build_android.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -e

export ANDROID_HOME=~/Library/Android/sdk
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_HOME
export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/8.0/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin:$PATH

meteor_server=${METEOR_SERVER:-https://my.app}
KEYSTORE_FILE=.keystore
METEOR_BUILD_DIR=tmp/android_build/bundle
APP_BUILD_DIR=$METEOR_BUILD_DIR/android/project/app/build/outputs/bundle/release
APP_NAME=$(grep name app/mobile-config.js | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/[\'\",]//g)
APP_VERSION=$(grep version app/mobile-config.js | awk '{print $2}' | sed s/[\'\",]//g)

APP_UNSIGNED_FILE=$APP_BUILD_DIR/app-release.aab
APP_SIGNED_FILE=../build/${APP_NAME}-${APP_VERSION}.aab

echo "Switching to app directory"
cd app

echo "Re-adding Android platform for a clean build environment ..."
meteor list-platforms | grep android > /dev/null && meteor remove-platform android
meteor list-platforms | grep ios > /dev/null && meteor remove-platform ios

meteor add-platform android

echo "Deleting everything in $METEOR_BUILD_DIR"
rm -rf $METEOR_BUILD_DIR

echo "Building to $METEOR_BUILD_DIR for server $meteor_server ..."
echo "meteor build $METEOR_BUILD_DIR --platforms android --server $meteor_server"
meteor build $METEOR_BUILD_DIR --platforms android --server "$meteor_server"

echo "Sign android app bundle ..."
jarsigner \
    -verbose \
    -sigalg SHA1withRSA \
    -digestalg SHA1 \
    -keystore $KEYSTORE_FILE \
    -storepass "<pass>" \
    -signedjar "$APP_SIGNED_FILE" \
    "$APP_UNSIGNED_FILE" \
    prod-test

echo "Built & signed ${APP_SIGNED_FILE}"

meteor list-platforms | grep android > /dev/null && meteor remove-platform android
echo "Removed Android platform"

install_instructions.md

Setup for development on your device

• Install dependencies
  • OpenJDK 11
  • Python 2.6
• Download Android SDK
  • Meteor 1.4.3.1 onward: Android SDK Tools v.25.2.x (mac, linux, windows) or v.26.0.0 or later
• Install SDK directory to
  • Mac in Library/Android/sdk
    • Extract downloaded tools to Library/Android/sdk/tools
• Add to you ~/.bashrc

  • export ANDROID_HOME=~/Library/Android/sdk

  • export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_HOME

  • export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/8.0/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin:$PATH

  • Ensure the variables are correctly set up via:

    echo $ANDROID_HOME
    echo $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
    echo $PATH
    

• Install dependencies through sdkmanager:\nsdkmanager "cmdline-tools;8.0" "platform-tools" "platforms;android-33" "build-tools;30.0.3" "emulator"
• Run adb start-server
• Connect your android device and trust the adb connection on your device
• Start meteor server meteor run android-device --mobile-server=http://<your-ip>:3000

mobile_config.js

App.setPreference("android-minSdkVersion", "28");
App.setPreference("android-compileSdkVersion", "33");
App.setPreference("android-targetSdkVersion", "33");