custom strings for debug buildType

Question

I have an android app and I want to change the app label for the debug and other buildTypes. I don´t have any flavors!

Here is the setup that I believe looks like it should work:

-src
   |-debug
      |-res
         |-values
            |-strings.xml
   |-main
      |-res
         |-values
            |-strings.xml
      |-java
      [...]

I have no custom sourcesets just a debug buildType:

buildTypes {
    debug {
        applicationIdSuffix ".debug"

    }
}

so I though

sourceSets.debug.res.srcDirs = ['src/debug/res'] 

would to the trick. But it doesn't. Any ideas?

How to change app name per Gradle build type does not work anymore...

Answer 1

I found another sweet solution to this, using manifest placeholders:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<application
    android:label="${applicationLabel}">
    <activity
        android:label="${applicationLabel}">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>
</manifest>

and in your gradle file:

android {
    defaultConfig {
        manifestPlaceholders = [ applicationLabel:"@string/app_name"]
    }
    buildTypes {
        debug {
            applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
            manifestPlaceholders = [ applicationLabel:"MyApp Debug"]
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

buildTypes {
    release {
        resValue 'string', 'APP_NAME', '"My App Release"'
    }
    debug {
        resValue 'string', 'APP_NAME', '"My App Debug"'
    }
}

value\strings.xml

< string name="app_name" >@string/APP_NAME< /string>

and use app_name everywhere

Answer 3

You have to use

   |-debug
      |-res
         |-values
            |-strings.xml

In your picture you have debug/res/strings.xml

Also you doens't need it (because it is the standard, but the issue isn't here).

sourceSets.debug.res.srcDirs = ['src/debug/res']