Develop application using AIDE and install from Linux on Chromebook(arm64)

README.md

Develop Android application on Chromebook(arm64)

• Build android application using AIDE on Android.
• Launch 'Install APK' app whick is in Linux folder on desktop.

Setup

• Enable ADB Debug of Linux.
• Copy install-apk file into /usr/local/bin/, and exec sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/install-apk.
• Copy install-apk.desktop file into /usr/shere/applications/, and exec sudo update-desktop-database.

install-apk

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import subprocess
import sys
import os.path
import tkinter as tk

apk = '/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.aide.ui/cache/apk/app.apk'
if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
    apk = sys.argv[1]

def pull_apk(fromPath, toPath):
    p = subprocess.Popen(
        ['adb', 'pull', fromPath, toPath],
        stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
        stderr = subprocess.STDOUT)
    while p.poll() is None:
        text.insert(tk.END, p.stdout.readline().decode())
        root.update()

def install_apk(apk):
    tmpApk = '/tmp/app.apk'
    if not os.path.isfile(apk):
        text.insert(tk.END, f"Now pulling ...\n")
        pull_apk(apk, tmpApk)
        apk = tmpApk
        text.insert(tk.END, f"Done\n")
    text.insert(tk.END, f"Now installing ...\n")
    btnExit['state'] = tk.DISABLED
    btnInstall['state'] = tk.DISABLED
    root.update()
    p = subprocess.Popen(
        ['adb', 'install', apk],
        stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
        stderr = subprocess.STDOUT)
    while p.poll() is None:
        text.insert(tk.END, p.stdout.readline().decode())
        root.update()
    btnExit['state'] = tk.NORMAL

def onClickInstall():
    install_apk(apk)

root = tk.Tk()
root.title('Install APK')

text = tk.Text(root)
text.insert(tk.END, f"Press 'Install' Button to install {apk}.\n")
text.pack()

frame = tk.Frame(root)
frame.pack()

btnInstall = tk.Button(
    frame,
    text = 'Install',
    command = onClickInstall)
btnInstall.pack(side=tk.LEFT)

btnExit = tk.Button(
    frame,
    text = 'Exit',
    command = sys.exit)
btnExit.pack(side=tk.LEFT)

root.mainloop()

install-apk.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Icon=com.visualstudio.code
MimeType=application/vnd.android.package-archive;
Name=Install APK
Exec=/usr/local/bin/install-apk %F
Terminal=false