Support for native services

Author: lerela

pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/build.py

@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ def make_package(args):
         "service_names": service_names,
         "android_api": android_api,
         "debug": "debug" in args.build_mode,
+        "native_services": args.native_services
     }
     if get_bootstrap_name() == "sdl2":
         render_args["url_scheme"] = url_scheme
@@ -611,14 +612,17 @@ def parse_args_and_make_package(args=None):
                     help='Used shared libraries included using <uses-library> tag in AndroidManifest.xml')
     ap.add_argument('--asset', dest='assets',
                     action="append", default=[],
-                    metavar="/path/to/source:dest",
+                    metavar="/path/to/asset/source:dest",
                     help='Put this in the assets folder at assets/dest')
     ap.add_argument('--icon', dest='icon',
                     help=('A png file to use as the icon for '
                           'the application.'))
     ap.add_argument('--service', dest='services', action='append', default=[],
                     help='Declare a new service entrypoint: '
                          'NAME:PATH_TO_PY[:foreground]')
+    ap.add_argument('--native-service', dest='native_services', action='append', default=[],
+                    help='Declare a new native service: '
+                         'package.name.service')
     if get_bootstrap_name() != "service_only":
         ap.add_argument('--presplash', dest='presplash',
                         help=('A jpeg file to use as a screen while the '

pythonforandroid/bootstraps/sdl2/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml

@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
         <service android:name="{{ args.package }}.Service{{ name|capitalize }}"
                  android:process=":service_{{ name }}" />
         {% endfor %}
+        {% for name in native_services %}
+        <service android:name="{{ name }}" />
+        {% endfor %}
 
         {% if args.billing_pubkey %}
         <service android:name="org.kivy.android.billing.BillingReceiver"