Sky SDK

This document describes an experimental development kit for Sky. We‘re still iterating on Sky heavily, which means the framework and underlying engine are both likely to change in incompatible ways several times, but if you’re interested in trying out the system, this document can help you get started.

Set up your device

Currently Sky requires an Android device running the Lollipop (or newer) version of the Android operating system.

  1. Install Sky on your device by via the Play Store. The Sky app on your device is capable of displaying applications written using Sky.

  2. Enable developer mode on your device by visiting Settings > About phone and tapping the Build number field five times.

  3. Enable USB debugging in Settings > Developer options.

Set up your computer

  1. Install the adb tool from the Android SDK.
  • Mac: brew install android-platform-tools
  • Linux: sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb

  1. Download the Sky framework: a. curl -O https://domokit.github.io/sky-sdk.tgz b. tar -xvzf sky-sdk.tgz

  2. Using a USB cable, plug your phone into your computer. If prompted on your device, authorize your computer to access your device.

Running a Sky application

  1. /path/to/sky-sdk/run myapp.sky && adb logcat