Build Android Examples - Nx

project.json:

json

{
  "name": "mobile",
  //...
  "targets": {
    //...
    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nx/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/bundle",
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {}
    }
  }
}

bash

nx run mobile:build-android

Examples

Build with custom tasks

The tasks option accepts any custom gradle task, such as assembleDebug, assembleRelease, bundleDebug, bundleRelease, installDebug, installRelease. For example, pass in bundleRelease or bundleRelease to tasks, it will create with .aab extension under bundle folder. Pass in assembleDebug or assembleRelease to tasks, it will create a build with .apk extension under apk folder. Pass in installDebug or installRelease to tasks, it will create a build with .apk extension and immediately install it on a running emulator or connected device.

json

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nx/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/bundle",
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "tasks": ["bundleRelease"]
      }
    }

Build for debug/release

The mode option allows you determine whether to build for debug/release apk.

json

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nx/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/bundle",
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "mode": "debug"
      }
    }

Build for current device architecture

The activeArchOnly option allows you to build native libraries only for the current device architecture for debug builds.

json

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nx/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/bundle",
        "{projectRoot}/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "activeArchOnly": true
      }
    }