Scripting Layer for Android
The Scripting Layer for Android is a discontinued library that allows the creation and running of scripts written in various scripting languages directly on Android devices.
SL4A was designed for developers with its main branch no longer being under active development.
These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to normal Java Android applications, but with a simplified interface. Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, or in the background using the Android services architecture. Currently supported languages are:
- Python using CPython
- Perl
- Ruby using JRuby
- Lua
- BeanShell
- JavaScript using Rhino
- Tcl
- Rexx using BRexx