How To Add Parse to an Android Studio Project? - android-studio

Question

I'm trying to use the Parse library in Android Studio. I have used the basic example on their website and added the jar to the libs folder as well as added as a global library. Nothing seems to be working without errors:
Gradle: package com.parse does not exist
Gradle: package com.parse does not exist
Gradle: package com.parse does not exist
Gradle: cannot find symbol variable Parse
Gradle: cannot find symbol variable ParseAnalytics
Gradle: cannot find symbol class ParseObject
Gradle: cannot find symbol class ParseObject
Android Studio gives no errors in the code.

Answer 1

I encountered the same problem too and here's what I did:
I placed the entire Parse-1.2.5 in the libs folder (I didn't have to create the folder as Parse's quickstart said).
Open the build.grade file. There are two of them - open the one that's at the same level as the src folder
You'll see two instances of "dependencies". Add the following to the "dependencies" that is NOT nested under "buildscript":
compile files('libs/Parse-1.2.5/Parse-1.2.5.jar')
If that still doesn't work, try right clicking the Parse-1.2.5.jar file and select "Add to Project Library"
Hope that helps!

Answer 2

As of version 1.10.0 the Parse SDK is open source and available on Maven, so now you can just put this in gradle:
compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.10.0'
Just replace 1.10.0 with whatever the newest verison is at the time you read this.
Alternatively, if you like living on the edge, you can tell gradle to auto-update:
compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+'
EDIT: On 1/28/16 Facebook announced that they are retiring the Parse service, so if you are starting a new project I would urge you to consider using a different service.

Answer 3

The problem is that gradle doesnt do a proper rebuild and somehow still reads a cached version of the old build script. Add the libs as per above reply then open a terminal and do a gradle clean. If you are running on windows (or any platform for that matter) I suggest you do a quick internet search on "intellij clean" to see what it does and then simply do a manual clean by deleting the appropriate folder. This should do the trick!
edit: before manually deleting the appropriate folders/caches you can also first try clicking on file -> invalidate caches. If this still doesnt work manually delete all the appropriate folders and caches

Answer 4

1) I unzip the folder into the libs folder:
YourProject/app/libs/Parse-1.9.2/ <<< here all the jar files.
2) and then in the dependencies section from your build.gradle, I set:
dependencies {
...
// Parse 1.9.2
compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+'
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs/Parse-1.9.2', include: 'Parse-*.jar')
...
}
I set the specific folder where the jars are contained dir: 'libs/Parse-1.9.2'
Hope it helps!

Answer 5

In your app gradle add below code
dependencies {
compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+'
compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+'
}
In AndroidManifest.xml file add below permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
In your Application class inside onCreate() method add below code
Parse.initialize(this, "application_id", "client_key");
ParseInstallation.getCurrentInstallation().saveInBackground();
then run. Hope this works, for more info https://parse.com/apps/quickstart#parse_data/mobile/android/native/existing

Answer 6

Place the contents of the Parse-1.. folder in to your libs directory ... not the Parse-1.. folder itself. That worked for me.

Answer 7

donwload parse SDK for android and follow instruction given on below mentioned link:
https://parse.com/apps/quickstart#parse_data/mobile/android/native/existing
Add the SDK to your app in Android Studio
Add the following to your build.gradle
dependencies {
compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+'
compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+'
}
and then
Add the following to your Application#onCreate():
Parse.initialize(new Parse.Configuration.Builder(myContext)
.applicationId("YOUR_APP_ID")
.server("http://YOUR_PARSE_SERVER:1337/parse")
...
.build()
);
Your app must request the INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions, if it isn't doing so already. Add the following lines inside the tag in your AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
Compile and run!
After installing the SDK, copy and paste this code into your app, for example in your Activity#onCreate():
ParseObject testObject = new ParseObject("TestObject");
testObject.put("foo", "bar");
testObject.saveInBackground();
You will also have to add an import statement at the top of your file:
import com.parse.ParseObject;
Run your app. A new object of class TestObject will be sent to the Parse Server and saved.

Answer 8

Unzip the Parse.zip file
Go to Android Studio. Change Android to Project (top left corner).
Expand the folders and find "libs".
Copy the "parse" folder and paste it in the "libs".
Now, under the "src" open build.gradle
Paste the following under dependencies-
compile files('libs/Parse-1.9.4/Parse-1.9.4.jar')
compile files('libs/Parse-1.9.4/bolts-android-1.2.0.jar')
(give your Parse version name)
Done. You gotta ready to go!!