cventeic / avd_cntrlr

Ruby code to dynamically update android virtual device instance from gpsd

AvdCntrlr

Ruby code to dynamically update android virtual device instance from gpsd

Socket connections are opened to both GPSD and ADB for AVD.

GPSD is configured to send periodic location fixes in json formatted messages.

GPS location is updated via ADB connection when fixes are received from GPSD.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'avd_cntrlr'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install avd_cntrlr

Usage

1. Start Android Virtual Device (AVD) using Android Emulator: .../Android/Sdk/tools/emulator -avd Nexus_7_API_23

2. Start / Verify gpsd daemon is operating and GPS device is connected

3. Start AVD_Controller: ruby avd_cntrlr

4. Correct GPS coordinates should be available to Android Apps executing in Android Virtual Device instance

Note: So far, were hard coded to use: GPSD - 127.0.0.1:2947 AVD/ADB - 127.0.0.1:5554

Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/avd_cntrlr/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request