README.md

ButterKnifeZelezny

Simple plug-in for Android Studio/IDEA that allows one-click creation of Butterknife view injections.

How to install

• in Android Studio: go to Preferences → Plugins → Browse repositories and search for ButterKnife Zelezny

or

• download it and install via Preferences → Plugins → Install plugin from disk

How to use it

1. Make sure you have latest Butterknife lib on your classpath
2. Right click on usage of desired layout reference (e.g. R.layout.main in your Activity or Fragment), then Generate and Generate ButterKnife Injections
3. Pick injections you want, you also have an option to create ViewHolder for adapters.
4. Click Confirm and enjoy injections in your code with no work!

Contributing

Pull requests are welcomed!

• make sure you stick to our coding style.
• follow Getting Started with Plugin Development
• make sure you have Java 6 installed if you want to publish it in the plugin repository
• initial project setup might be tricky (like editing iml files manually), don't hesitate to contact @destil if you run into troubles.

Common issue: The plugin is not working after I updated to new Android Studio

• AS promts you to update plugins after update, you need to update them before using
• Make sure you have Butterknife on your classpath
• Make sure that your cursor is on layout file in Activity on Fragment

Why 'Zelezny'?

Jan Železný is a famous Czech javelin thrower, Olympic champion and world record holder. With Zelezny's javelin, your butter knife will be much sharper!

See our other Czech personalities who help with #AndroidDev.