Replacing a string in AndroidManifest.xml for a buildvariant doesn't work for Gradle Android Plugin Version > 0.5.4

Question

Just a few weeks ago I had the following question: How to replace a string for a buildvariant with gradle?

I also answered the question on my own.

Everything works fine until now: I just realized that my copy task doesn't work anymore. I spent a few hours on the problem until I realized that it depends on the Gradle Android Plugin Version: Everything until 0.5.4 works fine. For upper versions I won't get into my copy task.

Here is the console output:

// gradle android plugin version: 0.5.6 and 0.5.5 --> copy tas doesn't work
:etscanner:prepareFlavor1Flavor1ReviewDependencies
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewAidl
:etscanner:generateFlavor1Flavor1ReviewBuildConfig
:etscanner:mergeFlavor1Flavor1ReviewAssets
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewRenderscript
:etscanner:mergeFlavor1Flavor1ReviewResources
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewManifest
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewResources
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewNote: Some input files use or override a d
eprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: <path>.DetailAdapter
.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.

:etscanner:dexFlavor1Flavor1Review
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:etscanner:validateFlavor1Flavor1Signing
:etscanner:packageFlavor1Flavor1Review
:etscanner:zipalignFlavor1Flavor1Review

// gradle android plugin version: 0.5.4 --> copy task work
:etscanner:prepareFlavor1Flavor1ReviewDependencies
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewAidl
:etscanner:generateFlavor1Flavor1ReviewBuildConfig
:etscanner:mergeFlavor1Flavor1ReviewAssets
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewRenderscript
:etscanner:mergeFlavor1Flavor1ReviewResources
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewManifest
...hey you are in the copy task!
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewResources
:etscanner:compileFlavor1Flavor1ReviewNote: Some input files use or override a d
eprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: <path>DetailAdapter
.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.

:etscanner:dexFlavor1Flavor1Review
:etscanner:processFlavor1Flavor1ReviewJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:etscanner:validateFlavor1Flavor1Signing
:etscanner:packageFlavor1Flavor1Review
:etscanner:zipalignFlavor1Flavor1Review
:etscanner:assembleFlavor1Flavor1Review

It's really a strange thing... Has anyone an idea how to fix this?

UPDATE 1 2013-08-23

My build.gradle file:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        // maven central repo doesn't work with gradle android plugin version 0.5.+
        // error message is describe in this post:
        // https://plus.google.com/117954254390243608387/posts/RVBjoDMkLV5
        //mavenCentral()
        maven {
            url 'http://nexus/content/groups/public/'
        }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.4'
        // copy task doesn't work for following versions:
        //classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.5'
        //classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.6'
        //classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.+'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'android'

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:13.0.+' // support lib
    //compile 'com.actionbarsherlock:actionbarsherlock:4.4.0@aar'
    compile project(':libraries:actionbarsherlock')
    compile project(':libraries:google-play-services_lib')
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion 17
    buildToolsVersion "17.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 8
        targetSdkVersion 17
        versionName = "2.3"
        versionCode = 4
    }

    // SIGN CONFIGS
    signingConfigs {
        flavor1 {
            storeFile file("keystore/myKeystore.keystore")
            storePassword = "store_password"
            keyAlias = "alias"
            keyPassword = "key_password"
        }
        flavor2 {
            storeFile file("keystore/myKeystore.keystore")
            storePassword = "store_password"
            keyAlias = "alias"
            keyPassword = "key_password"
        }
        debug {
            storeFile file("keystore/debug.keystore")
            storePassword = "android"
            keyAlias = "androiddebugkey"
            keyPassword = "android"
        }

    }

    // FLAVORS
    productFlavors {
        flavor1 {
            packageName 'myPackageName'
            signingConfig signingConfigs.flavor1
        }
        flavor2 {
            packageName 'myPackageName'
            signingConfig signingConfigs.flavor2
        }
    }

    // BUILDTYPES
    buildTypes {
        falvor1Review {
            versionNameSuffix = versionNameSuffixOfReviewVersion
            signingConfig signingConfigs.flavor1
        }
        flavor2Review {
            versionNameSuffix = versionNameSuffixOfReviewVersion
            signingConfig signingConfigs.flavor2
        }

        debug {
            packageNameSuffix ".debug"
            versionNameSuffix = versionNameSuffixOfReviewVersion
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }

    // Override Data in Manifest
    android.applicationVariants.each { variant ->
        variant.processManifest.doLast {
            copy {
                // *** SET COPY PATHS ***
                try {
                    from("${buildDir}/manifests") {
                        //println "from: ${buildDir}/manifests"
                        include "${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml"
                        //println "included: ${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml"
                    }
                } catch (e) {
                    println "error: " + e
                }

                into("${buildDir}/manifests/${variant.name}")
                //println "into (neues Manifest): ${buildDir}/manifests/${variant.name}"

