TWRP device tree generator

Create a TWRP-compatible device tree only from an Android recovery image (or a boot image if the device uses non-dynamic partitions A/B) of your device's stock ROM It has been confirmed that this script supports images built starting from Android 4.4 up to Android 12

Installation

pip3 install twrpdtgen

The module is supported on Python 3.6 and above.

Linux only: Be sure to have cpio installed in your system (Install cpio using sudo apt install cpio or sudo pacman -S cpio based on what package manager you're using)

How to use

$ python3 -m twrpdtgen -h
TWRP device tree generator

usage: python3 -m twrpdtgen [-h] [-o OUTPUT] [-k] [--no-git] [--huawei] [--recovery_kernel RECOVERY_KERNEL] [--recovery_ramdisk RECOVERY_RAMDISK]
                            [--recovery_vendor RECOVERY_VENDOR] [-v]
                            [recovery_image]

positional arguments:
  recovery_image        path to a recovery image (or boot image if the device is A/B)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        custom output folder
  -k, --keep-aik        keep AIK after the generation
  --no-git              don't create a git repo after the generation
  --huawei              Huawei mode (split kernel, ramdisk and vendor)
  --recovery_kernel RECOVERY_KERNEL
                        path to a recovery_kernel file (huawei mode only)
  --recovery_ramdisk RECOVERY_RAMDISK
                        path to a recovery_ramdisk file (huawei mode only)
  --recovery_vendor RECOVERY_VENDOR
                        path to a recovery_vendor file (huawei mode only)
  -v, --verbose         enable debugging logging

When an image is provided, if everything goes well, there will be a device tree at output/manufacturer/codename

You can also use the module in a script, with the following code:

from twrpdtgen.twrp_dt_gen import generate_device_tree

# The function will return a DeviceTree object, you can find its declaration here:
from twrpdtgen.utils.device_tree import DeviceTree

result = generate_device_tree(image_path, output_path)