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AI2 Project Merger Tool: combine two App Inventor projects into one

admin_explore — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:49:16 +0000

Developed by Kate Feeney of Mills College, the AI Merger Tool lets multiple users develop screens for an app in different projects and later merge the screens to produce a single project. This is useful for classroom projects, and to anyone developing an app with a partner.

Related Reading:
Encouraging Collaboration through App Inventor, thesis by Kate Feeney
ABSTRACT: App Inventor is a free, open source application that permits people with any level of programming background to create software applications for the Android operating system. At the time of its open source release, it lacked important resources for supporting collaboration: documentation for source code contributors and technological support for users developing apps in a group environment. To address these issues, I added a property to an existing component and then created detailed documentation about the process for future developers. I also created a tool for merging multiple projects, which will encourage teamwork by allowing multiple users to code separately and then combine their work. These contributions will increase collaboration among users as well as developers of App Inventor.

Download the AI2 Project Merger
This is a zip file that contains the AI2MergerApp.jar file and a ReadMeFirst.txt file

View the AIMerger tool documentation

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App Inventor Maker Cards: Quick Start Guides

shay — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:09:05 +0000

This set of cards can be used in a workshop or a "Maker Faire" type of event. They give quick tidbits of code for building mini-apps with App Inventor. Use them in exhibits, parent nights, STEM fairs, after-school clubs, or anywhere that you need to get people jump-started using App Inventor.

Download Maker Cards Now (PDF)

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App Inventor Project Constructor

shay — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:24:28 +0000

App inventor currently does not give the ability to merge projects or to take a snippet of code from one project and add it to another. To overcome this Gareth Haylings, one of our open source developers, has created a Windows utility call the "AI Project Constructor" which gives you the ability to merge any number of separate App Inventor projects into or one or more screens in a new project.
NOTE: WINDOWS ONLY

*Also see the Project Merge Tool created by the App Inventor team which works on all platforms and merges two App Inventor projects into one project.

Resource URL:

http://madrobots.wix.com/themadrobot#!ai-project-constructor/cnoo

Grade Level:

6-8
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Project Merger Tool: combine two App Inventor projects into one

shay — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:44:16 +0000

App Inventor Classic • App Inventor Classic • App Inventor Classic • App Inventor Classic

This information pertains to App Inventor Classic.   It is obsolete and is being kept here for historical reasons.    Information about the updated merger tool (for App Inventor 2) can be found here.

Developed by Kate Feeney of Mills College, the AI Merger Tool, allows multiple users to develop screens for the app in different projects on different or the same accounts and later merge the two App Inventor projects together. This tool will be very useful for classroom projects, and to anyone developing an app with a partner.

Related Reading:
Encouraging Collaboration: AIMerger Tool, thesis by Kate Feeney
ABSTRACT: App Inventor is a free, open source application that permits people with any level of programming background to create software applications for the Android operating system. At the time of its open source release, it lacked important resources for supporting collaboration: documentation for source code contributors and technological support for users developing apps in a group environment. To address these issues, I added a property to an existing component and then created detailed documentation about the process for future developers. I also created a tool for merging multiple projects, which will encourage teamwork by allowing multiple users to code separately and then combine their work. These contributions will increase collaboration among users as well as developers of App Inventor.

Download the AIMerger.jar file

Download the AIMergerDocumentation for more detailed instructions on how to use the AIMerger tool.

Files:

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Grade Level:

6-8
9-12
Undergraduate
Master's and Above

Difficulty Level:

Basic
Intermediate
Advanced

Subject:

Computer Science

Resource Type:

Paper
Tool