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Yaojia Wang 4fe1981997 chore(android): install Android SDK + wire AGP 9.2.1 (toolchain proven)
Android SDK installed on this machine (cmdline-tools via brew;
platform-tools + platforms;android-35 + build-tools;35.0.0), local.properties
points Gradle at it (gitignored). Wired AGP 9.2.1 into the version catalog +
google() repos; proved the full chain by building a throwaway android-library
module against SDK 35 (AAR produced), then removed the probe.

Groundwork for AW2+: AGP plugins in the catalog, google() in settings, and the
working recipe in README (incl. the AGP-9-has-built-in-Kotlin gotcha — Android
modules apply ONLY the android plugin, never kotlin.android). Pure JVM modules
still green (218 tests). Framework module stubs stay gated until implemented.
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# WebTerm — Android client
A native Android client for the WebTerm browser-terminal server, targeting functional
parity with the shipped **iOS** client. See the full design in
[`docs/ANDROID_CLIENT_PLAN.md`](../docs/ANDROID_CLIENT_PLAN.md) (stack §2, module
architecture §3, server contract §4, task waves §5).
This directory is a **Gradle multi-module** project. The module set mirrors the iOS
SPM package set and inherits its rule: *dependencies only flow down; nothing points
upward* (ARCHITECTURE §1).
## ⚠️ No-SDK constraint (why only 5 modules build here)
The current build environment has **no Android SDK**. Everything that can be pure
**Kotlin/JVM** (`kotlin("jvm")`) is built and unit-tested now; anything that needs the
Android framework (`com.android.*` plugins) is **scaffolded but disabled**.
- **Enabled now (pure Kotlin/JVM, `./gradlew test`-able):**
`:wire-protocol`, `:session-core`, `:api-client`, `:client-tls`, `:test-support`.
- **Scaffolded but COMMENTED OUT** in [`settings.gradle.kts`](settings.gradle.kts)
(dirs + a `build.gradle.kts` stub exist, marked `// TODO(android-sdk)`):
`:app`, `:terminal-view`, `:host-registry`, `:client-tls-android`.
To bring the Android modules online later: install an SDK, add
`local.properties``sdk.dir`, add the Android Gradle Plugin + `google()` to
`pluginManagement`, then uncomment the `include(...)` lines and the plugin blocks in
each stub.
## Module map (mirror of the iOS SPM packages — plan §3)
| iOS SPM package | Android module | Kind | Status |
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|
| WireProtocol | `:wire-protocol` | pure Kotlin/JVM | ✅ built |
| SessionCore (reducers) | `:session-core` | pure Kotlin/JVM | ✅ built |
| APIClient | `:api-client` | pure Kotlin/JVM | ✅ built |
| ClientTLS (pure half) | `:client-tls` | pure Kotlin/JVM | ✅ built |
| TestSupport | `:test-support` | pure Kotlin/JVM (fakes) | ✅ built |
| ClientTLS (fwk half) | `:client-tls-android` | Android (AndroidKeyStore/Tink)| ⏸ SDK-gated |
| HostRegistry | `:host-registry` | Android (DataStore) | ⏸ SDK-gated |
| SwiftTerm host view | `:terminal-view` | Android (Termux wrap) | ⏸ SDK-gated |
| App/WebTerm | `:app` | Android app (Compose/Hilt/FCM)| ⏸ SDK-gated |
> Not yet scaffolded: `:transport-okhttp` (OkHttp `TermTransport`/`HttpTransport`
> impls, JVM) is owned by task **A7** and will be added then. The iOS
> `URLSession*Transport`s consolidate into it (plan §3 framing note).
### Dependency graph (arrows = "depends on")
```
:app (SDK-gated)
┌───────────────┬───┴────┬──────────────┬───────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
:terminal-view :session-core :api-client :host-registry :client-tls-android
(SDK-gated) │ │ (SDK-gated) │
│ │ │ ▼
│ │ │ :client-tls (pure)
└──────┬───────┴──────────┴──────────────┬────────────────┘
▼ ▼
:wire-protocol ◀──────────── :transport-okhttp (A7, not yet)
└──────── :test-support → test source sets only
```
`:wire-protocol` is the **frozen shared contract** (Android analogue of
`src/types.ts` + WireProtocol) — `ClientMessage`/`ServerMessage`, `MessageCodec`,
`Validation`, `WireConstants`, `HostEndpoint` (the single Origin/wsURL derivation),
and the `TermTransport` / `HttpTransport` / `PingableTermTransport` boundary
interfaces. New wire types are added **only** here (a coordination point).
## Toolchain
- **Gradle** 9.6.1 (via the committed wrapper — always use `./gradlew`).
- **Kotlin** 2.3.21 (matches the Kotlin embedded in Gradle 9.6.1).
- **JVM toolchain** 17 (`jvmToolchain(17)` in every module).
- Versions are pinned in the version catalog
[`gradle/libs.versions.toml`](gradle/libs.versions.toml): kotlinx-serialization-json,
kotlinx-coroutines-core/-test, JUnit5 (Jupiter), Turbine, MockK.
Pure modules apply `kotlin("jvm")` + `kotlin("plugin.serialization")`, wire the
`libs.bundles.unit-test` bundle into `testImplementation`, and run tests on the
JUnit Platform (`tasks.test { useJUnitPlatform() }`).
## Build & test
```bash
# Use the committed wrapper for everything.
./gradlew help # sanity: the build configures
./gradlew projects # lists the 5 pure modules
./gradlew build # compile all pure modules
./gradlew test # run JVM unit tests (JUnit5 + coroutines-test + Turbine + MockK)
```
> Testing target: **≥80% Kover coverage** on the pure modules (`:wire-protocol`,
> `:session-core`, `:api-client`, `:client-tls` pure half). TDD, immutable data,
> small focused files — same discipline as the rest of the repo.
## Android SDK setup (proven working)
The pure JVM modules need only a JDK + Gradle. The **Android-framework** modules
(`:app`, `:terminal-view`, `:host-registry`, `:client-tls-android` — plan AW2+)
need the Android SDK. This machine is set up and the toolchain is **proven** (an
AGP library module compiled against SDK 35 and produced an AAR):
- **SDK location:** `/usr/local/share/android-commandlinetools`
(installed via `brew install --cask android-commandlinetools`).
- **Installed packages:** `platform-tools`, `platforms;android-35`, `build-tools;35.0.0`.
- **`android/local.properties`** (gitignored) points Gradle at it:
`sdk.dir=/usr/local/share/android-commandlinetools`.
- **Shell env** (for `sdkmanager`/`adb`): `export ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/share/android-commandlinetools`.
### Wiring an Android module (the working recipe)
- Repos: `google()` is in both `pluginManagement` and `dependencyResolutionManagement`
in `settings.gradle.kts` (needed to resolve AGP + androidx).
- Plugin: **AGP 9.2.1** (`libs.plugins.android.library` / `.android.application`),
compatible with Gradle 9.6.1.
- **Gotcha:** AGP 9 has **built-in Kotlin** — apply ONLY the android plugin. Adding
`org.jetbrains.kotlin.android` errors with "no longer required since AGP 9.0".
- Module block: `android { namespace = "…"; compileSdk = 35; defaultConfig { minSdk = 29 } }`.
To add more SDK pieces later (e.g. an emulator image for instrumented tests):
`sdkmanager "system-images;android-35;google_apis;arm64-v8a" "emulator"`.