Hello, I would be grateful if I get any suggestions about the feasibility of a project that I am trying.
I am trying to test a sample android application using another tool, namely, Java Path Finder(JPF), which is a open source model checker for verifying programs and detecting errors in the program. (http:// babelfish.arc.nasa.gov/trac/jpf). What JPF does is that it explores all the "interesting" paths of execution of a program, and checks whether taking any of those paths would produce an error. To be able to test a program in JPF, the program must be stand-alone program having a "main" method. Since I cannot run an android application as a stand-alone program, I need to have another program that calls the application. I have doubts about how this can be done. I read that one can invoke an android application by calling startActivity() on the right intent, but this is possible only for applications that interact with other applications. Is there any way to call any application (even those that do not interact with other applications) from a stand-alone java program? Or in other words, is it possible to start running an application other than on an emulator? If the only way to run an android application in a tool like JPF would be, by first running emulator in JPF, this is totally different from what I am trying to achieve. Running an emulator in JPF would mean, verifying whether the emulator code is producing any errors. But what I am trying to achieve is much simpler : testing a single android application to detect any errors. I hope there is some way out here! Thank you for your inputs. Amruta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
