Start Android AVD from CLI

start-avd.sh

#!/bin/bash
# - Selects an AVD emulator and boots it up -

HAS_DEVICE=$(adb get-state 2>/dev/null)

if [ ! -z "$HAS_DEVICE" ]; then
  echo "A device is connected, nothing to do here..."
  exit
fi

DEFAULT_DIR=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
EMULATOR_DIR=${ANDROID_HOME}

if [ ! -d "$EMULATOR_DIR" ]; then
  EMULATOR_DIR=${DEFAULT_DIR}
fi

if [ ! -d "$EMULATOR_DIR" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Couldn't find AVD directory"
  exit
fi

pushd ${EMULATOR_DIR}/emulator > /dev/null
printf "Available devices:\n"
./emulator -list-avds | cat -n
printf "\nSelect a device: "
read index
avd=$(./emulator -list-avds | sed "${index}q;d")
echo "Selected $avd\n"
nohup ./emulator -avd $avd -no-boot-anim -no-snapshot-save -netfast >/dev/null &
../platform-tools/adb wait-for-device shell 'while [[ -z $(getprop sys.boot_completed) ]]; do sleep 1; done;'
echo "Device booted!\n\n"
popd