How to build the Latin IME input method?

[Vedant Roy]

I am trying to build the Latin IME input method. 

The source code can be found here: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME/+/master

Are there any guides on how to build Android source code. Any tips at all would be helpful. For instance - what are the tools I need, what files are actually necessary for the build etc. 

[Bhavdip Bhalodia]

I am also trying to develop LatinIME but there is less understanding to develop it.

Thanks,

[Dan Willemsen]

Download the source and set up your machine as described on https://source.android.com/setup/build/requirements

Basically, do everything up to the "lunch" step, then use "tapas" instead:

  $ tapas LatinIME arm64

  $ m

The APK will be in out/target/product/generic_arm64/system/app/LatinIME/LatinIME.apk

- Dan

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[Vedant Roy]

Thank you so much for the assistance. I have two more questions in regards to this topic.

1] Is it possible to only download the part of the source that is relevant to the Latin IME?

 

For example, can I just do: git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME and then run the lunch/tapas commands?

2] It turns out that I only need to build the native portion of the Latin IME (The C++ files), presumably into a .so file, so that they can be used by an apk. They can be found here: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME/+/master/native/ 

Is it possible for me to only build the native portion of the Latin IME?

[Dan Willemsen]

AOSP does not have a minimal manifest for Latin IME -- with enough work, it's likely possible, but I suspect it would need at least 30-40 different repositories (the build system, different compilers, dependencies, etc).

- Dan

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[Bhavdip Bhalodia]

Anyone let me know how to use LatinIME keyboard in my app only or any other way to use the LatinIME keyboard after installation of my application?

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