An RDK-V Emulator App Manager basically focuses on emulating the features such as: remote control unit, RDK services api validation's, testing automation, virtual box manager, application manager etc. and adding many more features to provide support to application developers and testers to make their life easier with the new RDK-V Emulator App Manager. It comes in a form of installer package that can be installed on desktop pc (Linux) and launched.
Emulator app manager has been developed and tested on below environment
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Follow below link/steps to build rdkv emulator dunfell image along with rdk services
Follow below steps to run application on host pc and create installer package
$ git clone https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdk/devices/intel-x86-pc/emulator/appmanager
$ cd RDKVEmulatorAppManager
$ npm install
$ npm run start
Follow below steps to create installer package for linux
$ sudo npm install -g electron-packager
$ sudo npm install -g electron-installer-debian
$ electron-packager . --platform linux --arch x64 --out dist --overwrite
$ electron-installer-debian --src dist/emulatormanager-linux-x64/ --arch amd64 --config config.json
Step 1- Double click on downloaded installer deb package
Step 2- Default Linux software install window will appear with install button, click on install
Step 3- Authentication window will appear, give user password and press Authenticate
Step 4- Progress bar will be displayed, on successful progress bar will become 100% filled
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You can use below command to install package into linux
$ sudo dpkg -i rdkv-emulatormanager_1.0.0_amd64.deb
You can use below command to uninstall/remove package from linux
$ sudo dpkg --remove rdkv-emulatormanager
On successful installation user/developer will be able to launch emulator app manager ui by selecting the RDK-V emulator icon from apps
Note: RDK virtual remote can be launched from emulator app manager > remote manager (Prerequisite: RDK virtual remote should be installed, refer link: RDK-V Virtual Remote ).
Follow below steps to configure your workspace in VS Code IDE
Prerequisite: RDK virtual remote should be installed, refer link: RDK-V Virtual Remote.
1. How to set rpi or emulator ip in emulator manager app?
We can provide target machine ip address in ip box which appears on right-top side.
2. How to add image in vm manager?
Select "Install image" option from vm manager tab, then select "Add image" button then we need to select the image from the file browser box.
3. How to install OS in oracle virtual machine?
Select "Install image" option from vm manager tab, then select image which is appear on above install button and provide instance name (*) then select install button. Selected image will be installed on virtual machine.
4. How to delete image from list?
Select "Install image" option from vm manager tab and then select delete option.
5. How to boot virtual machine OS?
Select "Show Installed OS List" option from vm manager tab and then select installed os from the list and then select start button.
6.What is use of "Launch ResidentApp" option?
"Launch ResidentApp" option allow to launch residentapp from host machine to target machine.
Follow below steps to launch resident from host machine to target machine.
7. How to execute test script?
Select "Automate Test" option from app manager tab and then select "test script" from list and then select submit button.
8. What is use of Add Script option?
Add script option allow to create test script and add in the list.
9. What is use of delete script option?
We can remove the selected script from the list by using "Delete script" option.
10. How to test api from emulator manager/api manager?
Select api from "Api list" result will be appear above "Api list". we can modify Api params in "Selected Api params" text fields and then select "Validate Api" button to make Api request.
11. What is use of "Validate all Api" option?
Select apifrom "Api list" result will be appear above "Api list". we can modify Api params in "Selected Api params" text fields and then select "Validate Api" button to make Api request.
12. How to launch virtual remote from Emulator manager?
Prerequisite: RDK virtual remote should be installed, refer link: RDK-V Virtual Remote.
Select "Use this " option from remote manager tap and then enter R-pi or Emulator ip address in remote app. Ip address will appear in bottom. After entering the ip address need to hit enter key.
For the complete documentation on electronjs refer link:
For the complete documentation on RDK Services please refer links: