Issue
The development I'm taking on is written in TypeScript/JavaScript, and all the instructions left behind use TNS (Telerik NativeScript) command lines to build, debug and publish the apps, for both Android and iOS.
Setting up my Windows PC with Visual Studio Code, Node.js, NativeScript, and the Android SDK, I have got to the point where I can build the application using > tns build android but I cannot run it as I have no devices.
Going back to the NativeScript instructions, it does clearly say that an Android Virtual Device is needed, but the link takes me to how to setup an AVD using Android Studio.
Well, I do not want to install another IDE just to be able to manage AVD's. I'm familiar with VS Code, all the original development was done in VS Code on iOS, and all the documentation, including screenshots, are from VS Code.
Supposedly, there is an AVDManager.exe in C:\Android\android-sdk\tools\bin\, but there certainly isn't in my installation of the SDK.
> emulator -list-avds shows nothing.
> tns device android --available-devices also lists no available emulators.
Embarcaderos' RAD Studio includes an Android emulator, but I'm using Delphi 10.2 Tokyo for desktop development, so don't have access to that emulator on this machine.
Is there any other way to create an AVD, so that when I type > tns run android from the working folder of the mobile app, it starts the emulator and runs the app within it?
Solution
You can download just the SDK command line tools via the android studio download page -> "Get just the command line tools".
The emulator program and the avdmanager should be everything you need to get an emulator up and running.
Answered By - fweigl
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