VS Code tasks for React Native dev

tasks.json

{
  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "android-emulator",
      "type": "shell",
      // <USERNAME> is your Windows username. Otherwise you shold enter the full path for the emulator binary
      // <AVD> is the Android AVD name you want to use. For example: 'Nexus_5X_API_24_x86'
      "command": "C:\\Users\\<USERNAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk\\emulator\\emulator.exe -avd <AVD>",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "new"
      },
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "react-native run android debug",
      "type": "shell",
      // The --appIdSuffix makes sense if you build your android app with a suffix on debug mode.
      // It is useful to avoid conflics with production app installed on the device
      "command": "react-native run-android --appIdSuffix \"debug\"",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "new"
      },
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "android-build APK",
      "type": "shell",
      "options": {
        "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/android"
      },
      "command": "./gradlew assembleRelease",
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "always",
        "panel": "new"
      },
      "problemMatcher": []
    }
  ]
}