Build .apk using monaca CLI or cordova CLI

[giov]

Can I build an .apk in my computer (with Andorid SDK) using monaca CLI or cordova CLI?
Thank you.

[munsterlander]

@giov Yes, by using the remote build command. Here is a full list of commands:

create … create a new Monaca project
preview … runs a local web server for preview
debug … run app on device using Monaca Debugger
remote build … build project on Monaca Cloud
login … sign in to Monaca Cloud
logout … sign out from Monaca Cloud
signup … register a new Monaca account
clone … clone project from the Monaca Cloud
import … import project from the Monaca Cloud
upload … upload project to Monaca Cloud
download … download project from Monaca Cloud
plugin … manage installed plugins
proxy … configure proxy to use when connecting to Monaca Cloud

[giov]

I want to build without remote building but using Android SDK installed in my pc. Can I build using CLI or if also possible using Visual Studio 2015?
Thank you.

[munsterlander]

@giov Yes, but not via the Monaca CLI. You would use the cordova CLI or Visual Studio.

[Leonardo Augusto]

@giov Yes its possible (Build with Visual Studio)
I have made all my applications using visual studio 2015 and Onsen UI (And Onsen UI 2 ) templates for Visual Studio 2015

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/8968a18d-cc94-4ebf-8183-ed0e1f6247f3

It’s very easy to build an apk. I have a complete tutorial to help you

https://taco.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/tutorial-package-publish-readme/

[giov]

Thank you. I have a project exported from Monaca IDE, I copied the www folder in an empty cordova project and then “run android” but it doesn’t work.
I recieved this error

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 40.681 secs

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_55\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
Error: Error code 1 for command: cmd with args: /s,/c,"C:\Users\asus\Desktop\prova\platforms\android\gradlew cdvBuildDebug -b C:\Users\asus\Desktop\prova\platforms\android\build.gradle -PcdvBuildArch=arm -Dorg.gradle.daemon=true -Pandroid.useDeprecatedNdk=true"

[Leonardo Augusto]

@giov To be honest, i guess in the output window we have also, other problem (Drawable /icon.png not found)
I have always this problem. So check also if you have a Drawable folder.

But if your problem is this , how you told me:

Perhaps you need to fix the build.gradle adding :

android {

    compileSdkVersion  
    buildToolsVersion ' '

    defaultConfig {
       ...
       targetSdkVersion 
    multiDexEnabled true
   }
}

[giov]

I created a splitter template in VS 2015 but i have a error that says error of distribution (impossible to find specificated file).
With cordova CLI the same project run on my device.

[Leonardo Augusto]

@giov
Seems a problem to find your Keystore Do you have one?
Set the keystore file
Build.json file (If your Cordova CLI version is greater than 5.0)

{
 "android": {
    "release": {
         "keystore":"c:\\Yourkeyfile.keystore",
  "storePassword":"123456",
    "alias":"YourAlias",
  "password":"123456",
         "keystoreType":""
       }
   }
}

ant.properties file (If your Cordova CLI version is less than 5.0)

key.store=c:\\Yourkeyfile.keystore
key.alias=YourAlias
key.store.password= 123456
key.alias.password= 123456

[giov]

With cordova CLI app runs. In VS 2015 i have a deploy error.
I installed again Android Studio (with SDK) but nothing

[Leonardo Augusto]

@giov do you have java jdk ? Show me the error.when I started with VS and Cordova I had many problems also , but nowadays I have everything working out.

[giov]

jdk 1.8
If i use VS 2015 my app can’t deploy on device. But with cordova CLI app can deploy and runs.