ApplicationVariant

Added in 4.2.0

interface ApplicationVariant : GeneratesApk, Variant, HasDeviceTests, HasAndroidTest, HasHostTests, HasUnitTest, HasTestFixtures, CanMinifyCode, CanMinifyAndroidResources

Model for application components that only contains build-time properties.

See Component and Variant for more information.

Summary

Public properties
`ApplicationAndroidResources`	`androidResources` Variant's android resources processing configuration, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element.
`Property<String>`	`applicationId` Variant's application ID as present in the final manifest file of the APK.
`BundleConfig`	`bundleConfig` Variant's information related to the bundle creation configuration.
`DependenciesInfo`	`dependenciesInfo` Specify whether to include SDK dependency information in APKs and Bundles.
`ApkOutputProviders`	`outputProviders` Provides access to built artifacts output(e.g. APK) produced by this Variant.
`List<VariantOutput>`	`outputs` Returns the final list of variant outputs.
`TestedApkPackaging`	`packaging` Variant's packagingOptions, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element.
`SigningConfig`	`signingConfig` Variant's signingConfig, initialized by the corresponding DSL element.

Inherited functions

From com.android.build.api.variant.Component

`String`	`@Incubating computeTaskName(action: String, subject: String)` Utility method to create unique task name for component.
`Unit`	`setAsmFramesComputationMode(mode: FramesComputationMode)` This function is deprecated. Will be removed in v9.0, use the instrumentation block.
`Unit`	`<ParamT : InstrumentationParameters> transformClassesWith( classVisitorFactoryImplClass: Class<AsmClassVisitorFactory<ParamT>>, scope: InstrumentationScope, instrumentationParamsConfig: (ParamT) -> Unit )` This function is deprecated. Will be removed in v9.0, use the instrumentation block.

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasAndroidResources

ResValue.Key

makeResValueKey(type: String, name: String)

Make a ResValue.Key to interact with resValues's MapProperty

From com.android.build.api.variant.Variant

`T?`	`<T : Any?> getExtension(type: Class<T>)` Returns an extension object registered via the `VariantBuilder.registerExtension` API or null if none were registered under the passed `type`.
`Unit`	`@Incubating missingDimensionStrategy( dimension: String, vararg requestedValues: String )` Set up a new matching request for a given flavor dimension and value.

Inherited properties

From com.android.build.api.variant.CanMinifyAndroidResources

Boolean

shrinkResources

Specifies whether resources will be shrinked.

From com.android.build.api.variant.CanMinifyCode

Boolean

isMinifyEnabled

Specifies whether code will be minified.

From com.android.build.api.variant.Component

`Configuration`	`annotationProcessorConfiguration` Access to the variant's annotation processor `Configuration`; for example, the debugAnnotationProcessor `Configuration` for the debug variant.
`Artifacts`	`artifacts` Access to the variant's buildable artifacts for build customization.
`FileCollection`	`compileClasspath` Access to the variant's compile classpath.
`Configuration`	`compileConfiguration` Access to the variant's compile `Configuration`; for example, the debugCompileClasspath `Configuration` for the debug variant.
`Boolean`	`debuggable` Whether the produced artifacts will be debuggable
`Instrumentation`	`instrumentation` Access to the variant's instrumentation options.
`JavaCompilation`	`javaCompilation` Access to the variant's java compilation options.
`LifecycleTasks`	`lifecycleTasks` Provides access to the `LifecycleTasks` created for this component.
`Provider<String>`	`namespace` The namespace of the generated R and BuildConfig classes.
`Configuration`	`runtimeConfiguration` Access to the variant's runtime `Configuration`; for example, the debugRuntimeClasspath `Configuration` for the debug variant.
`Sources`	`sources` Access to variant's source files.

From com.android.build.api.variant.ComponentIdentity

`String?`	`buildType` Build type name.
`String?`	`flavorName` The multi-flavor name of the variant.
`String`	`name` Component's name.
`List<Pair<String, String>>`	`productFlavors` List of flavor names.

