Prevent class member name obfuscation by ProGuard

android, java, obfuscation, proguard

Solution

Thanks Waqas!

I find solution for my case:

-optimizationpasses 5
-dump class_files.txt
-printseeds seeds.txt
-printusage unused.txt
-printmapping mapping.txt
-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging*/
-allowaccessmodification
-repackageclasses ''

-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
-keep public class * extends android.app.MapActivity
-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider

-libraryjars  libs/commons-io-2.2.jar
-libraryjars  libs/gson-2.2.2.jar
-keep public class org.apache.commons.io.**
-keep public class com.google.gson.**
-keep public class com.google.gson.** {public private protected *;}

##---------------Begin: proguard configuration for Gson ----------
-keepattributes *Annotation*,Signature
-keep class com.mypackage.ActivityMonitor.ClassMultiPoints.** { *; }
-keep public class com.mypackage.ActivityMonitor$ClassMultiPoints     { public protected *; }
-keep public class com.mypackage.ActivityMonitor$ClassMultiPoints$ClassPoints { public protected *; }
-keep public class com.mypackage.ActivityMonitor$ClassMultiPoints$ClassPoints$ClassPoint { public protected *; }
# To support Enum type of class members
-keepclassmembers enum * { *; } 
##---------------End: proguard configuration for Gson ----------

Also I don't use `@SerializedName("message")` in my class, aboved config work fine without serialization.

Problem

I have my class `ClassMultiPoint` with subclasses. ``` public class ClassMultiPoints { public String message; public List<ClassPoints> data; public class ClassPoints { public String id; public List<ClassPoint> points; public class ClassPoint { public String speed; public String bearing; } } } ``` I will get value of object `oPoints` from parse `GSON`: `oPoints = gson.fromJson( jsonString, ClassMultiPoints.class);` I try use `oPoints.message`. When I run my application without `proguard` app run success. When I run my app with `proguard` my app crash. I think problem is: `proguard` rename attribute `'oPoints.message'` of my class to short `'a'`. I try keep the names of the methods and attributes is constant, but `proguard` rename its: `proguard.cfg:` ``` -injars bin/classes -injars libs -outjars bin/classes-processed.jar -dontpreverify -repackageclasses '' -allowaccessmodification -optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic -keepattributes *Annotation* -dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses -optimizationpasses 5 -printmapping map.txt -flattenpackagehierarchy -keep public class * extends android.app.Activity -keep public class * extends android.app.Application -keep public class * extends android.app.MapActivity -keep public class * extends android.app.Service -keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver -keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider -libraryjars libs/commons-io-2.2.jar -libraryjars libs/ftp4j-1.7.1.jar -libraryjars libs/gson-2.2.2.jar -keep public class org.apache.commons.io.** -keep public class it.sauronsoftware.ftp4j.** -keep public class com.google.gson.** -keep public class com.mypackagename.ActivityMonitor$* -keep public class * extends android.view.View { public <init>(android.content.Context); public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet); public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int); public void set*(...); } -keepclasseswithmembers class * { public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet); } -keepclasseswithmembers class * { public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int); } -keepclassmembers class * extends android.content.Context { public void *(android.view.View); public void *(android.view.MenuItem); } -keepclassmembers class * implements android.os.Parcelable { static android.os.Parcelable$Creator CREATOR; } -keepclassmembers class **.R$* { public static <fields>; } ``` What is right way to keep names of the methods and attributes of the my one (static) class?

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