android-scripting - Scripting Layer for Android brings scripting languages to Android. - Google Project Hosting

android-scripting - Scripting Layer for Android brings scripting languages to Android. - Google Project Hosting

    Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interface that makes it easy to get things done.

    Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, in the background, or via Locale. Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, JavaScript, Tcl, and shell are currently supported, and we're planning to add more. See the SL4A Video Help playlist on YouTube for various demonstrations of SL4A's features.

    SL4A is designed for developers and is alpha quality software. Please report bugs and feature requests on the issues list. You can download the current APK by scanning or clicking the following barcode:

       

    To install SL4A, you will need to enable the "Unknown sources" option in your device's "Application" settings.

    Still have questions? Check out the FAQ, discussion list, or join #sl4a on freenode.
    Want to learn more?

    Start by reading "Introducing SL4A: The Scripting Layer for Android" by Pieter Greyling and "Packaging and Distributing" by Paul Ferrill. These are the intellectual property of Apress and are excerpt from the books "Practical Android Projects" and "Pro Android Python with SL4A."

    You can buy "Practical Android Projects" on Amazon or directly from Apress.

    Apress is happy to provide 25% off the price of the "Practical Android Projects" eBook. Simply enter the special code "SL4APROJECTROCKSHLDD" upon checkout when purchasing the eBook here. Offer expires 12/30/11.

    You can buy "Pro Android Python with SL4A" directly from Apress.

    Apress is also happy to provide 25% off the price of the "Pro Android Python with SL4A" eBook. Simply enter the special code "THESL4APROJECTROCKS" upon checkout when purchasing the eBook here. Offer expires 12/30/11.
    What's Powered by SL4A?

    Want to see SL4A in action? Check out some of these cool SL4A powered projects:
    Rockets

    SL4A was used by the Nexus One payload for sensor logging. See the article in Make for more information about the project.