android-emulator-skill
Production-ready scripts for Android app testing, building, and automation. Provides semantic UI navigation, build automation, log monitoring, and emulator lifecycle management. Optimized for AI agents with minimal token output.
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SKILL.md
---
name: android-emulator-skill
version: 1.0.0
description: Production-ready scripts for Android app testing, building, and automation. Provides semantic UI navigation, build automation, log monitoring, and emulator lifecycle management. Optimized for AI agents with minimal token output.
---
# Android Emulator Skill
Build, test, and automate Android applications using accessibility-driven navigation and structured data instead of pixel coordinates.
## Quick Start
```bash
# 1. Check environment (use .sh on macOS/Linux, .ps1 on Windows)
bash scripts/emu_health_check.sh
# or on Windows: .\scripts\emu_health_check.ps1
# 2. Launch app
python scripts/app_launcher.py --launch com.example.app
# 3. Map screen to see elements
python scripts/screen_mapper.py
# 4. Tap button
python scripts/navigator.py --find-text "Login" --tap
# 5. Enter text
python scripts/navigator.py --find-type EditText --enter-text "user@example.com"
```
All scripts support `--help` for detailed options and `--json` for machine-readable output.
## Production Scripts
### Build & Development
1. **build_and_test.py** - Build Android projects, run tests, parse results
- Wrapper around Gradle
- Support for assemble, install, and connectedCheck
- Parse build errors and test results
- Options: `--task`, `--clean`, `--json`
2. **log_monitor.py** - Real-time log monitoring with intelligent filtering
- Wrapper around `adb logcat`
- Filter by tag, priority, or PID
- Deduplicate repeated messages
- Options: `--package`, `--tag`, `--priority`, `--duration`, `--json`
### Navigation & Interaction
3. **screen_mapper.py** - Analyze current screen and list interactive elements
- Dump UI hierarchy using `uiautomator`
- Parse XML to identify buttons, text fields, etc.
- Options: `--verbose`, `--json`
4. **navigator.py** - Find and interact with elements semantically
- Find by text (fuzzy matching), resource-id, or class name
- Interactive tapping and text entry
- Options: `--find-text`, `--find-id`, `--tap`, `--enter-text`, `--json`
5. **gesture.py** - Perform swipes, scrolls, and other gestures
- Swipe up/down/left/right
- Scroll lists
- Options: `--swipe`, `--scroll`, `--duration`, `--json`
6. **keyboard.py** - Key events and hardware buttons
- Input key events (Home, Back, Enter, Tab)
- Type text via ADB
- Options: `--key`, `--text`, `--json`
7. **app_launcher.py** - App lifecycle management
- Launch apps (`adb shell am start`)
- Terminate apps (`adb shell am force-stop`)
- Install/Uninstall APKs
- List installed packages
- Options: `--launch`, `--terminate`, `--install`, `--uninstall`, `--list`, `--json`
### Emulator Lifecycle Management
8. **emulator_manage.py** - Manage Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)
- List available AVDs
- Boot emulators
- Shutdown emulators
- Options: `--list`, `--boot`, `--shutdown`, `--json`
9. **emu_health_check** - Verify environment is properly configured
- Use `emu_health_check.sh` on macOS/Linux and `emu_health_check.ps1` on Windows
- Check ADB, Emulator, Java, Gradle, ANDROID_HOME
- List connected devices
## Common Patterns
**Auto-Device Detection**: Scripts target the single connected device/emulator if only one is present, or require `-s <serial>` if multiple are connected.
**Output Formats**: Default is concise human-readable output. Use `--json` for machine-readable output.
## Requirements
- Android SDK Platform-Tools (adb, fastboot)
- Android Emulator
- Java / OpenJDK
- Python 3
## Key Design Principles
**Semantic Navigation**: Find elements by text, resource-id, or content-description.
**Token Efficiency**: Concise default output with optional verbose and JSON modes.
**Zero Configuration**: Works with standard Android SDK installation.