Configure Build Types
Parameters#
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| applicationIdSuffix | Application id suffix applied to this base config |
| consumerProguardFiles | ProGuard rule files to be included in the published AAR |
| debuggable | Whether this build type should generate a debuggable apk |
| embedMicroApp | Whether a linked Android Wear app should be embedded in variant using this build type |
| jniDebuggable | Whether this build type is configured to generate an APK with debuggable native code |
| manifestPlaceholders | The manifest placeholders |
| minifyEnabled | Whether Minify is enabled for this build type |
| multiDexEnabled | Whether Multi-Dex is enabled for this variant |
| name | Name of this build type |
| proguardFiles | Returns ProGuard configuration files to be used |
| pseudoLocalesEnabled | Whether to generate pseudo locale in the APK |
| renderscriptDebuggable | Whether the build type is configured to generate an apk with debuggable RenderScript code |
| renderscriptOptimLevel | Optimization level to use by the renderscript compiler |
| shrinkResources | Whether shrinking of unused resources is enabled. Default is false |
| signingConfig | The signing configuration |
| testCoverageEnabled | Whether test coverage is enabled for this build type |
| versionNameSuffix | Version name suffix |
| zipAlignEnabled | Whether zipalign is enabled for this build type |
| ------ | -------- |
| Method | Detail |
| buildConfigField(type, name, value) | Adds a new field to the generated BuildConfig class |
| consumerProguardFile(proguardFile) | Adds a proguard rule file to be included in the published AAR |
| consumerProguardFiles(proguardFiles) | Adds proguard rule files to be included in the published AAR |
| proguardFile(proguardFile) | Adds a new ProGuard configuration file |
| proguardFiles(proguardFiles) | Adds new ProGuard configuration files |
| resValue(type, name, value) | Adds a new generated resource |
| resValue(type, name, value) | Adds a new generated resource |
| setProguardFiles(proguardFileIterable) | Sets the ProGuard configuration files |
| shrinkResources(flag) | Whether shrinking of unused resources is enabled. Default is false |
| ## Remarks# | |
| By default, the Android plugin for gradle automatically sets up the project to build both a debug and a release version of the application. |
This configuration is done through an object called a BuildType
Official Documentation:
How to configure build types in the build.gradle
You can create and configure build types in the module-level build.gradle file inside the android {} block.
android {
...
defaultConfig {...}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
debug {
applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
}
}
}