Replacing remote device functions
AssigneeBrowserStack Limited
InventorsKunal Chowdhary, James Barboza, Hitesh Raghuvanshi
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Abstract
A software development infrastructure can enable user developers to select remote hardware devices to develop and test their software programs. For some tests and development activity, physical access to the remote device can be provided by the infrastructure administrator by replacing the internal calls of an application with mimic code, which can respond to application requests for sensor data, as if the user was physically handling the remote device at the same location.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- for an application, executable on a device, generating mimic code, configured to receive, from the application, a request for sensor data, the mimic code further configured to output a selected response to the request for sensor data from the application;
- and
- injecting the mimic code in the application, replacing application and/or operating system functions of the device corresponding to capturing and/or responding to the sensor data request from the application, wherein the injecting further comprises:
- decompiling the application;
- modifying the application and/or the operating system function calls to route the application request for sensor data to the mimic code;
- modifying the application to receive, from the mimic code, the selected response to the application request for sensor data;
- and
- recompiling the modified application.
A non-transitory computer storage that stores executable program instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, configure the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
- for an application, executable on a device, generating mimic code, configured to receive, from the application, a request for sensor data, the mimic code further configured to output a selected response to the request for sensor data from the application;
- and
- injecting the mimic code in the application, replacing application and/or operating system functions of the device corresponding to capturing and/or responding to the sensor data request from the application, wherein the injecting further comprises:
- decompiling the application;
- modifying the application and/or the operating system function calls to route the application request for sensor data to the mimic code;
- modifying the application to receive, from the mimic code, the selected response to the application request for sensor data;
- and
- recompiling the modified application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.