GuiDE is a suite of libraries, tools and guidance to help developers write high-quality Android apps easier. These components help you to create high quality and robust apps very fast and very easy.
What is Guide?
Java framework developed as in-house product of Iwedia to improve application development process
Used as an abstraction layer to separate business logic from graphical interface
Used as starting point of any Android application with TV functionalities
Why select GuiDE?
Separation of buisiness logic and presentation layer
In Android TV ecosystem it is positioned as an abstraction layer of middleware, backend and all low-level layers
Better time-2-market faster application development
Offers a list of APIs needed for TV application development as well as a set of libraries and utilities which may be used to speed up development process
Parallel feature implementation
Simultaneous feature development on a PC or a target platform
Android agnostic
Framework written in Java and reusable on multiple Android flavors (AOSP or Android TV)
Platform agnostic
Easy to use even on a PC or emulator
Source code reusability
Once feature is implemented in one project it can easily be used in another