Missing google-services.json and run "make bootstrap" (Kickstarter app android studio)

Issue

I encountered this google service missing error when I try to run the app Kickstarter from GitHub in Android Studio.

Tried to look for answers and I found that I am supposed to run "make bootstrap" but I really can't quite understand how you do it (i'm still a novice in coding/android/github in general).

Here is the error:

File google-services.json is missing. The Google Services Plugin cannot function without it. Searched Location: C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\external\min21\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\externalMin21\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\debug\externalMin21\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\external\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\external\min21\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\external\min21Debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\externalMin21\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\externalMin21Debug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\external\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\src\externalDebug\google-services.json C:\Users\naufa\AndroidStudioProjects\android-oss\app\google-services.json

The scenario was:

I imported the project into Android Studio, when I try to run the app, the error above pops up. I browsed for solutions and found out that I need to run "make bootstrap" in some sort of terminal/CMD, but I have zero ideas on how to do that, heck i don't even know what bootstrap is.

There was a lot of different answers that i have no idea how to do since the answers was meant for non-beginners. I'm so confused, some help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running Windows 10 64-bit, if there is any other info I should provide please do tell me. Here's the Clone link if anyone would like to open it in Android Studio = https://github.com/kickstarter/android-oss.git

Solution

Issue 36 does warn you:

If you didn't donwload as a zip, make sure you run "make bootstrap" before opening the app within android studio.

So: clone the repo, do not open Android Studio, do not import it just yet.

Do the make bootstrap first in command line.
Once that is done, open Android Studio and import it.

On Windows 10, this is best done in a WSL Linux shell, as advised in kickstarter/android-oss issue 28.

Answered By - VonC