React Native Android Fastlane Deployment

Using RubyGems -> sudo gem install fastlane -NV

Alternatively using -> Homebrew brew cask install fastlane

Steps to generate JSON secret

1. Open the Android fastlane
2. Click the Settings menu entry, followed by API access

3. Click the CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button

4. Follow the Google Developers Console link in the dialog, which opens a new tab/window:
5. Click the CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button at the top of the Google Developers Console

6. Provide a Service account name

7. Click Select a role and choose Service Accounts > Service Account User


8. Check the Furnish a new private key checkbox

9. Make sure JSON is selected as the Key type


10. Click SAVE to close the dialog
11. Make a note of the file name of the JSON file downloaded to your computer
12. Back on the Google Play Console, click DONE to close the dialog
13. Click on Grant Access for the newly added service account

14. Choose Release Manager (or alternatively Project Lead) from the Role dropdown. (Note that choosing Release Manager grants access to the production track and all other tracks. Choosing Project Lead grants access to update all tracks except the production track.)

15. Click ADD USER to close the dialog

Setting up Fastlane

fastlane init

1. Provide the package name for your application
2. Press enter when asked for the path to your JSON secret file
3. Answer ‘n’ when asked if you plan on uploading info to Google Play via fastlane (we can set this up later)

• Appfile which defines configuration information that is global to your app
• Fastfile which defines the “lanes” that drive the behavior of fastlane
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default_platform(:android)
platform :android do
	lane :beta do
		path = '../app/build.gradle'
		re = /versionCode\s+(\d+)/
		s = File.read(path)
		versionCode = s[re, 1].to_i
		s[re, 1] = (versionCode + 1).to_s
		f = File.new(path, 'w')
		f.write(s)
		f.close
		releaseFilePath = File.join(Dir.pwd, "../app/", "YOUR_KEY_STORE_FILE_NAME")

		gradle(task: 'clean')

		gradle(
			task: 'bundle',	
			build_type: 'Release',	
			print_command: false,	
			properties: {
				"android.injected.signing.store.file" => releaseFilePath,
				"android.injected.signing.store.password" => "STORE_PASSWORD",
				"android.injected.signing.key.alias" => "MY_KEY_ASIAS",
				"android.injected.signing.key.password" => "SIGNING_PASSWORD",
			})

		upload_to_play_store(
			track: 'internal'
		)
	end
end

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