Emulators.js

Emulators.js is a utility to more easily manage an array of emulators and installed applications.

Requirements

Install node.js. Then using npm install <package> install commander, underscore and jasmine-node.

Options

• Set EMULATORS_APP environment variable to specify a default app.

Unit Tests

To run unit tests:

If installed jasmine-node globally:

> jasmine-node spec

Else something like this:

> node ./node_modules/jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/cli.js spec

Backlog

• Redo this using Rhino; this was not a good app for Node.
• try using setTimeout and setInterval/clearInterval
  • check if device is started by repeatedly checking at intervals, once done execute a method
• problem with restart adb causes grep to fail
• finish start
  • make start block on it being started
  • outfile with unique name
  • try to create and start 3 times
• add console as another property read from the property file
• project specific
  • signal
  • utilize PROJECT_HOME to find ant.properties (and build.xml?)

Questions

• Decide if commands should be dynamic or specific and implemented, and if the latter, at both Emus and Emu level?
  • problem of dynamic is that i cant print a nice help menu, or strictly enforce arguments
    • would like to have each command check its own params and do validation
    • and be able to dynamically generate help from them (convention on the methods to find them)
• biggest challenges for node.js for emulators
  1. options / checking: wish there was more support for validation
  2. executing commands synch: this is the design of node but makes it difficult for serial shell commands