README.md

Android App Deployment with Fastlane + GitHub Actions CI / CD

A sample repository to demonstrate the Automate publishing app to the Google Play Store with GitHub Actions⚡+ Fastlane🏃.

Refer these articles

These article includes all steps or related information for setting up this.

• https://medium.com/firebase-developers/quickly-distribute-app-with-firebase-app-distribution-using-github-actions-fastlane-c7d8eca18ee0
• https://medium.com/scalereal/automate-publishing-app-to-the-google-play-store-with-github-actions-fastlane-ac9104712486

Status

Deployment Status (Production)	Deployment Status (Beta)	Distribution Status

---

Workflows

• distribute.yml - For Distributing test builds using the Firebase App Distribution.
• releaseBeta.yml - For deploying application (AAB) to the beta track on to the Google Play Store.
• releaseProd.yml - For deploying application (AAB) to the production track on to the Google Play Store.

Fastlane config

- Fastfile

    desc "Lane for distributing app using Firebase App Distributions"
    lane :distribute do
        gradle(task: "clean assembleRelease")
        firebase_app_distribution(
            service_credentials_file: "firebase_credentials.json",
            app: ENV['FIREBASE_APP_ID'],
            release_notes_file: "FirebaseAppDistributionConfig/release_notes.txt",
            groups_file: "FirebaseAppDistributionConfig/groups.txt"
        )
    end
    
    desc "Deploy a beta version to the Google Play"
    lane :beta do
        gradle(task: "clean bundleRelease")
        upload_to_play_store(track: 'beta', release_status: 'draft')
    end

    desc "Deploy a new version to the Google Play"
    lane :production do
        gradle(task: "clean bundleRelease")
        upload_to_play_store(release_status: 'draft')
    end

References

• Fastlane
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Firebase App Distribution