a utility script to help create signed and aligned APKs ready for publishing on app stores.

publishAndroid.sh

#!/bin/bash

# usage: scriptname keystore_path key_alias

keystore=$1
alias=$2
version=$(cat config.xml| grep widget | grep -Eo 'version="(.{2,6})"' | grep -Eo '".*"' | sed 's/"//g')
app_name=roboscape
apk_dir=platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release
final_name="$app_name-release-$version.apk"
unsigned_name="$app_name-release-unsigned-$version.apk"

# check if args are passed in
if [ -z "$alias" ]; then
  echo pass in keystore and alias
  exit 1
fi

set -e

function safe_deletion() {
  echo version $version already exists. Do you wanna overwrite it?
  read -p "Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
  echo    # (optional) move to a new line
  if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
  then
    rm -i $apk_dir/$final_name
  else
    exit 1
  fi
}

function check_version() {
  echo "You are about to publish version $version (major, minor, patch)"
  read -p "Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
  echo    # (optional) move to a new line
  if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
  then
    echo ok
  else
    echo bump the version in config.xml
    exit 1
  fi
}

check_version
[ -f $apk_dir/$final_name ] && safe_deletion


cordova build android --prod --release
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore $keystore $apk_dir/app-release-unsigned.apk $alias
zipalign -v 4 $apk_dir/app-release-unsigned.apk $apk_dir/app-release.apk

mv $apk_dir/app-release.apk $apk_dir/$final_name

# keep notes
notes_file=$apk_dir/$version-notes.txt
echo "#############=====###########" > $notes_file
git log > $notes_file
echo "#############" > $notes_file
git status > $notes_file

echo published $app_name $version to $apk_dir/$final_name

requires zipalign software.