How to use Command Line Interface And APIs For SureFox?

SureFox uses a BroadcastReceiver to allow 3rd party applications to send specific commands to SureFox. Command can be send using Intent. (See examples below). To execute any command Administrator password is necessary.

Currently, SureFox supports the following commands:

Launch_surefox

final Intent intent = new Intent("com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR");
intent.putExtra("command","launch_surefox");
intent.putExtra("sender", context.getPackageName()); //optional
this.sendBroadcast(intent);

Exit_Surefox

final Intent intent = new Intent("com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR");
intent.putExtra("command","exit_surefox");
intent.putExtra("sender", context.getPackageName()); //optional
intent.putExtra("password", "surefoxPassword");
this.sendBroadcast(intent);

apply_settings

final Intent intent = new Intent("com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR");
intent.putExtra("command","apply_settings");
intent.putExtra("sender", context.getPackageName()); //optional
intent.putExtra("password", "surefoxPassword");
intent.putExtra("setting_xml", "pathToSureFoxSettingsFile");
context.sendBroadcast(intent);

force_apply_settings

final Intent intent = new Intent("com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR");
intent.putExtra("command","force_apply_settings");
intent.putExtra("sender", context.getPackageName()); // optional
intent.putExtra("password", "surefoxPassword");
intent.putExtra("settings_path", "pathToSureFoxSettingsFile");
context.sendBroadcast(intent);

change_password

final Intent intent = new Intent("com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR");
intent.putExtra("command","change_password");
intent.putExtra("sender", context.getPackageName()); // optional
intent.putExtra("password", "surefoxPassword");
intent.putExtra("new_password", "newsurefoxPassword");
context.sendBroadcast(intent);

You can also send SureFox commands from Command Line Interface:

launch SureFox

am broadcast -a com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR -e "password" "0000" -e "command" "launch_surefox" com.gears42.surefox

exit SureFox

am broadcast -a com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR -e "password" "0000" -e "command" "exit_surefox" com.gears42.surefox

change_password

am broadcast -a com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR -e "command" "change_password" -e "password" "0000" -e "new_password" "1111" com.gears42.surefox

apply Settings

am broadcast -a com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR -e "command" "apply_settings" -e "password" "0000" -e "settings_xml" "SureFox_Settings_XML_Data" com.gears42.surefox

force_apply Settings

am broadcast -a com.gears42.surefox.COMMUNICATOR -e "command" "force_apply_settings" -e "password" "0000" -e "settings_path" "/sdcard/SureFox.settings"com.gears42.surefox

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