Android Setup & Gradle Guide

Integrate the ELPL compiler directly into your Android Gradle workflow with the official plugin and start building native mobile experiences.

🚧 A full comprehensive guide is coming soon — this beta covers the essentials.

Full Comprehensive Guide — Coming Soon

We're expanding this into a complete walkthrough with real-world examples, testing patterns, ProGuard rules, plugin internals, and troubleshooting. Everything you see here is stable enough to use today — treat it as your beta reference.

In Progress

🎉 ELPL is Live in Production!

ELPL isn't just experimental—we've launched an ELPL-powered Android application on Google Play. Build native Android apps using ELPL source files and the Gradle plugin.

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Apply the ELPL Gradle Plugin

Add the official ELPL Gradle plugin to your Android app module. It integrates ELPL compilation into your Gradle build workflow.

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Plugin is live!

Published on the Gradle Plugin Portal and ready to use. Check the portal for the latest version and setup details.

View official plugin listing →

build.gradle.kts

Kotlin DSL

plugins {
    id("com.android.application")
    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
    id("io.github.mujtabaishaq5.elpl") version "1.0.14"
}

Use the current version shown on the official plugin portal if a newer release is available.

Project Structure

Place your .elpl source files in the supported source directory. The plugin compiles them as part of your Android build.

app/

├── build.gradle.kts

│ └── ELPL plugin applied

└── src/

└── elpl/ <----- REQUIRED

└── main/

└── MainActivity.elpl

Keep your source organized

Keep ELPL source files in the directory configured for your plugin version. Follow the official documentation for package layout and Java/Kotlin interoperability.

Plugin setup and documentation

Sample MainActivity.elpl

Start with a small Android activity. This example uses onCreate as the entry point for the activity and displays a simple message.

MainActivity.elpl

Android

use androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
use android.os.Bundle
use android.widget.TextView

class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    function onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        let message be new TextView(this)
        message.setText("Hello from ELPL!")
        message.setTextSize(24)

        this.setContentView(message)
    }
}

Illustrative example: ensure imports, lifecycle signatures, and source paths match your compiler and Android project configuration.

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