#node-apk-parser based on adbkit-apkreader, add meta data parse feature

node-apk-parser provides a Node.js API for extracting information from Android APK files. For example, it allows you to read the AndroidManifest.xml of an existing APK file.

Getting started

Install via NPM:

npm install --save node-apk-parser

Examples

Read the AndroidManifest.xml of an APK

var util = require('util')
var ApkReader = require('node-apk-parser')

var reader = ApkReader.readFile('HelloApp.apk')
var manifest = reader.readManifestSync()

console.log(util.inspect(manifest, { depth: null }))

API

ApkReader

ApkReader.readFile(file)

Alternate syntax to manually creating an ApkReader instance. Currently, only files are supported, but support for streams might be added at some point.

• file The path to the APK file.
• Throws: Error on error (e.g. if the file is not valid)
• Returns: An ApkReader instance.

constructor(file)

Manually construct an ApkReader instance. Useful for testing and/or playing around. Normally you would use ApkReader.readFile(file) to create the instance.

• file The path to the APK file.
• Throws: Error on error (e.g. if the file is not valid)
• Returns: N/A

reader.readManifestSync()

Synchronously reads and parses the AndroidManifest.xml file inside the APK and returns a simplified object representation of it.

• Throws: Error (e.g. if parsing was unsuccessful)
• Returns: A JavaScript Object representation of the manifest. See example output below:

{ versionCode: 1,
  versionName: '1.0',
  package: 'com.cvte.sdk.update',
  usesPermissions: [],
  permissions: [],
  permissionTrees: [],
  permissionGroups: [],
  instrumentation: null,
  usesSdk: { minSdkVersion: 14, targetSdkVersion: 20 },
  usesConfiguration: null,
  usesFeatures: [],
  supportsScreens: null,
  compatibleScreens: [],
  supportsGlTextures: [],
  application: 
   { theme: 'resourceId:0x7f060000',
     label: 'resourceId:0x7f050001',
     icon: 'resourceId:0x7f020000',
     debuggable: true,
     allowBackup: true,
     activities: 
      [ { label: 'resourceId:0x7f050001',
          name: 'com.cvte.sdk.update.MyActivity',
          intentFilters: 
           [ { actions: [ { name: 'android.intent.action.MAIN' } ],
               categories: [ { name: 'android.intent.category.LAUNCHER' } ],
               data: [] } ],
          metaData: [] },
        { theme: 'resourceId:0x1030071',
          name: 'com.cvte.sdk.update.UpdateDialogActivity',
          intentFilters: [],
          metaData: [] } ],
     activityAliases: [],
     launcherActivities: 
      [ { label: 'resourceId:0x7f050001',
          name: 'com.cvte.sdk.update.MyActivity',
          intentFilters: 
           [ { actions: [ { name: 'android.intent.action.MAIN' } ],
               categories: [ { name: 'android.intent.category.LAUNCHER' } ],
               data: [] } ],
          metaData: [] } ],
     services: [],
     receivers: [],
     providers: [],
     usesLibraries: [],
     metaDatas: 
      [ { name: 'MENGYOU_APPKEY',
          value: 'a41a4a18b9a1808e4b88f8beea2ddfd1870866c3' } ] } }

reader.readXmlSync(path)

Synchronously reads and parses the binary XML file at the given path inside the APK file. Attempts to be somewhat compatible with the DOM API.

• path The path to the binary XML file inside the APK. For example, giving AndroidManifest.xml as the path would parse the manifest (but you'll probably want to use reader.readManifestSync() instead).
• Throws: Error (e.g. if parsing was unsuccessful)
• Returns: A JavaScript Object representation of the root node of the XML file. All nodes including the root node have the following properties:
  • namespaceURI The namespace URI or null if none.
  • nodeType 1 for element nodes, 2 for attribute nodes, and 4 for CData sections.
  • nodeName The node name.
  • For element nodes, the following additional properties are present:
    • attributes An array of attribute nodes.
    • childNodes An array of child nodes.
  • For attribute nodes, the following additional properties are present:
    • name The attribute name.
    • value The attribute value, if possible to represent as a simple value.
    • typedValue May be available when the attribute represents a complex value. See android.util.TypedValue for more information. Has the following properties:
      • value The value, which might null, String, Boolean, Number or even an Object for the most complex types.
      • type A String representation of the type of the value.
      • rawType A raw integer presentation of the type of the value.
  • For CData nodes, the following additional properties are present:
    • data The CData.
    • typedValue May be available if the section represents a more complex type. See above for details.

More information

• android.util.TypedValue For more information about value types.
• Dong Liu's excellent Java-based APK parser, which was used as a reference implementation.
• A detailed blog port about Android's binary XML format
• Stackoverflow discussion about the topic
• android-apktool The most advanced CLI/Java-based APK tool.