Create an Android Virtual Device From a Java application Programmatically

Question

I want to create my Android virtual device from another java application. I don't want to use the default Android AvdManager because you can't set where you want to create your AVD and it has problem with exotic caraters.

So I get the sdklib.jar of the AvdMagager and try to do this.

But I can't create a AVD because I have the log :
Error
Unable to find a '%1$s' file for ABI %2$s to copy into the AVD folder.

This is an exemple of what I do :

class Choice implements ISdkLog {

    public Choice() {
    com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager avdmanager;
    try {
        com.android.sdklib.SdkManager manager = com.android.sdklib.SdkManager.createManager("Boulet", this);
        IAndroidTarget[] targets = manager.getTargets();

        avdmanager= new com.android.sdklib.internal.avd.AvdManager(manager,this);

        avdmanager.createAvd(new java.io.File("filename"), "dunno", targets[0], "dunno", "dunno", "dunno", null, false, false, false, this);

    } catch (AndroidLocationException e1) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e1.printStackTrace();
    }
    }
//Method of interface ISdkLog
@Override
public void error(Throwable arg0, String arg1, Object... arg2) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    System.out.println("Error");
    System.out.println(arg1);
    System.out.println(arg0);
}

@Override
public void printf(String arg0, Object... arg1) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    System.out.println("Log");
    System.out.println(arg0);
}

@Override
public void warning(String arg0, Object... arg1) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    System.out.println("Warning");
    System.out.println(arg0);
}
}

Answer 1

This error is related to the system image the plateform must use. I could create my avd on windows with this.

AvdManager avdmanager;
try {
    SdkManager manager = SdkManager.createManager("path/to/android/sdk/folder", this);
    IAndroidTarget[] targets = manager.getTargets();

    avdmanager= new AvdManager(manager,this);

    avdmanager.createAvd(new File("custom/path/for/your/avd","advname"), "advname", targets[0], target[0].getSystemImages()[0].getAbiType(), null, null, null,
            false, false, false, this);

} catch (AndroidLocationException e1) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e1.printStackTrace();
}

The null parameters are options for skin, sdcard path, emulator params (screen params,etc...).