[CODE] Launching shell commands

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Basic command launch. Here I am using it to start/stop dropbear shhD. Sloppy? Yes, Dirty? Yes Works? Yes.

package net.andirc.dropbear;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class dropbear extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        
    	AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);  

		alert.setTitle("DropBear");  
		alert.setMessage("Start or Kill");  
		  

		  
		alert.setPositiveButton("Start", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {  
		public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {  

			  Process myproc = null;
		       BufferedReader reader = null;  
		       try
		       {


		    	   myproc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {"su", "-c", "dropbear"}); 
		    	   reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(myproc.getInputStream()));
		    	   
		               String line;
		               final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		               String separator = System.getProperty("line.separator");
		        
		               while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
		               {
		                       sb.append(line);
		                       sb.append(separator);
		               }
		        
		               
}
		        
		       catch (Exception ex)
		       {
	
		       }

		       finally {} 
		       System.exit(0);  
			
		  }  
		});  
		  
		alert.setNegativeButton("Kill", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {  
		  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {  
		      
		       Process myproc = null;
		       BufferedReader reader = null;  
		       try
		       {


		    	   myproc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] {"su", "-c", "kill $(ps | grep dropbear | tr -s  ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f2)"}); 
		    	   reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(myproc.getInputStream()));
		    	   
		               String line;
		               final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		               String separator = System.getProperty("line.separator");
		        
		               while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
		               {
		                       sb.append(line);
		                       sb.append(separator);
		               }
		        
		               
}
		        
		       catch (Exception ex)
		       {
	
		       }

		       finally {} 
		       System.exit(0);  
		  }  
		});  
		  
		alert.show();     
		}
        
    }

Originally Posted by jcase

Basic command launch. Here I am using it to start/stop dropbear shhD. Sloppy? Yes, Dirty? Yes Works? Yes.

Thanks for contributing the code, but I'm not sure why you think it's dirty? Based on my java experience (and my limited Android dev experience) that is how I would have done it.

Base on my utter lack of experience, and the fact that its pasted together from here and there. I assume there is a far cleaner way of doing it. Maybe not, works for me.

So nice not needing a cable to pull up a shell.

Originally Posted by jcase

Base on my utter lack of experience, and the fact that its pasted together from here and there. I assume there is a far cleaner way of doing it. Maybe not, works for me.

So nice not needing a cable to pull up a shell.

Funny thing Jcase your dirty hacks look pro to me keep up the great work. When do you have time for sleep with a fam and school and all of us other dependents....to bad you can't claim us on taxes!