Switch to protocol buffers for communication.

lib/util/devutil.js

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+module.exports = {
+  makeIdentity: function(serial, properties) {
+    var model = properties['ro.product.model']
+      , brand = properties['ro.product.brand']
+      , manufacturer = properties['ro.product.manufacturer']
+      , version = properties['ro.build.version.release']
+      , sdk = +properties['ro.build.version.sdk']
+      , abi = properties['ro.product.cpu.abi']
+
+    // Remove brand prefix for consistency
+    if (model.substr(0, brand.length) === brand) {
+      model = model.substr(brand.length)
+    }
+
+    // Remove manufacturer prefix for consistency
+    if (model.substr(0, manufacturer.length) === manufacturer) {
+      model = model.substr(manufacturer.length)
+    }
+
+    // Clean up remaining model name
+    model = model.replace(/[_ ]/g, '')
+
+    return {
+      platform: 'android'
+    , serial: serial
+    , manufacturer: manufacturer
+    , model: model
+    , version: version
+    , sdk: sdk
+    , abi: abi
+    }
+  }
+}