Product Flavors with more than 2 dimensions

Question

Earlier this year I released an app for a client that we used flavor dimensions with. We had

         Full   |  Preview
Apple  | Apple  | Apple.Preview
Orange | Orange | Orange.Preview

This worked perfectly. But now I need to add Banana to the project as another app, and things are getting messy.

In the full versions, I have some features that are shared by the existing versions that I want to be left out from the new app entirely. There are some resources that would be nice to remove as well, but since those are small files I'm not as concerned about it. I also would prefer to avoid the Full and Preview versions of Banana, but if I can't do that then it's ok. What I really need to do it group some files in Apple and Orange, and others for all 3. Kind of like making a third dimension. Any advise?

Answer 1

First, for your distinct file, use productFlavors or Gradle

    apple{
        applicationId "com.android.apple"
        buildConfigField "String", "MY_DISTINC_STUFF", "APPLE"
    }

    orange{
        applicationId "com.android.orange"
        buildConfigField "String", "MY_DISTINC_STUFF", "ORANGE"
    }

    banana{
        applicationId "com.android.banana"
        buildConfigField "String", "MY_DISTINC_STUFF", "BANANA"
    }

If you want to use that string, use this BuildConfig.MY_DISTINC_STUFF

Second, if you want to group some files that can use for 1,2 or all. You have to do this.

1. Create 3 folders under src folder
2. Name it as you defined in build.gradle (App level). Ex: folder apple, folder orange, folder banana. DON'T remove your main folder
3. If you want to use the same file for all, please add that file to main folder. (Don't care 3 others)
4. If you want to use different file for different folder, create 4 file that have the same name, but different folder.
5. When you run, choose the suitable Build Variants.

Android Runtime will decide which file have to be loaded.