# IanDarwin/Android-Cookbook-Examples

Contributed code examples from O'Reilly Android Cookbook. See #user-content-table README below!

Repository: https://github.com/IanDarwin/Android-Cookbook-Examples
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-cookbook-examples
Homepage: http://androidcookbook.com/
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, m2e, gradle, basics, gui, compat, network, volley, mobile
Last push: 2026-07-02T22:56:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5394, "days_push": 62, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1022, forks 805 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.018700+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of contributed code examples accompanying the O'Reilly 'Android Cookbook', organized as complete runnable Android projects covering topics like GUI, networking, and compatibility. It serves as the companion repository for the crowd-sourced book by Ian Darwin and dozens of contributors.

## Use cases
- learn android development through working code examples
- find sample code for android gui and networking tasks
- reference complete gradle-based android example projects
- study recipes from the oreilly android cookbook
- copy proven android code snippets into my app
- learn volley networking on android

## When to choose
- you want runnable, complete example projects rather than isolated snippets
- you are learning Android development or need a reference for common recipes
- you want code licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY with attribution

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready library or framework to depend on
- you require a clearly defined software license for commercial redistribution
- you need up-to-date patterns for the latest Android APIs, as examples may lag current best practices

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, gui, networking
- domain: mobile-development, tutorials, android-tools, education
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: android-cookbook, code-examples, oreilly, sample-projects, gradle, java, android

## Member repositories
- IanDarwin/Android-Cookbook-Examples (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.018700+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:41.543720+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://androidcookbook.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:50.024400+00:00, sha e2731cd65142)
  - site_page: https://androidcookbook.com/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:50.030490+00:00, sha 6b21108a93ec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.