EasyAndroidEmulator

Create and run android emulators in a quick & easy manner with just device name/model. Use the various flags to customize the emulator as per your requirements.

Setting up the dependency

Install using npm

$ npm install easy-android-emulator -g

sdkmanager, avdmanager & emulator need to be accessible via command line

Refer to Setup tutorial article if needed.

Usage

Just call emulate to emulate the default device

$ emulate

Pass in Device Name or Model as the argument to emulate specific device

$ emulate "Pixel 4 XL"

Details of the device are automatically fetched, but if needed, they can be customized using the appropriate flags.

Flags

| Flag | Description | | :--- | :--- | | -h, --help | show CLI help | | --version | show CLI version | | -v, --verbose | show verbose logs | | -n, --name | name of the AVD to be (created &) used | | -p, --persist | persist the created avd (makes it faster for subsequent runs) | | -f, --force | force recreation of the emulator avd | | --android | set the android API level for the AVD (Use along with -f flag if AVD already exists) | | --abi | set the preferred ABI for the AVD (Use along with -f flag if AVD already exists) | | -r, --resolution | set the resolution of the AVD (Use along with -f flag if AVD already exists). Eg: -r 1080x2160 | | -d, --density | set the density of the AVD (Use along with -f flag if AVD already exists). Eg: -d 440 |

Examples

1. Create emulator with Samsung Galaxy M51 Specs, but with 800x1280 resolution & 240 density, which is persisted for future reuse.

$ emulate m51 -r 800x1280 -d 240 -p

2. Create emulator with Pixel 4 Specs, but with android API 25 and x86_64 ABI. (With verbose logs)

$ emulate "Pixel 4" --android 25 --abi x86_64 -v

Bugs and Feedback

For bugs, questions and discussions please use the Github Issues.

License

MIT License

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