Gradle is great for building Android apks and libraries. However, adding custom commands and running them is hard. Further, try specifying a particular version of Java (e.g. Java 17) to use with Gradle and the command line becomes really long.
Further, if you want to do more things, like running Maestro tests or uploading releases to Google Play with Fastlane, adding them to Gradle becomes really difficult.
Here are the commands that I have added to my Makefile.
# To build a debug build buildDebug # To update stale dependencies checkDependenciesForUpdates # Clean the build clean # Install the debug build on attached device/emulator installDebug # Lint the debug build lintDebug # Lint the release build lintRelease # Open Google Play dashboard in the browser openGooglePlayDashboard # Start Android Auto app for testing startAndroidAutoTesting # Test local build with Maestro on a local device (>= API 29) testOnLocalDevice # Test local build with Maestro on mobile.dev testOnMaestroCloud # Upload to Google Play - no urgency, 10% rollout uploadReleaseNormal # Upload to Google Play with urgency set, 99% rollout uploadReleaseUrgent
