Re: [android-developers] Re: How to use an AIDL across different package names?

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Freddy <fw@charter.net> wrote:
> Hi Mark,  thank you for the response.  I have some additional
> questions about moving the AIDL below ...
>
> On May 1, 4:28 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Freddy <f...@charter.net> wrote:
>> > I'm creating a remote service with an AIDL.  I've developed the
>> > service using the package name
>>
>> > package com.mycompanyname.myservice;
>>
>> > I want to provide the AIDL (and my api interface docs) to a third-
>> > party so they can build an activity and utilize my service.  If their
>> > package is named
>>
>> > package com.theircompany.theiractivity
>>
>> > then how can they use my AIDL in their activity?
>>
>> They create a src/com/mycompanyname/myservice directory in your
>> project, drop your AIDL in there, and use it.
>
> I should have been more detailed in my original post.  I actually want
> to provide this AIDL to multiple third-parties.  If each third-party
> dropped in the AIDL in their solution then wouldn't that simple
> refactor the name of the package?  My goal is to have a single service
> (I can deliver a single apk - think of it as a common api or library
> that can be called across many different activites) which can be
> called by many different third-party activities.
>
> I've been playing around with your sugestion with no luck.  It is
> possible to keep the same service (and same package name) of the
> service allowing other parties to call into my AIDL api?
>

I'm not sure what you're confused about but this happens a lot, you
can use the same app with different AIDL no problem, and plenty of
apps do this.

kri

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