Using build types in Gradle to run same app that uses ContentProvider on one device

Question

I have set up Gradle to add package name suffix to my debug app so I could have release version that I\'m using and debug version on one phone. I was referencing this: http:

Answer 1

gradle.build

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.awsomeapp"
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0.0"
    }

    productFlavors
    {
        prod {
            applicationId = "com.example.awsomeapp"
        }

        demo {
            applicationId = "com.example.awsomeapp.demo"
            versionName = defaultConfig.versionName + ".DEMO"
        }
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
            debuggable false
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }

        debug {
            applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
            versionNameSuffix = ".DEBUG"
            debuggable true
        }
    }

    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.each { output ->
            // rename the apk
            def file = output.outputFile;
            def newName;
            newName = file.name.replace(".apk", "-" + defaultConfig.versionName + ".apk");
            newName = newName.replace(project.name, "awsomeapp");
            output.outputFile = new File(file.parent, newName);
        }

        //Generate values Content Authority and Account Type used in Sync Adapter, Content Provider, Authenticator
        def valueAccountType = applicationId + '.account'
        def valueContentAuthority = applicationId + '.authority'

        //generate fields in Resource string file generated.xml
        resValue "string", "content_authority", valueContentAuthority
        resValue "string", "account_type", valueAccountType

        //generate fields in BuildConfig class
        buildConfigField "String", "ACCOUNT_TYPE", '"'+valueAccountType+'"'
        buildConfigField "String", "CONTENT_AUTHORITY", '"'+valueContentAuthority+'"'

        //replace field ${valueContentAuthority} in AndroidManifest.xml
        mergedFlavor.manifestPlaceholders = [ valueContentAuthority: valueContentAuthority ]
    }
}

authenticator.xml

sync_adapter.xml

AndroidManifest.xml

Code:

public static final String CONTENT_AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.CONTENT_AUTHORITY;
public static final String ACCOUNT_TYPE = BuildConfig.ACCOUNT_TYPE;