From com.android.build.api.variant.GeneratesApk

`Dexing`	`dexing` Variant's specific dexing options
`AndroidVersion`	`minSdk` Min SDK version for this variant
`Renderscript?`	`renderscript` Variant specific settings for the renderscript compiler.
`AndroidVersion`	`targetSdk` Target SDK version for this variant.
`AndroidVersion`	`targetSdkVersion` This property is deprecated. Replaced with targetSdk, will be removed in 9.0

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasAndroidResources

`Property<Boolean>`	`pseudoLocalesEnabled` Variant's is pseudo locales enabled, initialized by the corresponding DSL elements.
`MapProperty<ResValue.Key, ResValue>`	`resValues` Variant's `ResValue` which will be generated.

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasAndroidTest

AndroidTest?

androidTest

Variant's AndroidTest configuration, or null if android tests are disabled for this variant.

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasDeviceTests

Map<String, DeviceTest>

deviceTests

Variant's Map of DeviceTest configurations, or empty if all devices tests (like android tests) are disabled for this variant.

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasHostTests

Map<String, HostTest>

hostTests

Map of Variant's HostTest, or empty if all host tests (like unit test) for this variant are disabled.

From com.android.build.api.variant.HasTestFixtures

TestFixtures?

testFixtures

Variant's TestFixtures, or null if the test fixtures for this variant are disabled.

From com.android.build.api.variant.Variant

`MapProperty<String, BuildConfigField<Serializable>>`	`buildConfigFields` Variant's `BuildConfigField` which will be generated in the BuildConfig class.
`List<Component>`	`components` List containing this variant and all of its `nestedComponents`
`MapProperty<String, Any>`	`experimentalProperties` Additional per variant experimental properties.
`ExternalNativeBuild?`	`externalNativeBuild` Variant's cmake `ExternalNativeBuild`, initialized by merging the product flavor values or null if no cmake external build is configured for this variant.
`MapProperty<String, String>`	`manifestPlaceholders` `MapProperty` of the variant's manifest placeholders.
`Int?`	`maxSdk` Gets the maximum supported SDK Version for this variant.
`Int?`	`maxSdkVersion`
`AndroidVersion`	`minSdkVersion`
`List<Component>`	`nestedComponents` List of the components nested in this variant, the returned list will contain:
`ListProperty<RegularFile>`	`proguardFiles` List of proguard configuration files for this variant.
`UnitTest?`	`unitTest` Variant's `UnitTest`, or null if the unit tests for this variant are disabled.

Public properties

androidResources

Added in 8.8.0-beta01

val androidResources: ApplicationAndroidResources

Variant's android resources processing configuration, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element.

applicationId

Added in 8.8.0-beta01

val applicationId: Property<String>

Variant's application ID as present in the final manifest file of the APK.

Setting this value will override anything set via the DSL with com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationBaseFlavor.applicationId, and com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationVariantDimension.applicationIdSuffix

bundleConfig

Added in 7.1.0

val bundleConfig: BundleConfig

Variant's information related to the bundle creation configuration.

Returns
`BundleConfig`	Variant's `BundleConfig`.

dependenciesInfo

Added in 4.2.0

val dependenciesInfo: DependenciesInfo

Specify whether to include SDK dependency information in APKs and Bundles.

outputProviders

Added in 8.8.0-beta01

val outputProviders: ApkOutputProviders

Provides access to built artifacts output(e.g. APK) produced by this Variant.

outputs

Added in 4.2.0

val outputs: List<VariantOutput>

Returns the final list of variant outputs.

Returns
`List<VariantOutput>`	read only list of `VariantOutput` for this variant.

packaging

Added in 8.8.0-beta01

val packaging: TestedApkPackaging

Variant's packagingOptions, initialized by the corresponding global DSL element.

signingConfig

Added in 4.2.0

val signingConfig: SigningConfig

Variant's signingConfig, initialized by the corresponding DSL element.

Returns
`SigningConfig`	Variant's config or null if the variant is not configured for signing.