BaseExtension

Base 'android' extension for all android plugins.

This is never used directly. Instead,

Plugin com.android.application uses AppExtension
Plugin com.android.library uses LibraryExtension
Plugin com.android.test uses TestExtension

Properties

Property	Description
`aaptOptions`	Options for aapt, tool for packaging resources.
`adbOptions`	Adb options
`buildToolsVersion`	Required. Version of the build tools to use.
`buildTypes`	Build types used by this project.
`compileOptions`	Compile options
`compileSdkVersion`	Required. Compile SDK version.
`dataBinding`	Data Binding options
`defaultConfig`	Default config, shared by all flavors.
`defaultPublishConfig`	Name of the configuration used to build the default artifact of this project.
`dexOptions`	Dex options.
`flavorDimensionList`	The names of flavor dimensions.
`generatePureSplits`	Whether to generate pure splits or multi apk
`jacoco`	JaCoCo options.
`lintOptions`	Lint options.
`ndkDirectory`	The NDK directory used.
`packagingOptions`	Packaging options.
`productFlavors`	All product flavors used by this project.
`publishNonDefault`	Whether to publish artifacts for all configurations, not just the default one.
`resourcePrefix`	A prefix to be used when creating new resources. Used by Studio
`sdkDirectory`	The SDK directory used.
`signingConfigs`	Signing configs used by this project.
`sourceSets`	All source sets. Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets, `AndroidSourceSet`.
`splits`	APK splits
`testOptions`	Options for running tests.
`variantFilter`	Callback to control which variants should be excluded.

Methods

Method	Description
`flavorDimensions(dimensions)`	Specifies names of flavor dimensions.
`useLibrary(name)`	Request the use a of Library. The library is then added to the classpath.
`useLibrary(name, required)`	Request the use a of Library. The library is then added to the classpath.

Script blocks

Block	Description
`aaptOptions`	Configures aapt options.
`adbOptions`	Configures adb options.
`buildTypes`	Configures build types.
`compileOptions`	Configures compile options.
`dataBinding`	Configures data binding options.
`defaultConfig`	The default configuration, inherited by all product flavors (if any are defined).
`dexOptions`	Configures dex options.
`jacoco`	Configures JaCoCo options.
`lintOptions`	Configures lint options.
`packagingOptions`	Configures packaging options.
`productFlavors`	Configures product flavors.
`signingConfigs`	Configures signing configs.
`sourceSets`	Configures source sets.
`splits`	Configures APK splits.
`testOptions`	Configures test options.

Property details

`AaptOptions` `aaptOptions`

Options for aapt, tool for packaging resources.

`AdbOptions` `adbOptions`

Adb options

`String` `buildToolsVersion`

Required. Version of the build tools to use.

Value assigned to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may give a slightly different string.

`Collection<BuildType>` `buildTypes`

Build types used by this project.

`CompileOptions` `compileOptions`

Compile options

`String` `compileSdkVersion`

Required. Compile SDK version.

Your code will be compiled against the android.jar from this API level. You should generally use the most up-to-date SDK version here. Use the Lint tool to make sure you don't use APIs not available in earlier platform version without checking.

Setter can be called with a string like "android-21" or a number.

Value assigned to this property is parsed and stored in a normalized form, so reading it back may give a slightly different string.

`DataBindingOptions` `dataBinding`

Data Binding options

`ProductFlavor` `defaultConfig`

Default config, shared by all flavors.

`String` `defaultPublishConfig`

Name of the configuration used to build the default artifact of this project.

See Referencing a Library

`DexOptions` `dexOptions`

Dex options.

`List<String>` `flavorDimensionList`

The names of flavor dimensions.

See Multi-flavor variants.

`boolean` `generatePureSplits`

Whether to generate pure splits or multi apk

`JacocoOptions` `jacoco`

JaCoCo options.

`LintOptions` `lintOptions`

Lint options.

`File` `ndkDirectory`

The NDK directory used.

`PackagingOptions` `packagingOptions`

Packaging options.

`Collection<ProductFlavor>` `productFlavors`

All product flavors used by this project.

`boolean` `publishNonDefault`

Whether to publish artifacts for all configurations, not just the default one.

See Referencing a Library

`String` `resourcePrefix`

A prefix to be used when creating new resources. Used by Studio

`File` `sdkDirectory`

The SDK directory used.

`Collection<SigningConfig>` `signingConfigs`

Signing configs used by this project.

`NamedDomainObjectContainer<AndroidSourceSet>` `sourceSets`

All source sets. Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets, AndroidSourceSet.

`Splits` `splits`

APK splits

`TestOptions` `testOptions`

Options for running tests.

`Action<VariantFilter>` `variantFilter`

Callback to control which variants should be excluded.

The Action is passed a single object of type VariantFilter. It should set the VariantFilter.setIgnore() flag to filter out the given variant.

Method details

`void` `flavorDimensions`(`String...` dimensions)

Specifies names of flavor dimensions.

See Multi-flavor variants.

`void` `useLibrary`(`String` name)

Request the use a of Library. The library is then added to the classpath.

`void` `useLibrary`(`String` name, `boolean` required)

Request the use a of Library. The library is then added to the classpath.

Script block details

`aaptOptions` { }

Configures aapt options.

Delegates to:: AaptOptions from aaptOptions

`adbOptions` { }

Configures adb options.

Delegates to:: AdbOptions from adbOptions

`buildTypes` { }

Configures build types.

Delegates to:: Each BuildType in buildTypes

`compileOptions` { }

Configures compile options.

Delegates to:: CompileOptions from compileOptions

`dataBinding` { }

Configures data binding options.

Delegates to:: DataBindingOptions from dataBinding

`defaultConfig` { }

The default configuration, inherited by all product flavors (if any are defined).

Delegates to:: ProductFlavor from defaultConfig

`dexOptions` { }

Configures dex options.

Delegates to:: DexOptions from dexOptions

`jacoco` { }

Configures JaCoCo options.

Delegates to:: JacocoOptions from jacoco

`lintOptions` { }

Configures lint options.

Delegates to:: LintOptions from lintOptions

`packagingOptions` { }

Configures packaging options.

Delegates to:: PackagingOptions from packagingOptions

`productFlavors` { }

Configures product flavors.

Delegates to:: Each ProductFlavor in productFlavors

`signingConfigs` { }

Configures signing configs.

Delegates to:: Each SigningConfig in signingConfigs

`sourceSets` { }

Configures source sets.

Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets, AndroidSourceSet.

Delegates to:: NamedDomainObjectContainer<AndroidSourceSet> from sourceSets

`splits` { }

Configures APK splits.

Delegates to:: Splits from splits

`testOptions` { }

Configures test options.

Delegates to:: TestOptions from testOptions

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BaseExtension

Properties

Methods

Script blocks

Property details

AaptOptions aaptOptions

AdbOptions adbOptions

String buildToolsVersion

Collection<BuildType> buildTypes

CompileOptions compileOptions

String compileSdkVersion

DataBindingOptions dataBinding

ProductFlavor defaultConfig

String defaultPublishConfig

DexOptions dexOptions

List<String> flavorDimensionList

boolean generatePureSplits

JacocoOptions jacoco

LintOptions lintOptions

File ndkDirectory

PackagingOptions packagingOptions

Collection<ProductFlavor> productFlavors

boolean publishNonDefault

String resourcePrefix

File sdkDirectory

Collection<SigningConfig> signingConfigs

NamedDomainObjectContainer<AndroidSourceSet> sourceSets

Splits splits

TestOptions testOptions

Action<VariantFilter> variantFilter