fdroid.el

fdroid.el is an Emacs interface to F-Droid. Its purpose is to aid in the management of F-Droid packages for an Android device or an emulator inside the comfort of Emacs.

To install it manually, simply point to the fdroid.el Git checkout in your load-path.

(add-to-list 'load-path "path/to/fdroid.el")

If you'd like to contribute to the package and get the project set up quickly, I suggest you install the GNU Guix package manager and start developing on the local checkout by invoking the following commands:

cd /path/to/fdroid.el
guix shell --pure

Since this package leverages the fdroidcl F-Droid desktop client for most of its functionality, it's necessary for you to have it installed. If it's your first time using fdroidcl, ensure to download the F-Droid repository index via the M-x fdroid-update command.

An example configuration might look like this:

(define-key global-map (kbd "C-c f") 'fdroid-map) ; Set your preferred binding for the fdroid-map
(with-eval-after-load 'fdroid
  (setq fdroid-log-events t) ; Whether messages should be logged after an operation
  (setq fdroid-sans-device t)) ; Perform `fdroid-*' operations without a connected device

Above, we set a global binding for the fdroid-map. From here onward we can use the fdroid-list-packages command to show all packages available for the current F-Droid repository. You can then invoke the interactive commands set below or, if you have the Embark package installed, the corresponding Embark actions on the mini-buffer targets:

• fdroid-install (i): install the current package.
• fdroid-uninstall (u): uninstall the current package.
• fdroid-download (d): download the current package.
• fdroid-show (s): show more information about the current package.

Feel free to open an issue or send a pull request if you encounter a bug or wish to add a new feature.