romainguy/view-server
Local server for Android's HierarchyViewer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5536
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1952
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2469 stars · 567 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A small Java library that lets Android applications work with the HierarchyViewer inspection tool by running a local view server inside the app. It is now obsolete, as modern Android versions ship with the Layout Inspector tool instead.
Use cases
- inspect Android view hierarchy with HierarchyViewer
- debug Android UI layouts on older Android versions
- add HierarchyViewer support to an Android app
- inspect activity view trees during development
When to choose
- you maintain or debug an app on an old Android version without Layout Inspector
- you need HierarchyViewer compatibility in a legacy Android project
When to avoid
- you target modern Android versions - use the built-in Layout Inspector instead
- you need a maintained or supported library
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
developer-tools gui monitoring android-tools developer-tools mobile-development jvm hierarchy-viewer layout-inspection android-debugging deprecated android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/romainguy/view-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · 063ab105926c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| romainguy/view-server | main | 10 |
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