                // *** DEFINE VARS ***
                def brandVersion = variant.buildType.name
                def brandVersionString = brandVersion.toString()
                def appName = "empty"

                // *** SET APP NAME ***
                if (brandVersionString.contains("flavor1")) {
                    appName = "my app name for flavor 1"
                } else if (brandVersionString.contains("flavor2")) {
                    appName = "my app name for flavor 2"
                }

                println "...hey you are in the copy task"
                // *** REPLACE LINES IN MANIFEST ***
                // --- add appName
                filter {
                    String line ->
                        line.replaceAll("<application android:allowBackup=\"true\" android:icon=\"@drawable/ic_launcher\" android:label=\"todo\" android:theme=\"@style/AppTheme\">",
                                "<application android:allowBackup=\"true\" android:icon=\"@drawable/ic_launcher\" android:label=\"" + appName + "\" android:theme=\"@style/AppTheme\">");
                }
            }
        }

        // *** SET PATH TO NEW MANIFEST *** 
        variant.processResources.manifestFile = file("${buildDir}/manifests/${variant.name}/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml")
        //println "newManifest: ${buildDir}/manifests/${variant.name}/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml"
    }
}

UPDATE 2 2013-08-23

Yesterday I had another strange behaviour of AS 0.2.5, it made some really strange builds: As you see in my filter my previous appName in the Manifest is "todo":

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="todo"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

When I made the build then the appName in the app was the right one. But in the Application Launcher and in Settings/Apps there was shown "todo" as appName.

After building the project in AS 0.2.0 everything works fine.

without knowing how your task is created and setup, it's going to be hard to debug. — Xavier Ducrohet, Aug 22 '13 at 17:12
Hey Xav, sorry I thougt my first post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17465353/how-to-replace-a-string-for-a-buildvariant-with-gradle-in-android-studio) would be enough to know how my task is created. I edit my post and add the full build.gradle file. — owe, Aug 23 '13 at 06:29

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '13 at 08:04

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I had the same problem as you and read through the release notes for 0.5.5 where I found the answer.

"access to the variants container don't force creating the task. This means android.[application|Library|Test]Variants will be empty during the evaluation phase. To use it, use .all instead of .each"

answered Sep 18 '13 at 08:04

Carl B

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To whoever gets here, this solved my problem: http://stackoverflow.com/a/27305242/913275 – Migore Dec 12 '14 at 00:48

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 21 '14 at 08:36

If you'd like to try Alécio's solution and have deprecation warnings on a newer version of gradle, such as

WARNING [Project: :] variant.getProcessManifest() is deprecated. Call it on one of variant.getOutputs() instead.

You need to use 'variant.outputs.each { output ->' to iterate over each output, see the code below

applicationVariants.all { variant ->
    def flavor = variant.productFlavors[0].name
    def flavorPackageName = variant.productFlavors[0].applicationId
    variant.outputs.each { output ->
        output.processManifest.doLast {
            println("configuring AndroidManifest.xml for  " + flavor);
            copy {
                from("${buildDir}/intermediates/manifests") {
                    include "${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml"
                }
                into("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests")
            }

            def manifestFile = new File("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml")
            def content = manifestFile.getText()
            def updatedContent = content.replaceAll("STRING_TO_BE_REPLACED", "NEW_STRING")
            manifestFile.write(updatedContent)
        }
        output.processResources.manifestFile = new File("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml")
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 09 '14 at 13:48

The following code can be placed inside the android block in your gradle build.

android {  

...

   buildTypes {

    ...

    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        def flavor = variant.productFlavors[0].name
        def flavorPackageName = variant.productFlavors[0].applicationId
        variant.processManifest.doLast {
            println("configuring AndroidManifest.xml for  " + flavor);
            copy {
                from("${buildDir}/intermediates/manifests") {
                    include "${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml"
                }
                into("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests")
            }

            def manifestFile = new File("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml")
            def content = manifestFile.getText()
            def updatedContent = content.replaceAll("STRING_TO_BE_REPLACED", "NEW_STRING")
            manifestFile.write(updatedContent)
        }
        variant.processResources.manifestFile = new File("${buildDir}/intermediates/filtered_manifests/${variant.dirName}/AndroidManifest.xml")
    }
}

Replacing a string in AndroidManifest.xml for a buildvariant doesn't work for Gradle Android Plugin Version > 0.5.4

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