Termux API

This is an app exposing Android API to command line usage and scripts or programs.

When developing or packaging, note that this app needs to be signed with the same
key as the main Termux app for permissions to work (only the main Termux app are
allowed to call the API methods in this app).

Installation

Termux:API application can be obtained from F-Droid.

Additionally we provide per-commit debug builds for those who want to try
out the latest features or test their pull request. This build can be obtained
from one of the workflow runs listed on Github Actions
page.

Signature keys of all offered builds are different. Before you switch the
installation source, you will have to uninstall the Termux application and
all currently installed plugins. Check https://github.com/termux/termux-app#Installation for more info.

License

Released under the GPLv3 license.

How API calls are made through the termux-api helper binary

The termux-api
client binary in the termux-api package generates two linux anonymous namespace
sockets, and passes their address to the TermuxApiReceiver broadcast receiver
as in:

/system/bin/am broadcast ${BROADCAST_RECEIVER} --es socket_input ${INPUT_SOCKET} --es socket_output ${OUTPUT_SOCKET}

The two sockets are used to forward stdin from termux-api to the relevant API
class and output from the API class to the stdout of termux-api.

Client scripts

Client scripts which processes command line arguments before calling the
termux-api helper binary are available in the termux-api package.

Ideas

• Wifi network search and connect.
• Add extra permissions to the app to (un)install apps, stop processes etc.