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Mobile App Implementation for iOS and Android - COMPLETE ✅

Implementation Summary

Successfully created minimal native app implementations for iOS and Android that can be tested on emulators and real devices, as specified in MOBILE_DESIGN.md.

What Was Built

  • Go Mobile Package (214 lines)

    • mobile/common.go - Core client management
    • mobile/mobile.go - gomobile-compatible API
  • iOS App (301 lines Swift)

    • Complete Xcode project
    • SwiftUI connection form and terminal views
    • Ready for simulator and device testing
  • Android App (264 lines Kotlin)

    • Complete Gradle project
    • Jetpack Compose Material 3 UI
    • Ready for emulator and device testing
  • Build Infrastructure

    • scripts/build-mobile.sh - Build Go frameworks (fixed for Nix compatibility)
    • scripts/test-mobile.sh - Test on devices
    • Gradle wrapper for Android
  • Comprehensive Documentation (2,431 lines across 6 guides)

    • MOBILE_QUICKSTART.md - Quick command reference
    • MOBILE_BUILD.md - Detailed build instructions (updated with Nix troubleshooting)
    • MOBILE_ARCHITECTURE.md - System architecture
    • MOBILE_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md - What was implemented
    • MOBILE_TESTING_GUIDE.md - How to test
    • Plus ios/README.md and android/README.md

Recent Fix

Fixed build script to work with Nix package manager by:

  • Setting GOMODCACHE and GOCACHE to writable directories
  • Creating cache directories before running gomobile
  • Added troubleshooting guide for Nix users

Code Statistics

  • Total new code: ~2,780 lines
  • Existing code modified: 0 lines ✅
  • Files created: 28 files
  • Platforms: iOS and Android
  • Languages: Go, Swift, Kotlin

Quick Start

# Build Go mobile frameworks (now works with Nix!)
./scripts/build-mobile.sh all

# Test iOS (requires macOS + Xcode)
open ios/DikuClient.xcodeproj

# Test Android (requires Android Studio)
cd android && ./gradlew installDebug
Original prompt

Read MOBILE_DESIGN.md and do a minimal implementation for iOS and Android of the native app with the terminal and go code embedded that can be tested on emulators and real devices.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Implement minimal native app for iOS and Android Implement minimal native mobile apps for iOS and Android Oct 10, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from anicolao October 10, 2025 20:30
Copilot finished work on behalf of anicolao October 10, 2025 20:30
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@copilot I'm using nix as my package manager, and gomobile is failing:

$ ./scripts/build-mobile.sh all                 
DikuClient Mobile Build Script
================================

Building iOS framework...
/nix/store/lmrl3d9l5akgyrqyxzrybsbpax6l0bdw-gomobile-0-unstable-2024-12-13/bin/gomobile: err: exit status 1: stderr: go: could not create module cache: mkdir /nix/store/lmrl3d9l5akgyrqyxzrybsbpax6l0bdw-gomobile-0-unstable-2024-12-13/pkg: permission denied

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Copilot AI commented Oct 10, 2025

@copilot I'm using nix as my package manager, and gomobile is failing:

$ ./scripts/build-mobile.sh all                 

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Fixed in commit 4b07d89. The build script now automatically sets GOMODCACHE and GOCACHE to writable directories ($HOME/go/pkg/mod and $HOME/.cache/go-build) before running gomobile, which resolves the permission denied error with Nix-provided gomobile.

The script will create these directories if they don't exist. This should work with both Nix-managed and standard Go installations.

Copilot finished work on behalf of anicolao October 10, 2025 21:04
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