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Mobile App (iOS and Android) Tasks for VSTS

These tasks help automate bumping version numbers and changing package names at build time.

You will find each script is written as a bash script, powershell core script, and a typescript script for you to use in your own project. The typescript version is used in VSTS as it is supported cross-platform.

Android

Multiple tasks to update the AndroidManifest.xml file

Bump Version

Change app's version name and code at build time.

Inputs:

• sourcePath: Path to android manifest
• versionCode: code number that must be an integer
• versionCodeOffset: a specific number to increment the version code
• versionName: user visible name
• printFile: output the file before and after changing variables

Package Identifiers

Change app's package name.

Inputs:

• sourcePath: Path to android manifest
• packageName: name to replace (com.company.app)
• appLabel: application name to replace (App Name)
• printFile: output the file before and after changing variables

iOS

Multiple tasks to update the info.plist file, must be run on macOS

Bump Version

Change app's version name and code at build time.

Inputs:

• sourcePath: Path to info.plist
• versionCode: code number that must be an integer
• versionCodeOffset: a specific number to increment the version code
• versionName: user visible name (short code)
• printFile: output the file before and after changing variables

Bundle Identifiers

Change app's bundle name and identifier

Inputs:

• sourcePath: Path to info.plist
• bundleIdenifier: identiier to replace (com.company.app)
• bundleName: name to replace (App Name)
• printFile: output the file before and after changing variables