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Scripting Comes to Android
Google is bringing scripts to Android. The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) will make development accessible and easy for devs who don't want to build a full-fledge application. As Google provides these details:
Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, started as a long running service, or started via Locale. Python, Lua and BeanShell are currently supported, and we're planning to add Ruby and JavaScript support, as well. These scripts can: Handle intents The ASE will greatly increase the customizability of Android phones. This is one of the more interesting developments I have seen for mobile apps. I hope that the Market supports trading scripts. The ASE is not in the Market yet, but you can download it from its project page. 
Update: Via Matt Cutts, a 6 line Python script that scans book barcodes:
ASE is going to be very powerful.
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Comments: 16
HereAndNow [ 9 June 2009 02:05 AM]
Cool! Android seems to be getting more powerful, by the minute. Now, all Android needs is for vendors to start offering Android on some beautiful handset designs.
Scott [ 9 June 2009 05:40 AM]
Very NIICCEE!!! "You say you want a revolution!"
monks [ 9 June 2009 06:41 AM]
Where is Perl?
@nyet [ 9 June 2009 09:42 AM]
yes - where is Perl?
Anonymous [ 9 June 2009 09:46 AM]
Why is perl the red headed step child to Google?
Dave [ 9 June 2009 11:09 AM]
What about mIRC-Script too, guys? lol
Kai Tamkun [ 9 June 2009 04:36 PM]
But what about PHP?
Mark Murphy [ 9 June 2009 05:43 PM]
To the "where is Perl?" folks, is there a Perl clone written for the JVM?
If yes, then there is a fighting chance it can work with ASE, as ASE appears aimed at languages that can run on the Android Dalvik VM.
If not, I'd start there.
monks [ 9 June 2009 06:55 PM]
@Mark Murphy
What is http://code.google.com/p/perldroid/ ??
Perl on Android is already accepted. :b
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/issues/detail?id=32
Don't think your programming language only can do something.
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Juliette [15 July 2009 04:21 AM]
I'm looking forward to see how all of these will work. I trust google and I'm sure they will do a great job implementing these scripts. This also is going to make things even simpler for those who want to take some programming and have no knowledge of all languages supported by Android.
Bala [27 January 2010 12:41 AM]
I am looking for Perl interpreter as well - Any ideas about that?
John [20 April 2010 10:12 AM]
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Jester [ 7 June 2010 09:18 PM]
As a PHP dev, I was heartbroken to find out that a PHP interpreter for Android is hard to come by. Hopefully ASE is a milestone for getting there. Most of my apps are aimed at the Linux shell rather than web interfaces anyways.
sfh [16 August 2010 09:24 AM]
Hopefully Groovy support as well.
John Dembowski [ 7 September 2010 11:08 AM]
just visited the link to the ase. lots of languages avail!! looking forward to an update.
thanks,
john d