NodeJs wrapper for libimobiledevice

Requirements

• [Node.js][nodejs] >= 6.0
• libimobiledevice & ideviceinstaller

brew install libimobiledevice
brew install ideviceinstaller

Getting started

Install via NPM:

npm install --save idevicekit

API

idevicekit.listDevices()

Gets the list of currently connected devices.

• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: devices An array of device's serial

idevicekit.getProperties(serial, [option])

Retrieves the properties of the device identified by the given serial number. This is analogous to ideviceinfo.

• serial The serial number of the device. Corresponds to the device ID in idevicekit.listDevices().
• option Optional. The following options are supported, use ideviceinfo --help to learn more
  • simple When true, use a simple connection to avoid auto-pairing with the device, Default: false
  • domain set domain of query to NAME. Default: None
• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: properties An JSON Object of device's properties.

idevicekit.getPackages(serial, [option])

Retrieves the list of packages present on the device. This is analogous to ideviceinstaller.

• serial The serial number of the device. Corresponds to the device ID in idevicekit.listDevices().

• option Optional. The following options are supported, use ideviceinstaller --help to learn more

  • list List apps, possible options:
    • user: list user apps only (this is the default)
    • system: list system apps only
    • all: list all types of apps

• Returns: Promise

• Resolves with: packages An array of app package

idevicekit.screencap(serial)

Takes a screenshot in PNG format using idevicescreenshot.

• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: screencap An PNG stream.

idevicekit.install(serial, ipa)

Installs the IPA on the device, This is analogous to ideviceinstaller -i <ipa>

• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: output output of install command

idevicekit.syslog(serial)

Retrieves syslog on the device, This is analogous to idevicesyslog

• serial The serial number of the device. Corresponds to the device ID in idevicekit.listDevices().
• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: emitter emit "log" event when log come

idevicesyslog will continue running until a 'close' event emit to emitter

idevicekit.reboot(serial)

reboot using idevicediagnostics restart.

• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: success True if success

idevicekit.shutdown(serial)

reboot using idevicediagnostics shutdown.

• Returns: Promise
• Resolves with: success True if success

shortcut API

idevicekit.getBasicInformation(serial, [option])

Basic device information from Apple, such as CPU, RAM, Official Name

getResolution(serial)

getStorage(serial)

getBattery(serial)

Example

let co = require('co');
let idevicekit = require('./index');
let fs = require('fs');

co(function* () {
    let devices = yield idevicekit.listDevices();
    for (let device of devices) {
        let properties = yield idevicekit.getProperties(device);
        let battery = (yield idevicekit.getBattery(device)).level;
        let resolution = yield idevicekit.getResolution(device);
        let status = yield idevicekit.getDeveloperStatus(device);
        console.log(`${device}: ${properties['DeviceName']}`);
        console.log(`    model: ${properties['ProductType']}`);
        console.log(`    battery: ${battery}`);
        console.log(`    resolution: ${resolution['width']}x${resolution['height']}`);
        console.log(`    status: ${status}`);
        let screenshotStream = yield idevicekit.screencap(device);
        screenshotStream.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(device + '.png'));
        idevicekit.syslog(device).then((emitter) => {
            emitter.on('log', (data) => {
                console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
            });
            setTimeout(() => {
                emitter.emit('close');
            }, 10000);
        });
    }
}).catch((err) => {
    console.log(err);
});