[APK][Xposed] ResXploit : Theming your android the easiest way! No decompiling APKs!

This would be my second public-released xposed module...

(A duplicate thread is also posted in the Android Themes Section, so user who are only interested in themes can also see this)

I did not expect that my WisdomSky Xploit would be a big hit.
I'm just an Amateur developer who just started delving into android development 3months ago and I didn't expect that much appreciation from my work... XD

But all of these would not be made possible if not because of sir @rovo89 and sir @Tungstwenty and their Xposed Framework, right? That's why I thank them a lot...

REQUIREMENTS
Xposed framework must be pre-installed before installing this.


What does the ResXploit do?

ResXploit has two parts:
the Removable part, terminal
and the main star, engine

The terminal is where you enter the commands(I'll discuss it later). These commands will then be interpreted by the engine and then passed to Xposed framework...

Flow:
TERMINAL >> ENGINE >> XPOSED FRAMEWORK

I have provided a variety of modules:
ResXploit (Terminal + Engine) (RECOMMENDED FOR NEWBIES)
ResXploit Terminal (Terminal Only)(DEPRECATED)
ResXploit Engine (Engine Only)

You might be wondering why I made one which has both terminal and engine... and other two which are separated...
ROM Chefs, Themers and some others would understand directly why...

All the commands are interpreted by the Engine right? so that would mean that once you have entered all the desired commands, the terminal will now end up as useless... so you will just delete so no one can touch the engine...
If you are a ROM Chef or a themer, you can theme all the apps you need to theme using ResXploit and then remove the terminal, so end-user interaction of the engine is prevented after you have released your ROMs to the world.

FOR NEWBIES!
I recommend you to use the ResXploit (Terminal + Engine)...
It is very smart..
I included 99% accurate error-checking system,
line numbering system,
and also Xposed module prioritization(which is first implemented on ResXploit for better module performance).


COMMANDS
We have four basic commands in the ResXploit, the apk, drawable, string, and boolean.

apk - A prerequisite command. This command is very vital whenever you using the ResXploit. This will define the target application by using the package name of the target application. You need to include this before you enter any command or else your command will not know which application is targeted and end up in lost island.



drawable(also drw) - The most often used command. The command which will change icons/images (png drawables) of an application. You can either overlay the existing image with your favorite color or completely replaced it with a .png image from your sdcard.



string(also str) - This command will change string(text) values of the application. The predefined string values are usually located in res/values/strings.xml of an application, but I guess they are not visible when you view the contents of an application using Archive managers like RootExplorer. But there is a way to identify them. I will include it later.



boolean(also bln) - This command will change boolean values of the application. The predefined boolean values are usually located in res/values/bools.xml of an application, but I guess they are not visible when you view the contents of an application using Archive managers like RootExplorer as well.



Some simple examples screenshots:

drawable and string commands in action



ResXploit UI screenshots:



If you find my ResXploit module interesting,
Please hit THANKS!!! XD:angel:


UPDATES & CHANGELOGS:

ResXploit Engine 1.0.8 - added support to framework-res(android).(latest)
ResXploit 1.0.8 - updated engine(1.0.8).(latest)

NOTICE: ResXploit is now an abandonware.
My flash drive where I stored the sources of my android projects was corrupted unexpectedly.
And also, my phone was broken. I have no device to use to re-write everything from scratch... Sorry...

Tutorial and samples

System Apps Package Names:
SystemUI - com.android.systemui
Settings - com.android.settings
Mms - com.android.mms
Contacts - com.android.contacts
Launcher - com.android.launcher
Gallery - com.android.gallery3d
File Explorer - com.android.qrdfileexplorer
Framework-res - android
Tip: If you want to find the package name of a specific application(not on the list), you can open Root Explorer(download it from googleplay) and then browse the apk you want to check, open it and choose "view". You can find AndroidMaifest.xml file inside. Open it then find the package="xxxxxxxxxxx". The words or group of words inside the quotations separated by a period is the package name of that application.

Note: ResXploit is far safer(in terms of error awareness) to use than the ResXploit terminal. If possible, only use ResXploit. In the simple tutorials below, please expect that I'm referring to ResXploit only.



Changing Statusbar background color
let's say color red...

Changing Notifications Panel background color into transparent

Changing Notifications Panel background with an image from sdcard
let's say that the png image is located in /sdcard/my_img.png

You might be wondering where i'd get the target application's drawable filename?
Actually, you can just open the root explorer and view the files inside the apk of the target application. under the /res directory(folder), you can find a variety of subdirectories prefixed with [drawable, like drawable-hdpi,drawable-mdpi and so on... Basically, all images inside those folders are under the scope of drawable command in Resxploit. And if you want to target a certain image in the drawable folders, you just need to get the file name without the .png or .9.png. That's it!



Adding "comments"...
Comments in programming are human-readable additional information. If you want to put notes somewhere in your script, you can put "#" before your statement. When the terminal find a "#" before a statement, the terminal will ignore it and skip it. However if you will enter a non-command information and is not started withcl a "#", the terminal will ofcourse read it as command and then throws an error message.




Defining working directory path of your images
If you want to start theming and you already have the images you want to use stored inside a single folder, then you can tell the terminal where these images are located so you don't need to enter the path redundantly.
You can define it on the very first line of ResXploit, after the "#!/" you can add the folder name or path to the folder.

let's say we have our images put in a folder in sdcard named my_images or /sdcard/my_images, then you can define it like this.

ResXploit Reloaded

Hello everyone!

Thanks for using ResXploit!

I would like to announce that I'm already up for a all-new ResXploit. The new ResXploit will be completely different than the older ResXploit. Instead of being interpreted by the ResXploit engine, your sources will be directly compiled into standalone Xposed module. Wouldn't that be great? It's like building your own Xposed Module without experiencing what the developers have experienced just to understand how to do things. And aside from that, there will be addition to support for some resources(maybe xml drawables and xml layouts, but still unsure). That's enough of information for now. I may not be able to finish it right away for a reason that I don't have an android phone for now. It may take more than 2 months...

Thank you... XD

rayjr13 said:

Still cooking up something new in the module/terminal?

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

sorry sir... my priority list changed... something strucked my mind and I think it is interesting...

something like, giving xposed installer(not the framework) a major update...
I will release it together with the resxploit update....

Hi everyone... for those who are yet to use my newest Xposed Module, please head to my Resflux's Thread for more info:

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/resflux-easy-android-theming-xposed-t2790940

Thanks everyone!