Building Android App with Ionic

In this action, you build an Ionic Android app, which is a mobile app that works across multiple platforms. This action allows you to quickly develop mobile apps, mobile web pages, hybrid apps, and web pages.

The project contains the project compilation description files such as ionic.config.json, package.json, and angular.json.

Build on GUI

Add Build Android App with Ionic, when configuring build actions. Set the parameters according to Table 1.

**Table 1** Parameters for building an Android app with Ionic
Parameter	Description
Action Name	Assign a custom name to the build action. The name can contain: Letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), commas (,), semicolons (;), colons (:), periods (.), slashes (/), and parentheses. 1 to 128 characters.
Gradle	Select a Gradle version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
JDK	Select a JDK version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
NDK	Select an NDK version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
Commands	Configure the packaging script in the command box. For more commands, see the Ionic official website.

Build with Code

Modify the code in the BUILD block in Creating a YAML File for Your Code-based Build by referring to the following sample code:

    
         version: 2.0 # The value must be 2.0.
steps:
  BUILD:
    - ionic_android_app:
       inputs:
          gradle: '4.8'
          jdk: '33'
          ndk: '17'
          command: ./instrumented.apk

**Table 2** Parameters in the sample code
Parameter	Type	Description
gradle	String	Select a Gradle version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
jdk	String	Select a JDK version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
ndk	String	Select an NDK version that matches your current development environment. For tool versions supported by CodeArts Build, see build tools and versions. If the current tools and versions do not meet your requirements, you can customize a build environment.
command	String	Configure the packaging script in the command box. For more commands, see the Ionic official website.