How to get the build variant at runtime in Android Studio?

Question

I\'d like to get the build variant during runtime, is this possible without any extra config or code?

Answer 1

Here is an example to define and get BuildConfig for different flavor

android {

    defaultConfig {
        ...
    buildTypes {
        ...
    }

    flavorDimensions "default"
    productFlavors {

        develop {
            applicationIdSuffix ".dev"
            versionNameSuffix "-dev"
        }

        staging {
            applicationIdSuffix ".stg"
            versionNameSuffix "-stg"
        }

        production {
            applicationIdSuffix ""
            versionNameSuffix ""
        }
    }

    applicationVariants.all { variant ->

        def BASE_URL = ""

        if (variant.getName().contains("develop")) {
            BASE_URL = "https://localhost:8080.com/"
        } else if (variant.getName().contains("staging")) {
            BASE_URL = "https://stagingdomain.com/"
        } else if (variant.getName().contains("production")) {
            BASE_URL = "https://productdomain.com/"
        }
        variant.buildConfigField "String", "BASE_URL", "\"${BASE_URL}\""

    }
}

Using

BuildConfig.BASE_URL