Fast keyboard input to Android from your development machine

androtyper.py

#!/usr/bin/env monkeyrunner
import sys

from com.android.monkeyrunner import MonkeyRunner, MonkeyDevice

print "Waiting for device..."
device = MonkeyRunner.waitForConnection()

print "Getting input arguments..."
input_text = sys.argv[1]

print "Typing.."
for token in input_text:
    if token != " ":
        device.type(token)
    else:
        device.press("KEYCODE_SPACE", MonkeyDevice.DOWN_AND_UP)

print "Done typing."

androtyper.sh

#!/bin/bash

input_text="echo hello world this is a test"

adb_input=$(
for (( i=0; i<${#input_text}; i++ )); do
    current_token=${input_text:$i:1}
    if [ "$current_token" = " " ]; then
        echo -e "input keyevent 62"
    else
        echo -e "input text $current_token"
    fi
done)

echo -e "$adb_input\nexit" | adb -d shell