Taeyeon Ki
Karthik Dantu
ABSTRACT
We demonstrate Reptor, a bytecode instrumentation tool enabling API virtualization on Android. It provides a general way to alter functionality of platform APIs on Android. With Reptor, third-party developers can modify the behavior of platform APIs according to their needs. All modifications are completely at the app layer without modifying the underlying platform. This allows practical openness---third-party developers can easily distribute their modifications for a platform without the need to update the entire platform.
- Reptor Use Case Demos. https://goo.gl/hGTjpL.Google Scholar
- S. Chandrashekhara, K. Marcus, R. G. M. Subramanya, H. S. Karve, K. Dantu, and S. Y. Ko. Enabling Automated, Rich, and Versatile Data Management for Android Apps with BlueMountain. In HotStorage, 2015. Google ScholarDigital Library
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- Demo: Reptor: Enabling API Virtualization on Android for Platform Openness
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