How to define apk output directory when using gradle? - android-studio

Question

How to define apk output directory when using gradle?
I would like to have possibility to upload apk to shared folder after each build.

Answer 1

thats work for me:
android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
def outputName = // filename
variant.outputFile = file(path_to_filename)
}
or for Gradle 2.2.1+
android {
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputs.each { output ->
output.outputFile = new File(path_to_filename, output.outputFile.name)
}
}
}
but "clean" task will not drop that apk, so you should extend clean task as below:
task cleanExtra(type: Delete) {
delete outputPathName
}
clean.dependsOn(cleanExtra)
full sample:
apply plugin: 'android'
def outputPathName = "D:\\some.apk"
android {
compileSdkVersion 19
buildToolsVersion "19.0.3"
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 8
targetSdkVersion 19
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
runProguard false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
}
}
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputFile = file(outputPathName)
}
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19.+'
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
}
task cleanExtra(type: Delete) {
delete outputPathName
}
clean.dependsOn(cleanExtra)

Answer 2

I found the solution that works with the latest Gradle plugin:
def archiveBuildTypes = ["release", "debug"];
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputs.each { output ->
if (variant.buildType.name in archiveBuildTypes) {
// Update output filename
if (variant.versionName != null) {
String name = "MY_APP-${variant.versionName}-${output.baseName}.apk"
output.outputFile = new File(output.outputFile.parent, name)
}
// Move output into DIST_DIRECTORY
def taskSuffix = variant.name.capitalize()
def assembleTaskName = "assemble${taskSuffix}"
if (tasks.findByName(assembleTaskName)) {
def copyAPKTask = tasks.create(name: "archive${taskSuffix}", type: org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy) {
description "Archive/copy APK and mappings.txt to a versioned folder."
print "Copying APK&mappings.txt from: ${buildDir}\n"
from("${buildDir}") {
include "**/mapping/${variant.buildType.name}/mapping.txt"
include "**/apk/${output.outputFile.name}"
}
into DIST_DIRECTORY
eachFile { file ->
file.path = file.name // so we have a "flat" copy
}
includeEmptyDirs = false
}
tasks[assembleTaskName].finalizedBy = [copyAPKTask]
}
}
}
}

Answer 3

For Gradle version 2.2.1 +, you can do this:
def outputPathName = "app/app-release.apk"
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputs.each { output ->
output.outputFile = new File(outputPathName)
}
}

Answer 4

This solution is work for classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2' and distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip. Put the following code inside your android scope of app-level build.gradle file. When you use command ./gradlew assembleDebug or ./gradlew assembleRelease, the output folder will be copied to the distFolder.
// Change all of these based on your requirements
def archiveBuildTypes = ["release", "debug"];
def distFolder = "/Users/me/Shared Folder(Personal)/MyApplication/apk/"
def appName = "MyApplication"
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputs.all { output ->
if (variant.buildType.name in archiveBuildTypes) {
// Update output filename
if (variant.versionName != null) {
String name = "$appName-${variant.versionName}-${output.baseName}.apk"
outputFileName = new File(name)
}
def taskSuffix = variant.name.capitalize()
def assembleTaskName = "assemble${taskSuffix}"
if (tasks.findByName(assembleTaskName)) {
def copyAPKFolderTask = tasks.create(name: "archive${taskSuffix}", type: org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy) {
description "Archive/copy APK folder to a shared folder."
def sourceFolder = "$buildDir/outputs/apk/${output.baseName.replace("-", "/")}"
def destinationFolder = "$distFolder${output.baseName.replace("-", "/")}"
print "Copying APK folder from: $sourceFolder into $destinationFolder\n"
from(sourceFolder)
into destinationFolder
eachFile { file ->
file.path = file.name // so we have a "flat" copy
}
includeEmptyDirs = false
}
tasks[assembleTaskName].finalizedBy = [copyAPKFolderTask]
}
}
}
}