Method and apparatus for mobile application development and testing that avoids repackaging and reinstallation

摘要

A computer implemented method and apparatus for mobile application development comprises receiving at least one compiled source code file into the temporary sandbox; and testing the at least one compiled source code file in the temporary sandbox.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method comprising:
installing, in a memory of a mobile device, an application and application driver, wherein the application driver is configured when executed by a processor of the mobile device
to determine when one of an untested version of the installed application or an untested incremental change to the installed application is available from a host computer,to receive at least one compiled source code file determined to be available, the at least one compiled source code corresponding to a modified portion of the untested version or corresponding to at least one incremental change,to emulate a temporary mobile device sandbox for the requested compiled source code by creating a temporary sandbox in a writable memory area of the mobile device already accessible to the installed application when writing temporary files is required during execution of the installed application, andto write at least one compiled source code file into the temporary sandbox; writing the at least one compiled source code file to the temporary mobile device sandbox; testing the at least one compiled source code file in the temporary sandbox; and discarding the temporary sandbox after testing is complete.