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Read Custom file from /app/ folder - Android

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How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?. My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

android android-gradle android-file

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How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?. My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

android android-gradle android-file

share|improve this question

asked yesterday

Muhamed Riyas MMuhamed Riyas M

3,41811922

add a comment | 

How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?. My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

android android-gradle android-file

share|improve this question

asked yesterday

Muhamed Riyas MMuhamed Riyas M

3,41811922

android android-gradle android-file

android android-gradle android-file

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asked yesterday

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3,41811922

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How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?

Those are files on your development machine. They are not necessarily files on the device.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

AFAIK, that is used by a Gradle plugin on your development machine.

My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

Store the data in gradle.properties. Those values can be accessed like global variables in your build.gradle file. In addition to using those values directly, you can use buildConfigField or resValue statements in build.gradle to make the values available to your app code (via BuildConfig or values-type resources, respectively).

If you would prefer not to use gradle.properties, you can create your own properties file, JSON file, XML file, etc. Your Gradle code would need to read in that file and extract values from it. Then, you can use buildConfigField or resValue to expose that data to your app code.

More elaborate possibilities include:

• Storing your data as an XML resource (res/xml/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file




• Storing your data as an asset (assets/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file

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answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

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  Thanks!. If I stored any where under "main" folder it can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @MuhamedRiyasM: Everything in your APK can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


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  Oops!. But I cannot find the google-services.json file contents or even the file itself by reverse engineering!
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


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  @MuhamedRiyasM: As I wrote, AFAIK, that is processed by a Gradle plugin, and it is not directly at runtime.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

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How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?

Those are files on your development machine. They are not necessarily files on the device.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

AFAIK, that is used by a Gradle plugin on your development machine.

My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

Store the data in gradle.properties. Those values can be accessed like global variables in your build.gradle file. In addition to using those values directly, you can use buildConfigField or resValue statements in build.gradle to make the values available to your app code (via BuildConfig or values-type resources, respectively).

If you would prefer not to use gradle.properties, you can create your own properties file, JSON file, XML file, etc. Your Gradle code would need to read in that file and extract values from it. Then, you can use buildConfigField or resValue to expose that data to your app code.

More elaborate possibilities include:

• Storing your data as an XML resource (res/xml/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file




• Storing your data as an asset (assets/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks!. If I stored any where under "main" folder it can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MuhamedRiyasM: Everything in your APK can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oops!. But I cannot find the google-services.json file contents or even the file itself by reverse engineering!
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MuhamedRiyasM: As I wrote, AFAIK, that is processed by a Gradle plugin, and it is not directly at runtime.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?

Those are files on your development machine. They are not necessarily files on the device.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

AFAIK, that is used by a Gradle plugin on your development machine.

My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

Store the data in gradle.properties. Those values can be accessed like global variables in your build.gradle file. In addition to using those values directly, you can use buildConfigField or resValue statements in build.gradle to make the values available to your app code (via BuildConfig or values-type resources, respectively).

If you would prefer not to use gradle.properties, you can create your own properties file, JSON file, XML file, etc. Your Gradle code would need to read in that file and extract values from it. Then, you can use buildConfigField or resValue to expose that data to your app code.

More elaborate possibilities include:

• Storing your data as an XML resource (res/xml/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file




• Storing your data as an asset (assets/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks!. If I stored any where under "main" folder it can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MuhamedRiyasM: Everything in your APK can be identified by reverse engineering.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oops!. But I cannot find the google-services.json file contents or even the file itself by reverse engineering!
  
  – Muhamed Riyas M
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MuhamedRiyasM: As I wrote, AFAIK, that is processed by a Gradle plugin, and it is not directly at runtime.
  
  – CommonsWare
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

How can we read a file content which is located in the project /app/ folder?

Those are files on your development machine. They are not necessarily files on the device.

I looking for an implementation like Firebase "google-services.json" file.

AFAIK, that is used by a Gradle plugin on your development machine.

My intention is to keep some credentials in that file and read the file in build.gradle or in my application class.

Store the data in gradle.properties. Those values can be accessed like global variables in your build.gradle file. In addition to using those values directly, you can use buildConfigField or resValue statements in build.gradle to make the values available to your app code (via BuildConfig or values-type resources, respectively).

If you would prefer not to use gradle.properties, you can create your own properties file, JSON file, XML file, etc. Your Gradle code would need to read in that file and extract values from it. Then, you can use buildConfigField or resValue to expose that data to your app code.

More elaborate possibilities include:

• Storing your data as an XML resource (res/xml/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file




• Storing your data as an asset (assets/) for use at runtime, and teach your Gradle script to parse that file

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938

answered yesterday

CommonsWareCommonsWare

776k13918921938