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UNDERSTANDING ANDROID BUILD VARIANTS

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Donn Felker @donnfelker 4 Time Android Book Author Co-Host of Fragmented Podcast donnfelker.com | caster.io

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BUILD VARIANTS ALL UP IN YOUR GRILL

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Create Flexible Runtime Environments LIKE WHOA

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No, for real, what are they? Build variants allow you to quickly create different versions of your app from the same source code. Kinda.

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Build variants facilitate composability within the Android build system.

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Yo, wheres the CODE?!?! here: github.com/casterio

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simple example Creating a debug package branch: debug-suffix

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Crazy, I know. Ok, it's not really that impressive.

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app-debug.apk more like lame-debug.apk lets fix that branch: change-app-name

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WickedCool-debug.apk Much better. Moving on ...

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Mmm Product Flavors Free and Pro Versions

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Why do I need free and pro versions?

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Some people like to watch their money

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Nah, I'm kidding. Its about exposure and conversions

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We all love free stuff. If you like it, first ones on the house. AKA: Trials (aka: drug dealer model)

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Free and Paid Versions branch: product-flavors

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I know, right? Ok, maybe just a little

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Android Manifest Values Update the manifest at build time with the manifest merger branch: manifest-placeholders

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Release / Debug Composability

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Say what? Debug only logging/etc Release only Crashlytics Logging

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Custom Resources! Different layouts, icons, etc at runtime branch: custom-resources

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There is a lot more, but that should get you going in the right direction.

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@donnfelker thanks