Setup

CLI Setup

The Rebound CLI is a Bash script (rebound-cli.sh) that communicates with the app’s runtime over an ADB-forwarded socket. No additional dependencies beyond adb, nc (netcat), and python3 are required.

ADB Forward Setup

The app’s ReboundServer binds a LocalServerSocket on the Android abstract namespace. ADB bridges this to a TCP port on your machine:

adb forward tcp:18462 localabstract:rebound

This command maps port 18462 on your machine to the rebound Unix domain socket inside the app process. The forward remains active until the app process dies or you explicitly remove it with adb forward --remove tcp:18462.

Socket Protocol

The protocol is request-response over a plain TCP connection:

Client connects to localhost:18462
Client sends a command string (e.g., "snapshot")
Server responds with JSON
Connection closes

Each request is a fresh TCP connection. There is no persistent connection or streaming protocol.

Available commands

Command	Response
`ping`	`"pong"` — health check
`snapshot`	Full metrics JSON for all instrumented composables
`summary`	Top 10 composables by rate, plus violation count
`telemetry`	Anonymized aggregate stats (budget class distributions, average rates)

Troubleshooting

”Connection refused” on port 18462

The app is not running or ReboundServer has not started yet.

Fix: Ensure the app is running in debug mode, then re-run adb forward tcp:18462 localabstract:rebound.

Socket taken by another app

If multiple apps use Rebound simultaneously, the canonical rebound socket may be taken. The server falls back to rebound_<pid>.

Fix: The CLI auto-discovers PID-suffixed sockets by probing /proc/net/unix. If auto-discovery fails, find the PID manually:

adb shell cat /proc/net/unix | grep rebound

Then forward the specific socket:

adb forward tcp:18462 localabstract:rebound_12345

Empty or malformed JSON response

The server may not have collected enough data yet. Wait a few seconds after app launch for metrics to initialize, then retry.

”nc: command not found”

Install netcat. On macOS it is included by default. On Linux:

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install netcat-openbsd

# Fedora
sudo dnf install nmap-ncat

ADB forward disappears

The forward is tied to the ADB connection. If the device disconnects or the ADB server restarts, you need to re-run the forward command. Some IDE configurations restart ADB automatically, which clears forwards.