Use https://github.com/hansalemaos/geteventplayback - no dependencies, faster and better results!
The standard version on a not rooted system is: adb shell input tap x y Unfortunately, this method is very slow and unreliable since it calls the Java layer of the android framework: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38806872/15096247
If your cell phone / BlueStacks instance is rooted, you can use: adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 3 0 x adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 3 1 y adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 1 330 1 adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 0 0 0 adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 1 330 0 adb shell sendevent /dev/input/event2 0 0 0
This method is a lot better than "input tap" since it is more reliable and slightly faster. But when you use "sendevent" like in the example above, you won't even get a decent swipe, because the break between the ADB shell calls just takes too long.
Even using: adb shell "sendevent1 ; sendevent2 ; sendevent3 ; …" doesn’t improve the executing speed much.
If your cell phone / BlueStacks instance is rooted, you can also use:
adb shell dd bs=filesize_in_bytes if=./file of=/dev/input/eventX
This method is very reliable and very very very fast… unfortunately too fast for the Android touch screen.
- You can record getevents directly from python, once you are done you press the hotkey (default=“ctrl+x”) to exit the recording session.
- It converts the output into all possible formats: hex - int - sendevent with int - binary data and returns a Pandas DataFrame
- You can define the playback speed of the recorded session (speed 4 is about close to the "original speed")
- You can change the playback speed afterwards
- It is possible to save/load recorded sessions
- You can manually change the DataFrame
- It sends chunked data to the device/emulator using adb shell dd bs=filesize_in_bytes if=./file of=/dev/input/eventX , and sleeps after each chunk
It should also work with any rooted Android device, the only problem might be the "bluestacks_divider". https://stackoverflow.com/a/73733261/15096247
But changing the code (if necessary) shouldn't be a big thing. Since my cell phone is not rooted, and I have no intention of rooting it, I cannot test it with a physical Android device. (I would be grateful for any feedback)
Take a look at the video to see what the code below does:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNDtruH6frI
$pip install getevent-sendevent
from getevent_sendevent import GetEventSendEvent
import pandas as pd
# creating an instance
getsend = GetEventSendEvent(
adb_path="C:\\Users\\Gamer\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\Sdk\\platform-tools\\adb.exe",
deviceserial="localhost:5735",
sdcard="/storage/emulated/0/", # it is probably better to pass the path, not the symlink
temfolder_on_sd_card="AUTOMAT", # if the folder doesn't exist, it will be created
bluestacks_divider=32767,
exit_keys="ctrl+x", # stop the recording session
)
# connect to adb
getsend.connect_to_adb()
# start a recording session
df = getsend.record_events_and_convert_to_df(playbackspeed=3)
# execute the recorded command
getsend.execute_recorded_events(
df,
structfolder="struct",
additional_end_command=True,
remove_temp_files_from_device=False,
)
# increasing the execution speed
df_fast=pd.DataFrame()
for speed_ in range(4,16):
df_fast = getsend.change_playback_speed(df, playback_speed=speed_)
getsend.execute_recorded_events(
df_fast,
structfolder="struct",
additional_end_command=True,
remove_temp_files_from_device=False, # Repeated execution will be faster, but you should clean the folder /storage/emulated/0/AUTOMAT every once in a while
)
# executing the same command over and over again without creating a new DataFrame
for speed_ in range(4,16):
getsend.execute_recorded_events(
df_fast,
structfolder="struct", # binary data
additional_end_command=True,
remove_temp_files_from_device=False,
)
# Saving the recorded session
getsend.save_recorded_data_on_hdd(df, path="f:\\testfoldersendevent\\saveddata.txt")
# Loading it again and redefine the playback speed
dfloaded = getsend.load_recoded_data(
path="f:\\testfoldersendevent\\saveddata.txt", playback_speed=16
)
# Executing the loaded session
getsend.execute_recorded_events(
dfloaded,
structfolder="struct",
additional_end_command=True,
remove_temp_files_from_device=False,
)
Here is the DataFrame:
aa_time aa_device aa_type aa_code aa_value aa_device_name aa_value_int aa_code_int aa_type_int aa_time_difference_start aa_time_diff_actions aa_real_coords aa_send_event aa_send_event_real_ccords aa_time_new aa_struct aa_struct_real aa_struct_size aa_struct_real_size aa_struct_together aa_struct_real_together struct_tmp_hdd_full_path struct_tmp_hdd struct_tmp_folder struct_filename struct_real_tmp_hdd_full_path struct_real_tmp_hdd struct_real_tmp_folder struct_real_filename struct_copy_dv struct_real_copy_dv random_sleep aa_copy_struct_to_hdd aa_copy_struct_real_to_hdd struct_folder_android struct_real_folder_android struct_file_android struct_real_file_android aa_copy_struct_to_hdd_success
0 30922.... /dev/i... EV_ABS ABS_MT... 0000769f BlueSt... 30367 53 3 0.0 0.0 889 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 b'\x01... b'\x03... C:\Use... C:\Use... tmpcgn... struct... C:\Use... C:\Use... tmpqeh... struct... dd bs=... dd bs=... 0.0 __main... __main... /stora... /stora... /stora... /stora... True
1 30922.... /dev/i... EV_ABS ABS_MT... 00005974 BlueSt... 22900 54 3 0.0 0.0 377 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 <NA> <NA> C:\Use... <NA> tmpcgn... None C:\Use... <NA> tmpqeh... None <NA> <NA> 0.0 NaN NaN /stora... /stora... NaN NaN NaN
2 30922.... /dev/i... EV_SYN SYN_MT... 00000000 BlueSt... 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 <NA> <NA> C:\Use... <NA> tmpcgn... None C:\Use... <NA> tmpqeh... None <NA> <NA> 0.0 NaN NaN /stora... /stora... NaN NaN NaN
3 30922.... /dev/i... EV_SYN SYN_RE... 00000000 BlueSt... 0 0 0 0.0 0.012315 0 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 <NA> <NA> C:\Use... <NA> tmpcgn... None C:\Use... <NA> tmpqeh... None <NA> <NA> 0.012315 NaN NaN /stora... /stora... NaN NaN NaN
4 30922.... /dev/i... EV_ABS ABS_MT... 0000769f BlueSt... 30367 53 3 0.012315 0.0 889 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 <NA> <NA> C:\Use... <NA> tmpcgn... None C:\Use... <NA> tmpqeh... None <NA> <NA> 0.0 NaN NaN /stora... /stora... NaN NaN NaN
5 30922.... /dev/i... EV_ABS ABS_MT... 00005974 BlueSt... 22900 54 3 0.012315 0.0 377 sendev... sendev... 1 b'\x01... b'\x03... 352 352 <NA> <NA> C:\Use... <NA> tmpcgn... None C:\Use... <NA> tmpqeh... None <NA> <NA> 0.0 NaN NaN /stora... /stora... NaN NaN NaN
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