add "startservice" option to am command-line utility
Allows starting Services in addition to Activities.
Change-Id: Ib078115f6200faa8907b35909af2f64b0c563b38
diff --git a/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java b/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
index d640de1..b6c9de4 100644
--- a/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
+++ b/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
if (op.equals("start")) {
runStart();
+ } else if (op.equals("startservice")) {
+ runStartService();
} else if (op.equals("instrument")) {
runInstrument();
} else if (op.equals("broadcast")) {
@@ -183,6 +185,15 @@
return intent;
}
+ private void runStartService() throws Exception {
+ Intent intent = makeIntent();
+ System.out.println("Starting service: " + intent);
+ ComponentName cn = mAm.startService(null, intent, intent.getType());
+ if (cn == null) {
+ System.err.println("Error: Not found; no service started.");
+ }
+ }
+
private void runStart() throws Exception {
Intent intent = makeIntent();
System.out.println("Starting: " + intent);
@@ -496,6 +507,8 @@
" start an Activity: am start [-D] <INTENT>\n" +
" -D: enable debugging\n" +
"\n" +
+ " start a Service: am startservice <INTENT>\n" +
+ "\n" +
" send a broadcast Intent: am broadcast <INTENT>\n" +
"\n" +
" start an Instrumentation: am instrument [flags] <COMPONENT>\n" +