Android adb command for triggering custom receiver

Question

I have the following receiver which works perfectly well when the server initiates a push notification. I would like to be able to test it locally using the ADB. This is the command I'm using:

adb shell am broadcast -a com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE --es com.parse.Data "Ipsum Lorem" -n com.jon.ticktock/.CustomParseGCMReceiver

And this is how the receiver is defined in the Manifest:

<receiver android:name=".CustomParseGCMReceiver"
    android:exported="false">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE" />
        <action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.DELETE" />
        <action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.OPEN" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

However the command does not seem to trigger this receiver.

You can try this:adb shell am broadcast -a com.whereismywifeserver.intent.TEST --es sms_body "test from adb", might no need to specify receiver. — bjiang
– bjiang, Commented Sep 15, 2015 at 17:24

Cao Dongping · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-15 14:45:48Z

1

You can test if you can receive broadcast step by step.

raw broadcast

adb shell am broadcast -a com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE

with extra

adb shell am broadcast -a com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE --es com.parse.Data "Ipsum Lorem"

with given component

adb shell am broadcast -a com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE --es com.parse.Data "Ipsum Lorem" -n com.jon.ticktock/.CustomParseGCMReceiver

To check which part is error.

answered Sep 15, 2015 at 14:45

Cao Dongping

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JY2k Over a year ago

none work. I know this because I have place a log in the onReceive method and it doesn't show.

Cao Dongping Over a year ago

@JY2k Two more check. 1. Check your android:name=".CustomParseGCMReceiver" is correct point to CustomParseGCMReceiver class. 2. Test it on other device or emulator.

JY2k Over a year ago

1. don;t understand what you mean? 2. I've tested on multiple devices.

sakebook · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-23 13:18:31Z

When it is Receiver attribute of the "exported" "false", it can not be called directly.

android:exported="false"

However, when the "true", I will crash in the initialization of Parse SDK "SecurityException".

Parse.java

public static void initialize(Context context, String applicationId, String clientKey) {
    ...
    if (!allParsePushIntentReceiversInternal()) {
    throw new SecurityException("To prevent external tampering to your app's notifications, " +
          "all receivers registered to handle the following actions must have " +
          "their exported attributes set to false: com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE, "+
          "com.parse.push.intent.OPEN, com.parse.push.intent.DELETE");
    }
    ...
}

allParsePushIntentReceiversInternal

private static boolean allParsePushIntentReceiversInternal() {
    List<ResolveInfo> intentReceivers = ManifestInfo.getIntentReceivers(
        ParsePushBroadcastReceiver.ACTION_PUSH_RECEIVE,
        ParsePushBroadcastReceiver.ACTION_PUSH_DELETE,
        ParsePushBroadcastReceiver.ACTION_PUSH_OPEN);

    for (ResolveInfo resolveInfo : intentReceivers) {
        if (resolveInfo.activityInfo.exported) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

If you want to really send , you need to build without performing the initialization of Parse SDK. You can send a Broadcast in ADB.

//Parse.initialize(this, "PARSE APPLICATION ID", "PARSE API KEY");

You can call the "onReceive".

Swing · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-04 08:20:29Z

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delete android:exported="false" in the Manifest.

Because an unexported component can not be accessed via shell, unless it's a root shell. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/receiver-element.html#exported

edited Dec 4, 2015 at 8:20

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 1:15

Swing

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