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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Adding Users Using Parse.com Creating an Account and App on Parse.com

I can't sync the gradle. Why are these videos so out of date?

Error:(12, 0) Gradle DSL method not found: 'compile()' Possible causes:<ul><li>The project 'Ribbit' may be using a version of Gradle that does not contain the method. <a href="open.wrapper.file">Open Gradle wrapper file</a></li><li>The build file may be missing a Gradle plugin. <a href="apply.gradle.plugin">Apply Gradle plugin</a></li>

This is the error that I got. I am currently in projects ->app ->src -> libs.

I added the bolts file and the parse.com jar.

Hello,

Could you post both your app level and module level build.gradle files? This would allow us to more easily assist you with the problem.

2 Answers

Andre Colares
Andre Colares
5,437 Points

Guys,... Here is all you need to do:

  1. 1st go to https://github.com/ParsePlatform/Parse-SDK-Android and click at the hiperlink "download latest jar".

  2. Copy this into your libs folder (C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AndroidStudioProjects\Ribbit\app\libs)

  3. Add this in your app.gradle module:

dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['.jar']) compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.8.0' compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+' compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: 'Parse-.jar') }

  1. Change the Manifest to something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.andrecolares.ribbit" >

<!-- To access Google+ APIs: -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<!--

To retrieve OAuth 2.0 tokens or invalidate tokens to disconnect a user. This disconnect option is required to comply with the Google+ Sign-In developer policies --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" /> <!-- To retrieve the account name (email) as part of sign-in: --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" /> <!-- To auto-complete the email text field in the login form with the user's emails --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
    android:name=".RibbitApplication">
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name=".LoginActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_login"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name=".SignUpActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_sign_up"
        android:parentActivityName=".LoginActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
    </activity>

    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
        android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
</application>

</manifest>

  1. Create the RibbitAplication.java class:

package com.andrecolares.ribbit;

import android.app.Application;

import com.parse.Parse; import com.parse.ParseObject;

public class RibbitApplication extends Application {

@Override
public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();

    // Enable Local Datastore.
    Parse.enableLocalDatastore(this);

    Parse.initialize(this, "4fUuxD8WergbbsokR1b3jXsZPw6xyXBB1hwlKDbR", "l2BdQOGp4DUpReJVbl9eCXRkfbf2gow4t17oY1ZM");

    ParseObject testObject = new ParseObject("TestObject");
    testObject.put("Andre", "Colares");
    testObject.saveInBackground();
}

}

Remember to pick the Parse.initialize from your parse.com (https://www.parse.com/apps/quickstart#parse_data/mobile/android/native/existing)

  1. Update the MainActivity:

package com.andrecolares.ribbit;

import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v4.app.Fragment; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction; import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager; import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup;

import com.parse.ParseAnalytics;

import java.util.Locale;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ActionBar.TabListener {

/**
 * The {@link android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter} that will provide
 * fragments for each of the sections. We use a
 * {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} derivative, which will keep every
 * loaded fragment in memory. If this becomes too memory intensive, it
 * may be best to switch to a
 * {@link android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter}.
 */
SectionsPagerAdapter mSectionsPagerAdapter;

/**
 * The {@link ViewPager} that will host the section contents.
 */
ViewPager mViewPager;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    ParseAnalytics.trackAppOpened(getIntent());

    Intent intent = new Intent(this, LoginActivity.class);
    // Para impedir de quando clicar em back voltar para o MAIN ACTIVITY
    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
    startActivity(intent);

    // Set up the action bar.
    final ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
    actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);


    // Create the adapter that will return a fragment for each of the three
    // primary sections of the activity.
    mSectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());

    // Set up the ViewPager with the sections adapter.
    mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pager);
    mViewPager.setAdapter(mSectionsPagerAdapter);

    // When swiping between different sections, select the corresponding
    // tab. We can also use ActionBar.Tab#select() to do this if we have
    // a reference to the Tab.
    mViewPager.setOnPageChangeListener(new ViewPager.SimpleOnPageChangeListener() {
        @Override
        public void onPageSelected(int position) {
            actionBar.setSelectedNavigationItem(position);
        }
    });

    // For each of the sections in the app, add a tab to the action bar.
    for (int i = 0; i < mSectionsPagerAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
        // Create a tab with text corresponding to the page title defined by
        // the adapter. Also specify this Activity object, which implements
        // the TabListener interface, as the callback (listener) for when
        // this tab is selected.
        actionBar.addTab(
                actionBar.newTab()
                        .setText(mSectionsPagerAdapter.getPageTitle(i))
                        .setTabListener(this));
    }
}


@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@Override
public void onTabSelected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction) {
    // When the given tab is selected, switch to the corresponding page in
    // the ViewPager.
    mViewPager.setCurrentItem(tab.getPosition());
}

@Override
public void onTabUnselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction) {
}

@Override
public void onTabReselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction) {
}

/**
 * A {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} that returns a fragment corresponding to
 * one of the sections/tabs/pages.
 */
public class SectionsPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

    public SectionsPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) {
        super(fm);
    }

    @Override
    public Fragment getItem(int position) {
        // getItem is called to instantiate the fragment for the given page.
        // Return a PlaceholderFragment (defined as a static inner class below).
        return PlaceholderFragment.newInstance(position + 1);
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        // Show 3 total pages.
        return 3;
    }

    @Override
    public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
        Locale l = Locale.getDefault();
        switch (position) {
            case 0:
                return getString(R.string.title_section1).toUpperCase(l);
            case 1:
                return getString(R.string.title_section2).toUpperCase(l);
            case 2:
                return getString(R.string.title_section3).toUpperCase(l);
        }
        return null;
    }
}

/**
 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
 */
public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {
    /**
     * The fragment argument representing the section number for this
     * fragment.
     */
    private static final String ARG_SECTION_NUMBER = "section_number";

    /**
     * Returns a new instance of this fragment for the given section
     * number.
     */
    public static PlaceholderFragment newInstance(int sectionNumber) {
        PlaceholderFragment fragment = new PlaceholderFragment();
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER, sectionNumber);
        fragment.setArguments(args);
        return fragment;
    }

    public PlaceholderFragment() {
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, false);
        return rootView;
    }
}

}

That's all! And is updated to android studio last release!

Oscar Hernandez
Oscar Hernandez
1,618 Points

I am using android studio, and i was having trouble too. I finally found my mistake. hope it help you.

on build graddle(app) this is what i have for dependecies

dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['.jar']) compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0' compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+' compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: 'Parse-.jar')

}

and i also found out that in your main activity, on the oncreate you need to add this code,

ParseAnalytics.trackAppOpenedInBackground(getIntent());

which is different from his.

if this does not help message me back so i can take pics of my codes. good luck.