Tasker intent - specify a file name

[OyyoDams]

Hi,

As requested in the XDA forum, could you add a way to specify the file name in intents via Tasker ?

[M66B]

Test version:
https://crowd.xprivacy.eu/XPrivacy_2.1.20-1.apk

Send intent:

adb shell am start -a biz.bokhorst.xprivacy.action.EXPORT -e FileName /sdcard/test.xml

Speficying a file name will work for import and export.

[OyyoDams]

Thanks. I can't test the adb method here, so how can I test it directly in
Tasker ?

[M66B]

Just specify an extra with the name FileName and a value with the desired file name.

You can run am from the terminal too, just omit adb shell from the command.

[OyyoDams]

With the terminal I get this error message:

Starting: Intent { act=biz.bokhorst.xprivacy.action.IMPORT
cmp=/storage/sdcard0/.xprivacy/allow_com.camsam.plus.xml (has extras) }
java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startActivity asks to run
as user -2 but is calling from user 0; this requires
android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1431) at
android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1385) at
android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.startActivityAsUser(ActivityManagerNative.java:1993)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.runStart(Am.java:617)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:232)
at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:47)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:75)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native
Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:235)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

[M66B]

Try as superuser.

[an0n981]

it needs su rights

[an0n981]

however, at least for me, it still only export default values, ignoring the -e :(

[M66B]

I have tested it and it works for me.
Did you install 2.1.20-1 ?

[an0n981]

Yeah, my bad, my thumbs are to thick. works perfectly

[OyyoDams]

Ok the command works as root, so now any idea about how can I send it via tasker ? Because the intent method doesn't seem to work as root...

[M66B]

The intent works for me without root.

[OyyoDams]

Did you try with Tasker and not in the terminal ?

[M66B]

It doesn't matter where the intent comes from.
It is even no possible to see in an application where an intent is coming from.
(an annoyance to some developers, but this is how Android was designed)

[OyyoDams]

I got it to work with Secure Settings plugin in Tasker, allowing to send a shell command as root. If I disable root, it doesn't work.

[M66B]

You should not use a shell command, see FAQ5 for how to setup the Tasker intent (only the extra is not documented yet, since I don't know how this needs to be done in Tasker, which I don't use myself).

Please note that in the next release the file name extra for the IMPORT intent will be removed, since it is a security risk. An application could send an intent with to disable its restriction without user intervention else.

[M66B]

Please let me know how to specify the file name extra in Tasker, so I can document it.

[an0n981]

I'm still trying to get the extra field to work. I will update once I have it.

[M66B]

If that needs to be specified: the extra type is string.

[OyyoDams]

Oh please don't remove the IMPORT intent! I want to create a task that enables or disables internet access for an app which doesn't have built-in feature...

[M66B]

The IMPORT intent stays, but you cannot use the file name extra.
If you can enable/disable internet for the application with an intent, the application can do too.

[OyyoDams]

No this application doesn't receive any intent, so the only way I found is blocking internet access via xprivacy.

[M66B]

That is not what I meant.
If you can send an intent (with Tasker or otherwise), the application itself could send the intent as well.
This would enable any application to simply disabled XPrivacy restrictions, which is what we absolutely not want.

[OyyoDams]

Ok so I won't have any workaround...

[an0n981]

From http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/intents.html

Extras
Any additional data to send with the intent.

The extras must be in the form of a single colon-separated key and value. If the value can be parsed as an integer, long (integer ending in L), floating point number, double (float ending in D) or boolean (true/false) it will be treated as one, otherwise as a string.

Example: have_flowers:true

Example: this.is.an.integer.example:34

Looks like it will not accept "FileName /sdcard/test.xml" in the extra field

[M66B]

How about:

FileName:/sdcard/test.xml

[an0n981]

👍

[OyyoDams]

Thanks the FileName:/sdcard/test.xml works. Anyway, sorry to bother you, but what is the goal of the IMPORT intent if we can't specify a file ?

[M66B]

You can manually select a file for the IMPORT intent.

[an0n981]

@OyyoDams This may be a little OT, but you use import/export to temporarily give an app Internet permission?

[OyyoDams]

@an0n981 I have an app that permanently connects to internet, and drains battery. I'd like to automatically enable or disable its internet permission. I thought it could be possible with Tasker + XPrivacy, but it won't work if I can't specify an import file.

[M66B]

@OyyoDams this is not what XPrivacy is designed for.

[OyyoDams]

Yes M66B I've understood :(