DrawableCopier

Python script for copying drawable resources into your Android project from an external /res directory. It will copy each /res/drawable-* resource to the destination directory's /res/drawable-* folder.

Perfect for use with Roman Nurik's Android Asset Studio or Google's Material Design Icons!

Usage

Open up your favorite terminal. The script will provide you with confirmation messages of what will be copied before actually copying the files, giving you the option to cancel. Rest easy!

Basic

>>> python drawable_copier.py <source_res_directory> <destination_res_directory>

Example: If my Android Project is located at /Users/jmhend/MyAndroidStudioProject and the directory containing the resources I want to copy is at /Users/jmhend/Desktop/material-design-icons-1.0.1/action, the command will be:

>>> python drawable_copier.py /Users/jmhend/Desktop/material-design-icons-1.0.1/action /Users/jmhend/MyAndroidStudioProject/app/src/main/res

All resource files in the <source_res_directory> will be copied. Read on to see how to limit which files are copied.

The resource directories you supply as arguments must be the directories containing the drawable-* subdirectories. Also for now, each directory must be represented by a full directory path, i.e for example on Mac: /Users/jmhend/MyAndroidStudioProject/app/src/main/res, not ../../main/res

<destination_res_directory> is required. <source_res_directory> will default to your current working directory if not supplied.

Extra

You can supply optional arguments to limit which files are copied with the -f flag:

>>> python drawable_copier.py <source_res_directory> <destination_res_directory> -f ic_menu.png ic_action_new.png ...

This will only copy ic_menu.png and ic_action_new.png from the source directories. This is especially useful when copying files from the Material Design Icons set.

The script also supports some basic filename matching, using the --filematch optional argument:

>>> python drawable_copier.py <source_res_directory> <destination_res_directory> -f ic_action --filematch

This will copy all resources in the source directories containing the substring "ic_action". I.e, if there is ic_action_new.png and ic_action_remove.png, both will be copied. Again, you'll see a confirmation list of resources that will be copied before any copy action is made.

For more usage help, see:

>>> python drawable_copier.py --help

Disclaimer

This script has only yet been lightly tested (and only on OSX). Shoot me a note or fork if you find any bugs. Cheers!