Android studio and flavours - can not see all files

Question

I am trying to set up flavours, so I can build different apps in he same project that share the same code... But I am not sure I am doing it fully correct...

I have created a project called com.sharedid.app in folder W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\

For this I have

1) Created AndroidManifest.xml in W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main looking like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  package="com.sharedid.app"
  android:versionCode="1"
  android:versionName="1.0"
>
</manifest>

2) In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\java ... I have all .java files

3) In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res I have all shared and/or dummy resources

For my flavour I have:

1) I have created AndroidManifest.xml in W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\myflavour (this file is what defines everything - it is unqiue for each flavour)

2) In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\myflavour\res I have a single folder drawable-hdpi conttaining variois graphics

3) In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\myflavour\assets I have all sorts of data, configuration and graphic files for that specifc app. (read by the code at runtime)

Here's how "Gradle Scripts" - "Build Gradle" (Module: app) looks like:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    signingConfigs {
    }
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion '21.1.2'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.sharedid.app"
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 17
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-project.txt'
        }
    }
    repositories {
        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
    }     
    productFlavors {
      myflavour {
          applicationId "com.myflavour.app"
      }
    }           
}    
dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:18.0.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.1.2'
    compile 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
}

My problem is that when working in Android Studio, it currently does not show my any of the "myflavour" in the "project view" listing the files structure of the project?

Which view are you in? Android or Project? If you are in Android view, switch to Project view. — Shubham A., Nov 17 '15 at 03:57
Done! Thanks again for your help. It allowed me to move on to my next problem - probably a more complex one. But if flavours actually work it will be a major step up from my old Eclipse projects where i never got anything like that working :) — Tom, Nov 17 '15 at 13:42
If you happen to have experience with flavours here's the new questions about getting google to merge/pick the correct manifest file or the selected variation: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33758412/android-studio-and-flavours-but-getting-error-that-main-acivity-can-not-be-fou — Tom, Nov 18 '15 at 01:53
anyone wanna demo for android studio flavor http://code2concept.blogspot.in/2015/12/android-studio-flavors-demo.html — Nitesh Tiwari, Jan 23 '16 at 06:49

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '15 at 13:33

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Which view are you in? Android or Project? If you are in Android view, switch to Project view.

answered Nov 17 '15 at 13:33

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