phatpaul opened a new issue #1134: URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/1134
# Feature Request: Build Variants ## Motivation Behind Feature <!-- Why should this feature be implemented? What problem does it solve? --> I would like the ability to create a development test version of my app. The dev version of the app should be able to be installed on devices alongside the latest release version. To allow this, I must change the app id to something unique. I also want to change the name to "appname-dev" to distinguish it from the release version on the user's app launcher. Native Android has variants: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/build-variants Native iOS has targets: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/Xcode_Overview/WorkingwithTargets.html I searched and found some other people expressing similar interest: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35731142/build-variants-with-ionic-cordova https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53521813/manage-multiple-build-variants-using-cordova-ionic-android-prject ## Feature Description <!-- Describe your feature request in detail Please provide any code examples or screenshots of what this feature would look like Are there any drawbacks? Will this break anything for existing users? --> I want to be able to specify a build variant (or target?) on the CLI. ``` cordova build android --variant=dev ``` That would change the built app's widget id to "com.myco.appname_dev" and the name to "appname-dev". To make this feature more general-purpose, perhaps the variants are defined in a file and each selects a separate config.xml. ## Alternatives or Workarounds <!-- Describe alternatives or workarounds you are currently using Are there ways to do this with existing functionality? --> Currently I am editing config.xml by hand to change the id and name properties. But it is error-prone and tedious. Also, each time I change the ID, it seems I have to remove and re-add the platforms to avoid build errors. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@cordova.apache.org
