) Web apps (Nokia Web Tools 2.3) Xpress web app builder

Developer offering

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

- Low entry barrier - Nokia Web Tools – includes a full IDE with emulator - Limited API set compared to Java ME - Xpress Web App Builder (XWAB) (for a no-code way of presenting data)

Web applications

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- Java Platform, Micro Edition (MIDP/CLDC = MIDlet)

- Java Specification Requests (JSRs) with Nokia extensions - The recommended environment is the Nokia IDE for Java - …but NetBeans is OK, too

Java ME

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- Devices have a comprehensive list of JSRs

- Nokia Developer Device Spec API list

- Nokia Ad Exchange - Nokia In App Purchase - Maps API for Java ME

Supported JSRs

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© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Nokia IDE for Java ME

Device SDK Manager

Integrated SDK + Toolchain

App Templates

JAD Editor

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Nokia IDE for Java ME Meet Eclipse!

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Eclipse startup

Meet Eclipse – LIVE DEMO

- Create new MIDlet project - Set configuration/SDK - Set project properties - Set Java project properties/libraries - Add Java ME MIDlet - Choose template

Create a new project This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship

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© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

New project walkthrough

Create new project – LIVE DEMO

LCDUI Limited Capability Device UI Java ME level support Low level (Canvas!) Unified command handling

User interface toolkit(s) An interface is worth a 1000 pictures

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LWUIT LightWeight UI Toolkit Self contained, bundled High(er) level Containers/layouts

- Convenient way of testing your app - Emulates the whole device - Events (call, SIM swap…) - Sensor emulation (accelerometer) - Camera simulation (webcam) - Canvas zoom - Need something more “real”?

Remote Device Access!

Emulator It’s… Alive!

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© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Start/explore emulator

Meet the Emulator – LIVE DEMO

- Set breakpoints - Inspect variables - On-Device

Debugging Do what I want, not what I said!

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© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Start debugger, stop at breakpoint, inspect variables

Debugging – LIVE DEMO

- Create package (JAR/JAD) - Deployment via Nokia suite

Deployment

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Connect device, launch Nokia Suite, deploy to device via drag and drop

Deployment – LIVE DEMO

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

© 2013 Nokia Introduction to Asha application development v. 1.0 2013-02-26 Attila Csipa

Code examples Whet your appetite

• Nokia IDE Nokia Hub → Nokia Series 40 Code Examples

• Online bit.ly/JavaMeExamples

• Emulator Help → MIDlet Samples

• Maps & LWUIT C:\Nokia\devices\Nokia_SDK_2_0_Java\plugins

Want to learn more about Java ME on Asha? http://www.developer.nokia.com/Develop/Java/ Problems? Nokia Developer Mobile Java Forum @NokiaDeveloper Attila Csipa Technology Wizard, Nokia

Thank You! Questions?

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