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Read versionName from build.gradle in bash


Is there a way to read the value versionName from the build.gradle file of an Android project to use it in bash?

More precisely: How can I read this value from the file and use it in a Travis-CI script? I'll use it like

# ANDROID_VERSION=???
export GIT_TAG=build-$ANDROID_VERSION

I set up a Travis-CI like described in this post https://stackoverflow.com/a/28230711/1700776.

My build.gradle: http://pastebin.com/uiJ0LCSk


Solution

  • Expanding on Khozzy's answer, to retrieve versionName of your Android package from the build.gradle, add this custom task:

    task printVersionName {
        doLast {
            println android.defaultConfig.versionName
        }
    }
    

    and invoke it so:

    gradle -q printVersionName