ADB select

adb-select.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import os
import subprocess
import os.path

def get_file_path():
    return os.path.expanduser("~/.adb-select")

def filter_empty_line(line):
    return len(line) > 0

def map_device_id(line):
    """
    :param line: adb device line
    :type line: str
    :return:
    """
    return line.split()[0]

def format_selection_line(index, adb_raw_line):
    return '%d) %s' % (index, adb_raw_line)

def write_selection(device_id):
    output_path = get_file_path()
    with open(output_path, "w") as output:
        output.write(device_id)

def adb_select():
    output = subprocess.check_output(["adb", "devices", "-l"])
    lines = filter(filter_empty_line, output.splitlines()[1::])
    device_ids = map(map_device_id, lines)

    prompt_items = [format_selection_line(i, line) for i, line in enumerate(lines)]
    for item in prompt_items:
        print(item)

    max_item_index = len(prompt_items) -1
    selection = -1
    while selection < 0 or selection > max_item_index:
        selection = input("Enter selection [0 - %d] >> " % max_item_index)

    write_selection(device_ids[selection])

def run_adb():

    selection = ""
    with open(get_file_path(), 'r') as input_file:
        selection = input_file.readline()

    if selection == "":
        print("No device selected; exiting")
        return

    args = ["adb", "-s", selection] + sys.argv[1::]
    subprocess.call(args)

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        run_adb()
    else:
        adb_select()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

ADB select

Quickly run commands on a device without having to type adb -s SOMEDEVICEID blah blah blah. Useful if you use ADB from the terminal with multiple devices connected.

Installation

1. Paste this file somewhere in your executable path (I have a ~/scripts directory as part of my $PATH)
2. Make it executable chmod +x adb-select.py
3. Alias the command for quicker invocation. Add alias adbs='adb-select.py to your .bash_profile.
4. Reload your bash profile source ~/.bash_profile

Selecting a device

Invoke adbs or adb-select.py to select from connected devices

ben$ adbs
0) emulator-5554          device product:sdk_gphone_x86 model:Android_SDK_built_for_x86 device:generic_x86
1) 8XV7N16116005231       device usb:342032384X product:angler model:Nexus_6P device:angler
Enter selection [0 - 1] >> 1

Running ADB commands to the selected device

Run any ADB command, but use adbs instead of adb at the beginning

ben$ adbs uninstall com.bendaschel.myapp
Success