mmin18/LayoutCast
Cast android code and resource changes to the running application through ADB. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4047
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3098
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1697 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
LayoutCast is a Python-based developer tool that pushes Java code and resource changes from an Android project to a running app on a device or emulator via ADB, without restarting the application. It combines a small debug-only Android library, a command-line caster, and an Android Studio/IntelliJ plugin that applies changes in roughly five seconds while preserving the running activity stack.
Use cases
- push android code changes to a running app without reinstalling
- hot reload android layouts and resources on a device
- speed up the android build and run cycle during debugging
- apply resource changes without restarting the application
- sync java code changes to a phone or emulator over adb
- avoid long gradle build waits when testing on a real device
When to choose
- you are debugging on a real device or emulator and full rebuild cycles waste significant time
- you maintain a legacy Eclipse ADT or older Gradle-based Android project
- you want to iterate on layouts and resources while keeping the current activity stack intact
When to avoid
- you are on modern Android tooling - Android Studio's Apply Changes or Live Edit covers this natively
- your device runs below Android 5.0, since Java code casting requires the ART runtime
- you cannot add a debug-only library dependency and Application class change to the project
- you need a maintained tool - the project has had no releases since 2018
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
developer-tools build-tool cli mobile-development developer-tools android-tools cli editor-plugin python hot-reload adb android-studio-plugin intellij-plugin eclipse-adt code-push resource-sync instant-run-alternative art-runtime gradle android-library android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mmin18/LayoutCast · fetched 2026-08-28 · e9af31b03c1b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mmin18/LayoutCast | main | 32 |
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