Is it possible to define an Android string-array resource in Gradle?

Question

In Gradle for Android, I\'m trying to generate the equivalent of this string-array resource...

Answer 1

Defining String[] of Urls in BuildConfig:

android {

    ...

    def tests1 = ["url-a1", "url-b1", "url-c1"]

    ext {
        tests2 = ["url-a2", "url-b2", "url-c2"]
    }

    // Specifies one flavor dimension.
    flavorDimensions "default"

    productFlavors {
        devel {
            dimension 'default'
        }
    }

    //Default values for all productFlavors
    productFlavors.all {
        ext.tests3 = ["url-a3", "url-b3", "url-c3"]
    } 

    android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->

        buildConfigField("String[]", "TESTS1", '{' + tests1.collect {
            "\"${it}\""
        }.join(",") + '}')

        buildConfigField("String[]", "TESTS2", '{' + android.ext.tests2.collect {
            "\"${it}\""
        }.join(",") + '}')

        //TEST3 works only when is some Flavor defined 
        buildConfigField("String[]", "TESTS3", '{' + variant.productFlavors.get(0).ext.tests3.collect {
            "\"${it}\""
        }.join(",") + '}')
    }
}