Couch Potato Server

Server application for the Couch Potato Android app. Runs as a daemon, and converts client commands into mouse and keyboard events on the local system.

Preparing the Development Environment

System Requirements:

• ANT 1.9.3 or higher
• Eclipse Platform 4.3 (Kepler) or higher
• Eclipse EGit 1.3 or higher (usually bundled with Eclipse Platform)
• Eclipse Java Development Tools 3.8 or higher (usually bundled with Eclipse Platform)
• Git 1.8.3.2 or higher (must be available on the command-line, which is not the default on Windows)
• Java Development Kit 1.7 or higher
• WiX Toolset 3.9 or higher

Recommended for Development Builds:

• Java Development Kit 1.6 (any sub-version)
• Java Development Kit 1.7 (any sub-version)

To configure the ANT build:

1. Open a command-line shell, with the root of the git repository set as its working directory.
2. Enter the following commands, where $YOURNAME is your own full name and $YOURMAIL is your own e-mail address:

git config user.name "$YOURNAME"
git config user.email $YOURMAIL

To configure the IDE, first configure the ANT build and then:

1. Start Eclipse with the root directory of the git repository as its workspace.
2. Click Workbench.
3. Open the File > Import... wizard.
4. Navigate to Git > Projects from Git and click Next >.
5. Select Existing local repository and click Next >.
6. Click Add....
7. Enter the root directory of the git repository (or equivalently, the current Eclipse workspace directory) in the Directory: field and click Finish.
8. Select the git repository you just added from the list and press Next >.
9. Select Import existing projects and press Next >.
10. Select all projects that appear, and press Finish.
11. Open the Window > Preferences screen.
12. Navigate to Java > Installed JREs and click Add...
13. Select Standard VM and press Next >.
14. Enter the Java Development Kit installation directory in the JRE home: field and click Finish.
15. Repeat steps 12 through 14 for all Java Development Kit installations that you wish to use during compilation.
16. Click OK.
17. Open the Window > Preferences screen.
18. Navigate to Ant > Runtime and click Ant Home...
19. Select your system's ANT installation directory, and press OK.
20. Click OK.