nx/packages/react-native/docs/build-android-examples.md

project.json:

{
  "name": "mobile",
  //...
  "targets": {
    //...
    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/bundle",
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {}
    }
  }
}

nx run mobile:build-android

Examples

{% tabs %} {% tab label="Build with custom gradleTask" %} The gradleTask option accepts any custom gradle task, such as assembleDebug, assembleRelease, bundleDebug, bundleRelease:

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/bundle",
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "gradleTask": "assembleDebug"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Create a build with apk format" %}

The apk option allows you determine the format of android build. If set as true, it will create a build with .apk extension under apk folder; if set as false, it will create with .aab extension under bundle folder.

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/bundle",
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "apk": true
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Build for debug/release" %}

If set debug option as true, it will create a debug build; if set as false, it will create a release build.

    "build-android": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-android",
      "outputs": [
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/bundle",
        "apps/mobile/android/app/build/outputs/apk"
      ],
      "options": {
        "debug": true
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% /tabs %}

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