apk-parser3

Extract Android Manifest info from an APK file.

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import apkParser3 from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/apk-parser3';
</script>

README

Note

this is the the fixed/improved version of node-apk-parser

apk-parser - Android apk-file parser

Extract Android Manifest info from an APK file.

While there are some implementations for this out in the wild, none of them handle all of the intricacies of the APK file-format. This module uses the aapt tool from the Android SDK to solve that problem. The tool will be downloaded and installed during npm install. Tested on Linux and OS X.

Getting started

Add apk-parser to your project: npm install --save apk-parser3.

Sample usage:

var parseApk = require('apk-parser3');
parseApk('myApkFile.apk', function (err, data) {
    // Handle error or do something with data.
});

The returned data object is an object-representation of the AndroidManifest.xml file. Here's a sample file:

{ package: ' name=com.tencent.mm versionCode=861 versionName=6.3.25',
  sdkVersion: '15',
  targetSdkVersion: '23',
  'uses-permission': 'android.permission.READ_PROFILE',
  'uses-feature-not-required': 'android.hardware.bluetooth_le',
  'application-label': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-en': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-zh_CN': '微信',
  'application-label-zh_TW': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-fa': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-uk': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-tl': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-sr': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-zu': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-sv': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-sw': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-fr_CA': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-lo_LA': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-en_GB': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-bn_BD': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-et_EE': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ka_GE': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ky_KG': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-km_KH': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-si_LK': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-mk_MK': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ur_PK': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-sq_AL': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-hy_AM': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-my_MM': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-pa_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ta_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-te_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ml_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-en_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-kn_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-mr_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-gu_IN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-mn_MN': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ne_NP': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-pt_BR': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-gl_ES': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-eu_ES': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-is_IS': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-es_US': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-pt_PT': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-en_AU': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-ms_MY': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-az_AZ': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-kk_KZ': 'WeChat',
  'application-label-uz_UZ': 'WeChat',
  'application-icon-120': 'r/j/icon.png',
  'application-icon-160': 'r/j/icon.png',
  'application-icon-213': 'r/y/icon.png',
  'application-icon-240': 'r/y/icon.png',
  'application-icon-320': 'r/a0/icon.png',
  'application-icon-480': 'r/a2/icon.png',
  'application-icon-640': 'r/a2/icon.png',
  application: ' label=WeChat icon=r/j/icon.png',
  'uses-library-not-required': 'com.here.android',
  'launchable-activity': ' name=com.tencent.mm.ui.LauncherUI  label=WeChat icon=',
  'uses-feature': 'android.hardware.screen.portrait',
  'uses-implied-feature': 'android.hardware.screen.portrait,one or more activities have specified a portrait orientation',
  'supports-screens': ' small normal large xlarge',
  'supports-any-density': ' true',
  locales: ' --_-- en zh_CN zh_TW fa uk tl sr zu sv sw fr_CA lo_LA en_GB bn_BD et_EE ka_GE ky_KG km_KH si_LK mk_MK ur_PK sq_AL hy_AM my_MM pa_IN ta_IN te_IN ml_IN en_IN kn_IN mr_IN gu_IN mn_MN ne_NP pt_BR gl_ES eu_ES is_IS es_US pt_PT en_AU ms_MY az_AZ kk_KZ uz_UZ',
  densities: ' 120 160 213 240 320 480 640',
  'native-code': '  armeabi' }

Things to note:

  • The top-level element is a key named manifest.
  • Attributes are encoded by prepending their name with @.
  • Child nodes can be accessed by name. The value is always an array, as there might be more than one array.
  • This representation is unaware of the meaning of this file (you might know that there will always only be one application tag, the module does not). This make sure that it never breaks with future Android releases.

Contributing

All code lives in the src folder and is written in CoffeeScript. Try to stick to the style conventions used in existing code.

Tests can be run using grunt test. A convenience command to automatically run the tests is also available: grunt watch. Please add test cases when adding new functionality: this will prove that it works and ensure that it will keep working in the future.

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (C) 2013 by Ruben Vermeersch <ruben@savanne.be>

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