gradle-android-command-plugin

Use gradle tasks to run specific adb commands.

Description

You can use this plugin to do things such as:

Find all devices attached and get basic info about them
Select the first one that complies with a custom rule
Install a specific APK from the available build types + flavours
Clear preferences or do something related to the APK to prepare for tests
Run monkey for that specific APK on that specific device
Uninstall the APK

This is particularly useful for CI servers but could be used to speed up IDE development as well.

Adding to your project

To start using this library, add these lines to the build.gradle of your project:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'android-command'

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.novoda:gradle-android-command-plugin:1.6.2'
    }
}

Simple usage

The plugin creates new tasks that you can use:

installDevice<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.InstallDevice] - installs the app on a specific device.
uninstallDevice<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.UninstallDevice] - uninstalls the app from a specific device.
run<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.Run] - installs and launches the app on a specific device.
start<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.Run] - launches the app on a specific device (without installing it).
stop<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.Stop] - Forcibly stops the app on a specific device.
monkey<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.Monkey] - installs and runs monkey on a specific device.
clearPrefs<Variant> [com.novoda.gradle.command.ClearPreferences] - clears app preferences on a specific device.
com.novoda.gradle.command.Input - runs input scripts, wrapping adb shell input.
com.novoda.gradle.command.Files - enables basic file copy via push and pull, wrapping the respecitve adb calls.