Define buildConfigField for androidTest

Question

I'm defining a particular field in the BuildConfig for getting the URL during runtime. So, for each build type, I use a different string:

    prod {
        buildConfigField "String", "BASE_URL", "\"abc.com\""
    }

    debug {
        buildConfigField "String", "BASE_URL", "\"efg.com\""
    }

Is it possible to define a different URL while running the android tests? I tried putting this setting under sourceSets->androidTest, but it's not accepted.

Milfordmilhaud

Answer 1

You have to pass it as a parameter to connectedAndroidTest task.

android {
    ...
    buildTypes {
        prod {
            buildConfigField "String", "BASE_URL", "\"${getBaseUrl("abc.com")}\""
        }
        debug {
            buildConfigField "String", "BASE_URL", "\"${getBaseUrl("efg.com")}\""
        }
    }
}

def getBaseUrl(String fallback) {
    return project.hasProperty("base_url") ? project.getProperties().get("base_url") : fallback
}

Then passing parameters via -P:

./gradlew connectedDebugAndroidTest -Pbase_url="xxx.com"
./gradlew connectedProdAndroidTest  -Pbase_url="yyy.com"

Belindabelisarius

Good solution, thank you. The function can be simplified to return project.getOrDefault().get("base_url", fallback) – Pinup

Answer 2

Add custom BuildConfig.java to your.app.package in test/androidTest dir.

Android Studio marks it red but works.

Calais

Answer 3

For anyone who needs that, Use this function to check tests build

boolean isUnitTestBuild() {
    Gradle gradle = getGradle()
    String tskReqStr = gradle.getStartParameter().getTaskRequests().toString()
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("test(\\w*)(Release|Debug)")
    Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(tskReqStr)

    return matcher.find()
}

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