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Inline

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Type {command}$ in any text field - messenger, browser, notes - and Inline will execute your Lua function on the spot, replacing the expression with the result. No root required.

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Getting started

1. Install the app
2. On newer Android versions you need to allow restricted settings before enabling the service: App Info > ⋮ (menu in the top right corner) > Allow restricted settings
3. Enable the Inline accessibility service in device settings (button in the app menu)
4. On the main screen of the app you'll find a list of modules - download and configure the ones you need
5. Type {help}$ in a text field to see available commands

Not all text fields are supported. Compatibility depends on the Android skin - works well on Pixel and AOSP, unstable on Samsung, poorly supported on Xiaomi (MIUI/HyperOS).

Features

• Commands right in your text - type {name}$ in any input field of any app and your Lua script processes the text on the fly
• Custom Lua modules - each module is a .lua file with commands you define yourself
• Android API access - LuaJava bridge gives direct access to the Android SDK from scripts
• In-app management - modules are downloaded and configured through the UI, each module can have its own settings screen

Module development

Save hello.lua to /sdcard/inline and press Reload in the app menu (⋮):

local function hellocmd(_, query)
    query:answer "Hello, world!"
end

return function(module)
    module:registerCommand("hello", hellocmd, "Prints hello world")
end

Type {hello}$ in a text field - done. More about the API, libraries and module capabilities - in the Wiki.

To access the /sdcard/inline directory, enable Storage Permission in the app menu (⋮).