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android_swipe

Execute swipe gestures on Android devices by specifying start and end coordinates, enabling touch simulation for testing and automation purposes.

Instructions

Perform a swipe gesture between two coordinates

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
startXYesStarting X coordinate
startYYesStarting Y coordinate
endXYesEnding X coordinate
endYYesEnding Y coordinate
durationNoSwipe duration in milliseconds (default: 300)
deviceSerialNoSpecific device serial number to target (optional)

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler function for the 'android_swipe' MCP tool. Validates input coordinates, calls the ADB wrapper's swipe method, and returns a success message.
    export async function swipeHandler(
      adb: ADBWrapper,
      args: any
    ): Promise<{ content: Array<{ type: string; text: string }> }> {
      const { startX, startY, endX, endY, duration = 300, deviceSerial } = args as SwipeArgs;
    
      if (
        typeof startX !== 'number' ||
        typeof startY !== 'number' ||
        typeof endX !== 'number' ||
        typeof endY !== 'number'
      ) {
        throw new Error('Invalid coordinates: all coordinates must be numbers');
      }
    
      if (startX < 0 || startY < 0 || endX < 0 || endY < 0) {
        throw new Error('Invalid coordinates: all coordinates must be positive');
      }
    
      try {
        await adb.swipe(startX, startY, endX, endY, duration, deviceSerial);
    
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: 'text',
              text: `Swipe executed from (${startX}, ${startY}) to (${endX}, ${endY}) over ${duration}ms`,
            },
          ],
        };
      } catch (error) {
        throw new Error(`Swipe failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
      }
    }
  • Low-level implementation in ADBWrapper that executes the 'adb shell input swipe' command using the provided start/end coordinates and duration.
    async swipe(
      startX: number,
      startY: number,
      endX: number,
      endY: number,
      duration: number = 300,
      deviceSerial?: string
    ): Promise<void> {
      const device = await this.getTargetDevice(deviceSerial);
    
      await this.exec(
        [
          'shell',
          'input',
          'swipe',
          String(startX),
          String(startY),
          String(endX),
          String(endY),
          String(duration),
        ],
        device
      );
    }
  • Input schema definition for the 'android_swipe' tool, registered in the ListToolsRequestHandler.
    {
      name: 'android_swipe',
      description: 'Perform a swipe gesture between two coordinates',
      inputSchema: {
        type: 'object',
        properties: {
          startX: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Starting X coordinate',
          },
          startY: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Starting Y coordinate',
          },
          endX: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Ending X coordinate',
          },
          endY: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Ending Y coordinate',
          },
          duration: {
            type: 'number',
            description: 'Swipe duration in milliseconds (default: 300)',
            default: 300,
          },
          deviceSerial: {
            type: 'string',
            description: 'Specific device serial number to target (optional)',
          },
        },
        required: ['startX', 'startY', 'endX', 'endY'],
      },
    },
  • src/index.ts:468-469 (registration)
    Registration of the swipeHandler in the CallToolRequestHandler switch statement.
    case 'android_swipe':
      return await swipeHandler(this.adb, args);
  • TypeScript interface defining the shape of arguments expected by the swipeHandler.
    interface SwipeArgs {
      startX: number;
      startY: number;
      endX: number;
      endY: number;
      duration?: number;
      deviceSerial?: string;
    }

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