Soon on the Play Store (hopefully), waiting on Google to accept this app
The main reason I made this app was to see how GitHub Actions work, how to automate compilation, testing, and deployment directly to the Play Store. I wanted to understand the entire DevOps pipeline, and I chose to do this with an Android application.
That said, I also needed a simple SFTP app to use at home, so I built this for myself.
This is the screen when no server is configured:
Click New Server to add a server:
Here is the list of configured servers:
Select the files to upload:
Passwords are encrypted with AndroidKeyStore, so sensitive data stays safe on the device. The next important step is to add fingerprint authentication to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks, along with other security features to further strengthen the app.
Go ahead, make yourself useful if you want. No big rules here, but please take a look at the issues first, that’s where you’ll find what needs to be done.
- If within a package you have two classes with the same name or similar responsibilities (for
example
CatScreamandCatMovement), create a new sub-package inside that package to separate them (it would be aCatBehavioursub-package for example). - Classes that contain business logic or service logic must have tests before pushing, even if there are no clear domain layers here.
- Add JavaDoc comments. With Gemini integrated, this is easy nowadays... but if Gemini generates 300 lines for a simple getter, just clean it up and adjust as needed.
- Add fingerprint authentication
- Refactor messy UI classes
- Create a sync service that uploads files automatically on a schedule, checking the server connection before starting and retrying later if offline
Since this is my first experience with Kotlin and Android, the code is quite messy and unorganized in some places. I need to break down the code into smaller parts in several areas, and I've already started doing that. Feel free to improve it, I’m open to any feedback!
Thanks for checking this out!