Integrating AndroidMonitor for In‑App Network Packet Capture on Android

When a tester reports missing data during a game session, developers often waste time checking logs; integrating a packet‑capture tool like AndroidMonitor lets anyone view request data directly on the device, freeing developers to focus on coding.

AndroidMonitor (https://github.com/lygttpod/AndroidMonitor) provides visualized network request data with only two configuration steps, making it accessible to non‑technical team members.

Integration steps:

1. Add the monitor library to the app module:

debugImplementation 'io.github.lygttpod:monitor:0.0.4'

2. Add the monitor‑plugin to the project‑level build.gradle :

buildscript {\n    dependencies {\n        // ...\n        classpath 'io.github.lygttpod:monitor-plugin:0.0.1'\n    }\n}

3. Apply the plugin in the app module:

apply plugin: 'monitor-plugin'

The plugin automatically injects an OkHttp interceptor at compile time, so developers do not need to add interceptors manually.

ProGuard configuration (already added):

# monitor\n-keep class com.lygttpod.monitor.** { *; }

Personalization options: change the desktop entry name via string.xml , replace the logo with monitor_logo.png , set a unique port (default 8080), and define custom properties in assets/monitor.properties for multiple projects.

AndroidMonitor stores captured data in a Room database; sample DAO interfaces and queries are provided to retrieve, insert, update, and delete MonitorData records.

For richer interaction, AndroidLocalService (https://github.com/lygttpod/android-local-service) can be used to expose a local HTTP service built on NanoHttpd. Example service definition:

@Service(port = 9527)\nabstract class AndroidService {\n    @Page("index")\n    fun getIndexFileName() = "test_page.html"\n    @Get("query")\n    fun query(aaa: Boolean, bbb: Double, ccc: Float, ddd: String, eee: Int): List
{\n        return listOf("$aaa", "$bbb", "$ccc", "$ddd", "$eee")\n    }\n    // additional endpoints...\n}

After initializing ALSHelper.init(this) and starting the service, the endpoints can be accessed via http:// :9527/index from any browser, allowing both mobile and PC UI to display captured request data.

In summary, AndroidMonitor offers a simple, configurable solution for real‑time network debugging on Android, with optional local socket service support for cross‑device data visualization.