Android Plugin DSL Reference

Version 1.0.0

Introduction

This is the DSL reference for Android Gradle Plugin.

Android configuration structure

Block	Description
`defaultConfig { }`	The default configuration, inherited by all build flavors (if any are defined).
`sourceSets { }`	Configures the source sets. Note that the Android plugin uses its own implementation of source sets, `AndroidSourceSet`.
`buildTypes { }`	Configures the build types.
`signingConfigs { }`	Configures the signing configs.
`productFlavors { }`	Configures the product flavors.
`testOptions { }`	Configures the test options.
`aaptOptions { }`	Configures aapt options.
`lintOptions { }`	Configure lint options.
`dexOptions { }`	Configures dex options.
`compileOptions { }`	Configures compile options.
`packagingOptions { }`	Configures packaging options.
`jacoco { }`	Configures JaCoCo options.
`splits { }`	Configures APK splits.

DSL types

Listed below are some of the central types which are used in the Android plugin:

Type	Description
`BaseExtension`	Base 'android' extension for all android plugins.
`AppExtension`	'android' extension for 'com.android.application' project. This extends `BaseExtension`
`LibraryExtension`	'android' extension for 'com.android.library' project. This extends `BaseExtension`
`AndroidSourceSet`	A `AndroidSourceSet` represents a logical group of Java, aidl, renderscript source as well as Android and non-Android resources.
`ProductFlavor`	DSL object used to configure product flavors.
`GroupableProductFlavor`	A version of `ProductFlavor` that can receive a dimension name.
`BuildType`	DSL object to configure build types.
`SigningConfig`	DSL object for configuring signing configs.
`TestOptions`	Options for running tests.
`AaptOptions`	DSL object for configuring aapt options.
`LintOptions`	DSL object for configuring lint options.
`DexOptions`	DSL object for configuring dx options.
`CompileOptions`	Compilation options.
`PackagingOptions`	DSL objects for configuring APK packaging options.
`JacocoExtension`	DSL object for configuring JaCoCo settings.
`Splits`	Main entry point for all splits related information.
`VariantFilter`	An object representing a Variant (made of a build type and one or more flavors), and a boolean controlling whether this variant is to be excluded.