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+cscript create.js
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diff --git a/bin/create.js b/bin/create.js
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+/*
+ * create a phonegap/android project
+ *
+ * USAGE
+ *  ./create [path package activity]
+ */
+
+function read(filename) {
+    var fso=WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
+    var f=fso.OpenTextFile(filename, 1, true);
+    var s=f.ReadAll();
+    f.Close();
+    return s;
+}
+function write(filename, contents) {
+    var fso=WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
+    var f=fso.OpenTextFile(filename, 2, true);
+    f.Write(contents);
+    f.Close();
+}
+function replaceInFile(filename, regexp, replacement) {
+    write(filename, read(filename).replace(regexp, replacement));
+}
+function exec(s) {
+    var o=shell.Exec(s);
+}
+
+var args = WScript.Arguments, PROJECT_PATH="example", 
+    PACKAGE="com.phonegap.example", ACTIVITY="PhoneGapExample",
+    shell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
+
+if (args.Count() == 3) {
+    WScript.Echo('Found expected arguments');
+    PROJECT_PATH=args(0);
+    PACKAGE=args(1);
+    ACTIVITY=args(2);
+}
+
+var PACKAGE_AS_PATH=PACKAGE.replace(/\./g, '\\');
+var ACTIVITY_PATH=PROJECT_PATH+'\\src\\'+PACKAGE_AS_PATH+'\\'+ACTIVITY+'.java';
+var MANIFEST_PATH=PROJECT_PATH+'\\AndroidManifest.xml';
+var TARGET=shell.Exec('android.bat list targets').StdOut.ReadAll().match(/id:\s([0-9]).*/)[1];
+var VERSION=read('VERSION').replace(/\r\n/,'').replace(/\n/,'');
+
+// clobber any existing example
+
+/*
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+    rm -rf $PROJECT_PATH
+fi
+*/
+
+// create the project
+exec('android.bat create project --target '+TARGET+' --path '+PROJECT_PATH+' --package '+PACKAGE+' --activity '+ACTIVITY);
+
+// update the phonegap framework project to a target that exists on this machine
+exec('android.bat update project --target '+TARGET+' --path framework');
+
+// compile phonegap.js and phonegap.jar
+// if you see an error about "Unable to resolve target" then you may need to 
+// update your android tools or install an additional Android platform version
+exec('ant.bat -v -f framework\\build.xml jar');
+
+// copy in the project template
+exec('cmd /c xcopy bin\\templates\\project '+PROJECT_PATH+' /S /Y');
+
+// copy in phonegap.js
+exec('cmd /c copy framework\\assets\\www\\phonegap-'+VERSION+'.js '+PROJECT_PATH+'\\assets\\www\\phonegap-'+VERSION+'.js /Y');
+
+// copy in phonegap.jar
+exec('cmd /c copy framework\\phonegap-'+VERSION+'.jar '+PROJECT_PATH+'\\libs\\phonegap-'+VERSION+'.jar /Y');
+
+// copy in default activity
+exec('cmd /c copy bin\\templates\\Activity.java '+ACTIVITY_PATH+' /Y');
+
+// interpolate the activity name and package
+replaceInFile(ACTIVITY_PATH, /__ACTIVITY__/, ACTIVITY);
+replaceInFile(ACTIVITY_PATH, /__ID__/, PACKAGE);
+
+replaceInFile(MANIFEST_PATH, /__ACTIVITY__/, ACTIVITY);
+replaceInFile(MANIFEST_PATH, /__PACKAGE__/, PACKAGE);
+
+/*
+# leave the id for launching
+touch $PROJECT_PATH/package-activity
+echo $PACKAGE/$PACKAGE.$ACTIVITY >  $PROJECT_PATH/package-activity 
+*/
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="PhoneGap" default="create" basedir="../">
+
+	<property name="project.path" value="${basedir}/example"/>
+	<property name="package" value="com.phonegap.example"/>
+	<property name="activity" value="PhoneGapExample"/>
