Ceylon News

Your daily aggregator for Sri Lankan news. Built with Apache Cordova and Go.

Project Structure

ceylonnews/
├── mobile/          # Cordova mobile app (Android)
└── api/             # Go backend API

How to build

Prerequisites

• Android Studio
• Node.js v18+
• Apache Cordova
• Go 1.24+

Building

All builds use the Makefile:

# Mobile App
make android-build      # Debug APK
make android-release   # Release APK (requires mobile/build.json)
make android-platform  # Refresh Android platform

# Backend API
make api-build         # Production binary
make api-dev           # Run development server
make api-test          # Run tests

Release Build Setup

For release builds, create mobile/build.json:

{
  "android": {
    "release": {
      "keystore": "/path/to/your/keystore.jks",
      "alias": "your-key-alias",
      "storePassword": "your-store-password",
      "password": "your-key-password"
    }
  }
}

Technologies

• Apache Cordova
• Vanilla JavaScript
• Phosphor Icons
• Go
• SQLite
• Goose

License

CeylonNews is licensed under the terms of the MIT license and is available for free.

Links

• Google PlayStore
• Issue tracker
• Source code