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Custom gradle task which copies app-debug.apk to Desktop and renames it to Git's current checked out branch
// 1. Add following snippet in your build.gradle.kts(:app)
// Run this command in terminal -> ./gradlew copyDebugApkToDesktop
// Note: It will replace "/" in your branch name with "-" as "/" creates a directory.
// fix/bug becomes fix-bug. You can adjust it as per your needs.
tasks.register("copyDebugApkToDesktop") {
dependsOn("assembleDebug")
doLast {
val sourceDir = "build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk"
val desktopDir = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/Desktop/"
val gitBranch = try {
val process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")
process.inputStream.bufferedReader().readText().trim().replace("/", "-")
} catch (e: Exception) {
"unknown_branch" // Default to a generic name if Git command fails
}
project.copy {
from(sourceDir)
into(desktopDir)
rename { "${gitBranch}.apk" }
}
}
}
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