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Build Android App

v1.5.0 Latest version

Build Android App

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Build Android App

Build Android (gradle), export .apk or .aab, optional upload to Play Store, optional upload to BrowserStack App Live

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Build Android App

uses: sparkfabrik/android-build-action@v1.5.0

Learn more about this action in sparkfabrik/android-build-action

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Build Android App

This action build Android project, export .apk file as GitHub artifact, with optional automatic upload to BrowserStack AppLive.

Tested with Ionic, React Native and native android projects.

New in 1.4.0

  • New properties release-track and release-status for Android

New in 1.3.4

  • Fix build.sh input checks when uploading to Play Store

New in 1.3.3

  • Now gemfile.lock will be checked and if it contains a BUNDLED WITH section it will install and use that specific version of bundler.
  • The default value of bundler-version is now set to 2.3 so that the fallback value is compatible with fastlane plugins.

New in 1.3.2

  • Bundler is now installed with setup-ruby action.

New in 1.3.0

  • Optional Ruby version: using the ruby-version property you can specify Ruby version you wish to use. If missing latest Ruby version available will be used.
  • Optional bundler version: using the bundler-version property you can specify bundler version you wish to use. If missing latest bundler version will be used.
  • Optional fastlane env parameter: using fastlane-env parameter you can specify wich env fastlane should load while executing the lane.

New in 1.2.0

  • Optional build format: you can build an unsigned APK (build-type: assemble) or a signed AAB (build-type: bundle). In case of a signed AAB you will also need to provide the package-name and the keystore-content, keystore-password and keystore-alias
  • Optional upload to the "internal" track of the Google Play Store: set the upload-to-play-store property to true and be sure to add the json-key-data property as a one-line JSON content of your Key file.

Inputs

project-path

(Required) Android folder (where gradlew is)

output-path

Output path of apk. Default "output.apk".

gradle-task

Name of the gradle task to run. Default "assembleDebug".

ruby-version

Ruby version to be used. Default "head".

bundler-version

Bundler version to be used. Default "2.3".

fastlane-version

Fastlane version to be used. If not specified, the default value will be used.

fastlane-env

Specify the env that fastlane should load.

release-track

Release track to target. Default "internal".

release-status

Status of the uploaded release. Default "draft".

Example usage

- uses: sparkfabrik/android-build-action@v1.5.0
  with:
    project-path: android
    output-path: my-app.apk
    browserstack-upload: true
    browserstack-username: ${{ secrets.BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME }}
    browserstack-access-key: ${{ secrets.BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY }}
    ruby-version: "2.7.5"
    bundler-version: "2.3.26"
    fastlane-env: "debug"

Contributions Welcome!

If you have any other inputs you'd like to add, feel free to create PR.