Scripting Layer for Android
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| Written in | C and Java |
| Operating system | Android |
| Type | Library |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/ |
The Scripting Layer for Android (abridged as SL4A, and previously named Android Scripting Environment or ASE) is a library allows the creation and running of scripts written in various scripting languages directly on Android devices. SL4A is designed for developers and is still alpha quality software[1][2][3][4][5].
These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to normal Java Android applications, but with a simplified interface. Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, in the background, or via Locale.
Currently supported languages are:
References
- ^ "android-scripting". SL4A project. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
SL4A is designed for developers and is still alpha quality software
- ^ "Scripting Comes to Android". O'Reilly Media. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Scripting Comes to Android". Google. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Android Gets Scripting Support with Python, Lua, Beanshell; Ruby planned". infoq.com. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Python, Lua and BeanShell: Google's New Android Scripting". Linux Magazine. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
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