Distribution of apps with Fastlane and Firebase

Distribution of apps with firebase for apps made in IOS, Android or React Native

Introduction

This repository was created with the intention of helping developers to improve and optimize your apps when they are distributed.

Fastlane installation:

- Using RubyGems

sudo gem install fastlane -NV

- Using Homebrew

brew install fastlane

Firebase CLI installation:

Follow the steps of the CLI firebase documentation: Firebase CLI

After installing Firebase CLI, run in the terminal:

firebase login

IOS Setup:

Navigate to your IOS project folder and run:

fastlane init

Choose option 4 and follow the steps in the terminal

Follow the next step:

- Add plugin

Run and follow the steps in the terminal:

fastlane add_plugin firebase_app_distribution

- Add .env file

Navigate to the fastlane folder of your project, create an .env file and copy the following:

SCHEME_NAME="" // Scheme name of your IOS project
BUNDLE_ID="" // Bundle ID of your IOS  project
DISTRIBUTION_PROFILE_FIREBASE="" // Profile name (InHouse or Ad Hoc)
APP_ID="" // App Id of your project in Firebase Console
GROUPS="" // Name of the groups created for distribution in Firebase Console

- Add new task

Add this new task in the Fastfile file

desc "Building your App in beta version"
lane :beta do |options|
    build(profile: options[:env])
    firebase_app_distribution(
      app: ENV['APP_ID'],
      groups: ENV["GROUPS"] || options[:groups],
      release_notes: options[:notes] || "",
    )
end

private_lane :build do |options|
    puts "+------------------------------------+".bold.blue
    puts "|-- Environment: #{options[:profile]} 🚀 --|".bold.blue
    puts "+------------------------------------+".bold.blue

    increment_build_number()

    scheme = ENV['SCHEME_NAME']
    method = (options[:profile] == 'distribution' ? "app-store" : "ad-hoc")
    profile = (options[:profile] == 'distribution' ? 
      ENV['DISTRIBUTION_PROFILE_APPSTORE'] : ENV['DISTRIBUTION_PROFILE_FIREBASE'])
    build_app(
      scheme: scheme,
      export_options: {
        method: method,
        provisioningProfiles: {
          ENV['BUNDLE_ID'] => profile
        }
      },
      include_bitcode: true,
      clean: true
    )
end

Android Setup:

Navigate to your Android project folder, run and follow the steps in the terminal:

fastlane init

Follow the next step:

- Add plugin

Run and follow the steps in the terminal:

fastlane add_plugin increment_version_code

fastlane add_plugin firebase_app_distribution

- Add .env file

Navigate to the fastlane folder of your project, create an .env file and copy the following:

APP_ID="" // App Id of your project in Firebase Console
GROUPS="" // Name of the groups created for distribution in Firebase Console

- Add new task

Add this new task in the Fastfile file

desc "Building your App in version beta"
lane :beta do |options|
  puts "+---------------------------------+".bold.blue
  puts "|-- Environment: #{options[:env]} 🚀 --|".bold.blue
  puts "+---------------------------------+".bold.blue

  increment_version_code(
    gradle_file_path: "app/build.gradle",
  )
  gradle(
    task: "clean assembleRelease"
  )
  firebase_app_distribution(
    app: ENV['APP_ID'],
    groups: ENV["GROUPS"] || options[:groups],
    release_notes: options[:notes] || "",
  )
end

Finally we run our task:

fastlane beta env:development