Feature request: allow controlling via intents

[teemue]

Title says it: for example, macrodroid script sends and intent to this app to change frequency generated.

[Bill Farmer]

I looked at this, it's doable. I looked at the docs to find out what MacroDroid can put in an intent and got an empty answer in the wiki...

So unless you can come up with some better docs my implementing this may be wasted effort as macrodroid may not be able to send a suitable intent. There's also no link to the sources, so I assume I can't look at that to find out.

[teemue]

I couldn't find better documentation myself, but attached are screenshots of the parameters macrodroid allows. Hope this is useful 😀

[Bill Farmer]

I installed Macrodroid to test this but could not find Send Intent. I assume it must need the paid version.

I have implemented this, excerpt from README:

External Control

The app may be started, the frequency, level, waveform and mute set externally by sending a suitable Intent from an automation app. The app package/activity is org.billthefarmer.siggen/.Main. The parameters may be:

Parameter	Action/Category/Extra	Type	Value
Action	android.intent.action.MAIN
	android.intent.action.DEFAULT
Category	android.intent.category.LAUNCHER
	android.intent.category.DEFAULT
Extras	org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_FREQ	int, float	0.1 – 25000
	org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_LEVEL	int, float	-80 – 0
	org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_WAVE	int	0 = Sine
			1 = Square
			2 = Sawtooth
	org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_MUTE	boolean	true, false

Any combination of extras or none may be sent. Subsequent intents sent will update the parameters from the included extras.

This may be tested using the Android Debug Bridge.

$ adb shell am start --ef org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_FREQ 257.3 --ef org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_LEVEL -25.2 org.billthefarmer.siggen/.Main
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] cmp=org.billthefarmer.siggen/.Main (has extras) }
$ adb shell am start --ez org.billthefarmer.siggen.SET_MUTE true org.billthefarmer.siggen/.Main
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] cmp=org.billthefarmer.siggen/.Main (has extras) }
Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front

[teemue]

Thanks for quick response :-)

For some reason, If I fire those adb commands, the device opens just siggen but with default values, not commanded ones

[teemue]

Thanks for quick response :-)

For some reason, If I fire those adb commands, the device opens just siggen but with default values, not commanded ones

Sorry. I guess I have to wait for a new build containing the newest implementations ;D

[Bill Farmer]

I have found Send Intent under Connectivity. However it doesn't work because the dialog doesn't include a category which appears to be required. You can start the app using Launch Application, but that allows no parameters.

[teemue]

Actually I just built the newest apk myself and installed. Got intents working via macrodroid.

Type org.billthefarmer.siggen.Main in Class and it works :-)

Would it be possible to control siggen when it's running background though?

[Bill Farmer]

Further intents sent after the app is started will update parameters and bring the app to the front. As it works I have pushed a new version which will get built and appear on F-Droid in a few days, depending on their schedule.

[Bill Farmer]

There is an automation app on F-Droid – Automation which makes it easier to set up an intent with extras...

[Raphaël Droz]

This app' was already great, but with this feature it's become absolutely awesome!
Thanks a lot !