Multi-threaded Plug-in Compilation for APK Packaging Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
The Android system's packaging tool, Ant, is inefficient for multi-plug-in applications, requiring manual compilation and integration, leading to slow packaging processes.
Innovation Solution
A plug-in packaging method that compiles plug-ins using multi-threading based on a base library, storing the compiled plug-ins in the host project resources, and packaging the executable file and resources into an APK packet together.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual compilation and integration is used for each plug-in, then the packaging process can be completed, but the packaging speed becomes slow and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the monolithic compilation process into independent parallel compilation tasks for each plug-in module. Each plug-in is compiled separately using multi-threading, allowing simultaneous processing of multiple plug-ins without interfering with each other, thus significantly improving overall packaging speed while reducing total compilation time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary compilation of plug-ins before the final packaging stage. By compiling all plug-ins in advance using multi-threaded parallel processing and storing them in temporary directories, the system prepares all necessary components beforehand, eliminating sequential compilation delays during the actual packaging process
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AI summary
A plug-in packaging method, device, terminal and storage media. The method includes: obtaining an executable file created by compiling a source code of a host project; obtaining a base library of the host project that includes at least one compiled public base method; compiling plug-ins required to be packaged respectively by multi-thread based on the base library of the host project; storing the compiled plug-ins required to be packaged into resources of the host project; and packaging the executable file and the resource of the host project together into an apk packet. The above method could improve the packaging speed of the entire apk.