A system and method for developing an application is disclosed. The application is for use with point of sale equipment having a device. The application is capable of utilizing the device when the application is executed on the point of sale equipment. The method and system include providing an emulation module corresponding to the device. The method and system further includes ensuring that the application will utilize the emulation module when the application is executed on the development system. Thus, when the application is executed on the system, the emulation module and the application emulate the interaction between the application and the device that occurs when the application is executed on the point of sale equipment.