Action: Read Screen Contents

About

This action can be used to capture the contents of the current screen into a dictionary variable.
The variable will consist of a number of key-value pairs where the key is the Ul view id and the value is the textual content.
Note | that any existing entries in the dictionary will be cleared.

Configuration available

Select variable

You need to select or create a dictionary type variable to store the obtained screen content.

Variables | Dictionary

Select key

This Dictionary

You can support one or more IP addresses so that the webhook is only activated from specific IP addresses.
It also supports magic text '...'

Add key

You can support one or more IP addresses so that the webhook is only activated from specific IP addresses.
It also supports magic text '...'

Define manualmente

You can support one or more IP addresses so that the webhook is only activated from specific IP addresses.
It also supports magic text '...'

View ID

Exclude view ids without text

All the obtained will be saved including empty values.

Include view ids without text

Only an ID containing a defined value is obtained.

e.g.

An ID that will not be included:

Key = android: id/content
Value =

A valid ID that will be included:

Key = com.arlosoft.macrodroid:id/title
Value = Add macro

Overlay

Exclude Overlay

All the obtained will be saved including empty values.

Include Overlay (Pro version required)

Only an ID containing a defined value is obtained.

Examples of an overlay.

* A pop-up menu that appears when a button is tapped.
* A floating window displayed above the main screen.
* A dialog box that appears on the screen.

Example

Floating button gets elements from the screen, you can later check it (in the variable) to find the ID to use in a UI interaction or simply get the associated text of the ID.

Triggers

Floating button | Screen content

Actions

Read Screen Content -> my_dict

Constraints

Local variables

my_dict | 5 entries (This is a short example, but in practice the dictionary can have many more entries.)

com.android.systemui:id/mobile_type | 5G
com.spotify.music:id/civerart | Cover and open spotify
com.microsoft.emmx:id/title | Search