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Android.sdk

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Since: Qbs 1.4

Properties

Detailed Description

The Android.sdk module contains the properties and rules to create Android application packages from Java sources, resources, and so on. It is usually pulled in indirectly by declaring an Application product.

Relevant File Tags

TagAuto-tagged File NamesSinceDescription
"android.aidl"*.aidl1.4.0Attached to Android AIDL files. One Java source file will be generated for each such file.
"android.assets"-1.4.0Attached to Android assets, which are typically located in an assets/ subdirectory. These files are tagged automatically if the automaticSources property is enabled.
"android.manifest"AndroidManifest.xml1.4.0Attached to the Android manifest. There must be one such file for every Android app.
"android.resources"-1.4.0Attached to Android resources, which are typically located in a res/ subdirectory. These files are tagged automatically if the automaticSources property is enabled.

Property Documentation

[since Qbs 1.17] aaptName : string

Name of the aapt binary. Allowed options: "aapt" and "aapt2".

Default: "aapt2"

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.17.


aidlSearchPaths : stringList

Search paths for import statements to pass to the aidl tool via the -I option.


apkBaseName : string

The base name of the APK file to to be built, that is, the file name without the ".apk" extension.

Default: packageName


assetsDir : path

The base directory for Android assets in the respective product.

Note: Android requires that the file name of this directory is always "assets".

Default: "src/main/assets" in the product source directory


automaticSources : bool

If true, Java sources as well as Android resources, assets, and the manifest file will be automatically included in the respective product via wildcards. Set this property to false if you want to specify these files manually.

Default: true


buildToolsVersion : string

The version of the build tools such as aapt and dx.

Default: Highest build tools version version available in the SDK.


[since Qbs 2.5] d8Desugaring : bool

Whether desugaring is enabled for "d8" dex compiler.

Default: false

This property was introduced in Qbs 2.5.


[since Qbs 1.20] dexCompilerName : string

Name of the dex compiler binary. Allowed options: "dx" and "d8".

Default: "d8"

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.20.


[since Qbs 1.10] embedJar : bool

If true, then if the dependency is a JAR file, its classes and the classes of its dependencies (if embedJar is also true for them) will be recursively processed by dex and included in the final APK.

Default: true

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.10.


[since Qbs 2.5] extraResourcePackages : stringList

List of additional Java package names to compile resources for.

Default: undefined

This property was introduced in Qbs 2.5.


manifestFile : string

The file path to the Android manifest file. This property is only relevant if automaticSources is enabled.

Note: Android requires that the file name is always "AndroidManifest.xml".

Default: "src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" in the product source directory


[since Qbs 1.17] minimumVersion : string

Minimum API Level required for the application to run.

Default: "21"

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.17.


ndkDir : string

The NDK base directory, if an NDK is present.

Default: Determined automatically based on standard search paths.


packageName : string

The package name of the respective product. The package attribute in the manifest file will be set to this value automatically.

Default: name


[since Qbs 1.17] packageType : string

Type of the package. Allowed options: "apk" and "aab". Type "apk" generates a runnable package whereas "aab" generates a package for Google Play.

Default: "apk"

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.17.


platform : string

The versioned platform name (for example, "android-21").

Default: Highest build tools version version available in the SDK.


resourcesDir : path

The base directory for Android resources in the respective product.

Note: Android requires that the file name of this directory is always "res".

Default: "src/main/res" in the product source directory


sdkDir : string

The SDK base directory.

Default: Determined automatically based on standard search paths.


sourcesDir : path

The base directory for Java sources. This property is only relevant if automaticSources is enabled.

Default: "src/main/java" in the product source directory


[since Qbs 1.17] targetVersion : string

API Level that the application targets.

Default: platformVersion

This property was introduced in Qbs 1.17.


versionCode : string

The Android Manifest version code of the respective product. The android:versionCode attribute in the manifest file will be set to this value if not undefined.

In the following example we provide an architecture-specific value for android:versionCode:

// ...
property int _version: 1
property int _patchVersion: 0
Android.sdk.versionCode: {
    switch (Android.ndk.abi) {
    case "armeabi-v7a":
        return 132000000 | _version * 10 + _patchVersion;
    case "arm64-v8a":
        return 164000000 | _version * 10 + _patchVersion;
    case "x86":
        return 232000000 | _version * 10 + _patchVersion;
    case "x86_64":
        return 264000000 | _version * 10 + _patchVersion;
    }
    throw "Unknown architecture";
}

Default: undefined


versionName : string

The Android Manifest version name of the respective product. The android:versionName attribute in the manifest file will be set to this value if not undefined.

Default: undefined


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