New extension: Google Play Game Services (Android)

[planktonfun]

Description

Allow Devs to use Google Play Games Services API for android

Requirements:

-Access to Google Play Console for app signing and credentials

Important:

must add in <>\resources\GDJS\Runtime\Cordova\config.xml file, change the APP_ID into your google play console project id then add these below "" text

<plugin name="cordova-android-play-services-gradle-release" spec="4.0.0">
</plugin>
<plugin name="cordova-plugin-play-games-services" spec="1.1.2">
    <variable name="APP_ID" value="999999999999" />
</plugin>

How to use the extension

1. Go to google play console https://play.google.com/console
2. Create/Use an existing app
3. Inside the app, go to Play Game Services
4. Set up Play Games Services
5. Go to Achievements and create an achievement, take note of the achievement ID
6. Get the Project ID of the app from there
7. Go to gdevelop installation folder and change config.xml there "mentioned from above description"
8. Open the game example in gdevelop
9. Change Game package name to a unique name e.g. com.test.example
10. Change the achievement IDs inside the game events
11. Publish Game using Export to other platforms > Mobile > Android App Bundle
12. Make sure to update the version of the game for every publish
13. You should have a file with .abb
14. Go back to google play console
15. Go to internal testing, create new release, upload the abb file
16. Include your test email as a tester
17. Click view release details, click app bundle details arrow, go to downloads tab and download "signed, universal APK"
18. Go to Play Game Services from the console and add android credentials
19. Install the game on android phone that uses the same email with the testers
20. enjoy

Checklist

• [X] I've followed all of the best practices.
• [X] I confirm that this extension can be integrated to this GitHub repository, distributed and MIT licensed.
• [X] I am aware that the extension may be updated by anyone, and do not need my explicit consent to do so.

What tier of review do you aim for your extension?

Community (Unreviewed)

Example file

GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid.zip

Extension file

GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroidExtension.zip

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👋 Thanks for your submission! Unfortunately, all submitted extensions have to meet some minimal quality standard - the extension best practices - and our system has found that your extension does not fully comply 😔. You can find all of those rules on the GDevelop wiki.

The following issues have been found by the system concerning the respect of those best practices by your extension:

  ⟶ ❌ [JavaScript disallowed properties]: Found disallowed properties in extension 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid':
{
  allowedProperties: [
    'makeUuid',           'rgbToHex',
    'rgbOrHexToRGBColor', 'rgbToHexNumber',
    'hexNumberToRGB',     'hexToRGBColor',
    'copyArray',          'staticArray',
    'staticArray2',       'staticObject',
    'toDegrees',          'toRad',
    'random',             'randomFloat',
    'randomFloatInRange', 'randomInRange',
    'randomWithStep',     'evtTools',
    'Variable',           'RuntimeObject',
    'Logger'
  ],
  disallowedProperty: '__extensionGooglePlayGamesService',
  objectName: 'gdjs'

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👋 Thanks for your submission! Unfortunately, all submitted extensions have to meet some minimal quality standard - the extension best practices - and our system has found that your extension does not fully comply 😔. You can find all of those rules on the GDevelop wiki.

The following issues have been found by the system concerning the respect of those best practices by your extension:

  ⟶ ❌ [JavaScript disallowed properties]: Found disallowed properties in extension 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid':
{
  allowedProperties: [
    'makeUuid',           'rgbToHex',
    'rgbOrHexToRGBColor', 'rgbToHexNumber',
    'hexNumberToRGB',     'hexToRGBColor',
    'copyArray',          'staticArray',
    'staticArray2',       'staticObject',
    'toDegrees',          'toRad',
    'random',             'randomFloat',
    'randomFloatInRange', 'randomInRange',
    'randomWithStep',     'evtTools',
    'Variable',           'RuntimeObject',
    'Logger'
  ],
  disallowedProperty: '__extensionGooglePlayGamesService',
  objectName: 'gdjs'

Please update your original submission post with a new zip file containing your extensions updated to follow those guidelines 🙏

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👋 Thanks for your submission! Unfortunately, all submitted extensions have to meet some minimal quality standard - the extension best practices - and our system has found that your extension does not fully comply 😔. You can find all of those rules on the GDevelop wiki.

The following issues have been found by the system concerning the respect of those best practices by your extension:

  ⟶ ❌ [JavaScript disallowed properties]: Found disallowed properties in extension 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid':
{
  allowedProperties: [
    'makeUuid',           'rgbToHex',
    'rgbOrHexToRGBColor', 'rgbToHexNumber',
    'hexNumberToRGB',     'hexToRGBColor',
    'copyArray',          'staticArray',
    'staticArray2',       'staticObject',
    'toDegrees',          'toRad',
    'random',             'randomFloat',
    'randomFloatInRange', 'randomInRange',
    'randomWithStep',     'evtTools',
    'Variable',           'RuntimeObject',
    'Logger'
  ],
  disallowedProperty: '__extensionGooglePlayGamesService',
  objectName: 'gdjs'

Please update your original submission post with a new zip file containing your extensions updated to follow those guidelines 🙏

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👋 Thanks for your submission! Unfortunately, all submitted extensions have to meet some minimal quality standard - the extension best practices - and our system has found that your extension does not fully comply 😔. You can find all of those rules on the GDevelop wiki.

The following issues have been found by the system concerning the respect of those best practices by your extension:

  ⟶ ❌ [JavaScript disallowed properties]: Found disallowed properties in extension 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid':
{
  allowedProperties: [
    'makeUuid',           'rgbToHex',
    'rgbOrHexToRGBColor', 'rgbToHexNumber',
    'hexNumberToRGB',     'hexToRGBColor',
    'copyArray',          'staticArray',
    'staticArray2',       'staticObject',
    'toDegrees',          'toRad',
    'random',             'randomFloat',
    'randomFloatInRange', 'randomInRange',
    'randomWithStep',     'evtTools',
    'Variable',           'RuntimeObject',
    'Logger'
  ],
  disallowedProperty: '__extensionGooglePlayGamesService',
  objectName: 'gdjs'

Please update your original submission post with a new zip file containing your extensions updated to follow those guidelines 🙏

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  ⟶ ❌ [Extension name consistency]: Extension names should not finish with "Extension". Please rename 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroidExtension' to 'GooglePlayGamesServicesAndroid'

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