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+# SystemUpdaterSample
+
+This app demonstrates how to use Android system updates APIs to install
+[OTA updates](https://source.android.com/devices/tech/ota/). It contains a sample
+client for `update_engine` to install A/B (seamless) updates and a sample of
+applying non-A/B updates using `recovery`.
+
+A/B (seamless) update is available since Android Nougat (API 24), but this sample
+targets the latest android.
+
+
+## Workflow
+
+SystemUpdaterSample app shows list of available updates on the UI. User is allowed
+to select an update and apply it to the device. App shows installation progress,
+logs can be found in `adb logcat`. User can stop or reset an update. Resetting
+the update requests update engine to cancel any ongoing update, and revert
+if the update has been applied. Stopping does not revert the applied update.
+
+
+## Update Config file
+
+In this sample updates are defined in JSON update config files.
+The structure of a config file is defined in
+`com.example.android.systemupdatersample.UpdateConfig`, example file is located
+at `res/raw/sample.json`.
+
+In real-life update system the config files expected to be served from a server
+to the app, but in this sample, the config files are stored on the device.
+The directory can be found in logs or on the UI. In most cases it should be located at
+`/data/user/0/com.example.android.systemupdatersample/files/configs/`.
+
+SystemUpdaterSample app downloads OTA package from `url`. If `ab_install_type`
+is `NON_STREAMING` then app downloads the whole package and
+passes it to the `update_engine`. If `ab_install_type` is `STREAMING`
+then app downloads only some files to prepare the streaming update and
+`update_engine` will stream only `payload.bin`.
+To support streaming A/B (seamless) update, OTA package file must be
+an uncompressed (ZIP_STORED) zip file.
+
+Config files can be generated using `tools/gen_update_config.py`.
+Running `./tools/gen_update_config.py --help` shows usage of the script.
+
+
+## Running on a device
+
+The commands expected to be run from `$ANDROID_BUILD_TOP`.
+
+1. Compile the app `$ mmma bootable/recovery/updater_sample`.
+2. Install the app to the device using `$ adb install <APK_PATH>`.
+3. Add update config files.
+
+
+## Development
+
+- [x] Create a UI with list of configs, current version,
+      control buttons, progress bar and log viewer
+- [x] Add `PayloadSpec` and `PayloadSpecs` for working with
+      update zip file
+- [x] Add `UpdateConfig` for working with json config files
+- [x] Add applying non-streaming update
+- [ ] Prepare streaming update (partially downloading package)
+- [ ] Add applying streaming update
+- [ ] Add tests for `MainActivity`
+- [ ] Add stop/reset the update
+- [ ] Verify system partition checksum for package
+- [ ] HAL compatibility check
+- [ ] Change partition demo
+- [ ] Add non-A/B updates demo
+
+
+## Running tests
+
+1. Build `$ mmma bootable/recovery/updater_sample/`
+2. Install app
+   `$ adb install $OUT/system/app/SystemUpdaterSample/SystemUpdaterSample.apk`
+3. Install tests
+   `$ adb install $OUT/testcases/SystemUpdaterSampleTests/SystemUpdaterSampleTests.apk`
+4. Run tests
+   `$ adb shell am instrument -w com.example.android.systemupdatersample.tests/android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner`
+5. Run a test file
+   ```
+   $ adb shell am instrument \
+     -w com.example.android.systemupdatersample.tests/android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner \
+     -c com.example.android.systemupdatersample.util.PayloadSpecsTest
+   ```
+
+
+## Getting access to `update_engine` API and read/write access to `/data`
+
+Run adb shell as a root, and set SELinux mode to permissive (0):
+
+```txt
+$ adb root
+$ adb shell
+# setenforce 0
+# getenforce
+```