Android Manifest Task Configuration (android_manifest)

Modify AndroidManifest.xml file

The android_manifest task allows you to modify the AndroidManifest.xml file in an Android project. You can make changes to various elements within the AndroidManifest.xml file, such as the <manifest>, <application>, or <activity> tags. This task provides fine-grained control over AndroidManifest.xml modifications, including adding, updating, or deleting attributes and values.

Task Properties

Property	Type	Description
task	"android_manifest", required	Specifies the task type, which should be set to "android_manifest" for this task.
name	string	An optional name for the task. If provided, the task state will be saved as a variable. Visit Task and Action States page to learn more.
label	string	An optional label or description for the task.
when	object	Visit Conditional Tasks and Actions page to learn how to execute task conditionally.
actions	Array<Action>, required	An array of action items that define the modifications to be made in the file. Each action item contains the following fields:

Action Properties

Common properties

Property	Type	Description
name	string	An optional name for the task. If provided, the task state will be saved as a variable. Visit Task and Action States page to learn more.
when	object	Visit Conditional Tasks and Actions page to learn how to execute action conditionally.

Context reduction properties

Property	Type	Description
block	"manifest" or "application" or "activity"	Specifies the context within the AndroidManifest.xml file where modifications should be applied. Omitting this field means the entire AndroidManifest.xml file will be the context.
before	string or {regex: string, flags: string}	Text or code that is used to specify a point within the context where text should be inserted before. It can be a string or an object with a regex and flags field to perform a regex-based search.
after	string or {regex: string, flags: string}	Text or code that is used to specify a point within the context where text should be inserted after. It can be a string or an object with a regex and flags field to perform a regex-based search.
search	string or {regex: string, flags: string}	A string or object (with regex and flags) that narrows the context to a specific text within the method or file.

Context modification properties

Property	Type	Description
prepend	string or {file: string}	Text or code to prepend at the beginning of the specified context. It can be a string or an object with a file field that points to a file containing the code to prepend.
append	string or {file: string}	Text or code to append at the end of the specified context. It can be a string or an object with a file field that points to a file containing the code to append.
replace	string or {file: string}	Text or code to replace the entire specified context. It can be a string or an object with a file field that points to a file containing the code to replace.
script	string	JS code script to evaluate. In script these functions are available to be called: `await prepend(content), await append(content), await replace(content)

Other properties

Property	Type	Description
exact	boolean	A boolean flag that modifies the whitespace and new line management.
strict	boolean	Specifies the behavior of the before and after fields. If set to true, the task will throw an error if the text in the before or after field is not found in the context, otherwise, it will ignore the field.
ifNotPresent	string	Indicates that the task should only be executed if the specified text or code is not present within the specified context.
comment	string	An optional comment to add before the inserted code or text. The comment is purely informational and does not affect the code's functionality.
attributes	object	An object that defines the attributes and their values to be added, updated, or deleted within the specified tag. When using this property, block field must be provided. An attribute can be deleted by setting $delete: true as value.

Example

Here's an example of how to use the android_manifest task to modify the AndroidManifest.xml file:

task: android_manifest
label: "Modify Android Manifest"
actions:
  - block: application
    append: |
      <meta-data
          android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
          android:value="your-admob-app-id" />
  - block: activity
    attributes:
      android:name: "com.example.MainActivity"
      android:theme: "@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"
      android:useless:
        $delete: true

In this example, we append a <meta-data> element within the <application> tag and action attributes of a specific <activity> tag. Additionally, we delete the android:useless attribute using $delete: true