Generating APK from source code

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Steps how to generate APK from source code
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Open Terminal and clone source code git clone https://github.com/Sunbird-Saral/Project-Saral.git
ReferSource Code Repositoryfor latest repository location.
Change Directory to Project-Saral/ folder and switch to release tag as per release notes. git checkout tags/<tag_name>
$FRONTEND_FOLDER = Project-Saral/v1.0/frontend
$BACKEND_FOLDER = Project-Saral/v1.0/backend
Saral v1.0 Android App bundling/packaging
1.Follow Frontend Setup steps @ Workspace Setup - Playbook​
2.Implementing Saral App for specific purpose , its recommended to change default package com.saralapp  references to implementation specific package for example com.saralapp.xxstate for xxstate. Refer below screenshot.                                           
                                               
3. Open Terminal in $FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android folder
./gradlew clean
1.APK Signing can be enabled using the below Gradle files. Make sure the Keystore file is to be used for signing placed in $FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android/app folder.
​$FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android/gradle.properties
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MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE=my-upload-key.keystore
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​
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MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD=changeit
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​
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MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS=hwrecog-key-alias
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​
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MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD=changeit
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​$FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android/app/build.gradle
Note: Make sure signingConfig signingConfigs.release the line is uncommented.
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    signingConfigs {
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          release {
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         if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE')) {
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            storeFile file(MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
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             storePassword MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
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             keyAlias MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
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             keyPassword MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
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​
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             // Optional, specify signing versions used
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               v1SigningEnabled true
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               v2SigningEnabled true
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         }
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     }
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         debug {
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             storeFile file('debug.keystore')
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             storePassword 'android'
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             keyAlias 'androiddebugkey'
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             keyPassword 'android'
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         }
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     }
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​
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    buildTypes {
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        debug {
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            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
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        }
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        release {
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            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
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            debug {
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                debuggable true
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            }
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        }
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    }
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1.Update google-services.json file in $FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android/app folder.
2.Open Terminal in $FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android folder
./gradlew assembleRelease
(OR)
./gradlew assembleDebug
3. You can find the release apk file in Project-Saral/v1.0/frontend/SaralApp/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release or debug folder.
Note: If releasing APK file for a client/implementation, its recommended to build APK from the release tag and modify implementation-specific BASE_URL entry and google-services.json file.
1.Open terminal from $FRONTEND_FOLDER/SaralApp/android folder and execute the below command to verify apk signature.
jarsigner -verbose -verify ./app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
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Saral v1.0 Android App bundling/packaging