This project is under development.

Skunkworks-bat is an Android app for field workers that receives notifications sent by their supervisors through skunkworks-parrot. Skunkworks-bat uses Firebase Cloud Messaging for recieving notifications. It is part of Open Data Kit (ODK), a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. Learn more about the Open Data Kit project and its history here and read about example ODK deployments here.

1. Download and install Git and add it to your PATH

2. Download and install Android Studio

3. Fork the collect project (why and how to fork)

4. Clone your fork of the project locally. At the command line:

    git clone https://github.com/YOUR-GITHUB-USERNAME/skunkworks-bat
   

If you prefer not to use the command line, you can use Android Studio to create a new project from version control using https://github.com/YOUR-GITHUB-USERNAME/opendatakit/skunkworks-bat.

1. Open the project in the folder of your clone from Android Studio.
2. Create a Firebase project and add the google-services.json file in your android app module root directory. Step by step instructions for creating a Firebase project can be found here.
3. To run the project, click on the green arrow at the top of the screen. The emulator is very slow so we generally recommend using a physical device when possible.

ODK Services is needed to be installed in the device for the app to work. The application sync user's infromation from ODK Services.