+
+	<target name="create">
+
+		<echo file="tmp/package.tmp">package-as-path=${package}</echo>
+		<replace file="tmp/package.tmp" token="." value="\\" />
+		<property file="tmp/package.tmp" />
+		<property name="activity.path" value="${project.path}/src/${package-as-path}/${activity}.java" />
+		<property name="manifest.path" value="${project.path}/AndroidManifest.xml" />
+
+		<!-- get the highest target on this machine -->
+		<exec executable="cmd" osfamily="windows" output="target.list.tmp">
+			<arg line="/c android.bat list targets"/>
+		</exec>
+		<exec executable="android" osfamily="mac,unix">
+			<arg line="list targets"/>
+		</exec>
+		<replaceregexp file="tmp/target.list.tmp" match=".*id:\s([0-9]).*" replace="target=\1" flags="s" />
+		<property file="tmp/target.list.tmp" />
+
+		<!-- var VERSION=read('VERSION').replace(/\r\n/,'').replace(/\n/,''); -->
+		<copy file="VERSION" tofile="tmp/VERSION.tmp" overwrite="true" />
+		<replaceregexp file="tmp/VERSION.tmp" match="^" replace="version=" />
+		<replaceregexp file="tmp/VERSION.tmp" match="\r\n" replace="" />
+		<property file="tmp/VERSION.tmp" />
+
+		<!-- clobber any existing example -->
+
+		<!-- create the project -->
+		<exec executable="cmd" osfamily="windows">
+			<arg line="/c android.bat create project --target ${target} --path ${project.path} --package ${package} --activity ${activity}"/>
+		</exec>
+		<exec executable="android" osfamily="mac,unix">
+			<arg line="create project --target ${target} --path ${project.path} --package ${package} --activity ${activity}"/>
+		</exec>
+
+		<!-- update the framework dir -->
+		<exec executable="cmd" osfamily="windows">
+			<arg line="/c android.bat update project --target ${target} --path ${basedir}/framework"/>
+		</exec>
+		<exec executable="android" osfamily="mac,unix">
+			<arg line="update project --target ${target} --path ${basedir}/framework"/>
+		</exec>
+
+		<!-- compile phonegap.js and phonegap.jar -->
+		<!--	// if you see an error about "Unable to resolve target" then you may need to 
+				// update your android tools or install an additional Android platform version -->
+		<exec executable="cmd" osfamily="windows">
+			<arg line="ant.bat -v -f ${basedir}/framework/build.xml jar"/>
+		</exec>
+		<exec executable="ant" osfamily="mac,unix">
+			<arg line="-v -f ${basedir}/framework/build.xml jar"/>
+		</exec>
+
+		<!-- copy in the project template -->
+		<copy todir="${project.path}" overwrite="true">
+			<fileset dir="${basedir}/bin/templates/project"/>
+		</copy>
+
+		<!-- copy in phonegap.js -->
+		<copy file="${basedir}/framework/assets/www/phonegap-${version}.js" todir="${project.path}/assets/www/" />
+
+		<!-- copy in phonegap.jar -->
+		<copy file="${basedir}/framework/phonegap-${version}.jar" todir="${project.path}/libs/" />
+
+		<!-- copy in default activity -->
+		<copy file="${basedir}/bin/templates/Activity.java" tofile="${activity.path}" overwrite="true" />
+
+		<!-- interpolate the activity name and package -->
+		<replaceregexp file="${activity.path}" match="__ACTIVITY__" replace="${activity}" />
+		<replaceregexp file="${activity.path}" match="__ID__" replace="${package}" />
+
+		<replaceregexp file="${manifest.path}" match="__ACTIVITY__" replace="${activity}" />
+		<replaceregexp file="${manifest.path}" match="__PACKAGE__" replace="${package}" />
+	</target>
+</project>
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