support bundle

[NikolaMandic]

To support latest bundle requirement for google play store here is extra option added

[jappe999]

Is it possible to merge this pull request? App bundles will be mandatory for new apps starting from the second half of this year.

[adamsteen]

This would be a great option!

[joshdholtz]

On it!

[andrey3diq]

This PR is adding the --bundle parameter for build. Are you sure it's working as expected?
Running the command ionic cordova build android --bundle still builds the apk file.
Instead, the ionic cordova build android -- -- --packageType=bundle command should be used.

[NikolaMandic]

yes either as @andrey3diq said or go into platforms folder and do gradle buildRelease it has to be changed

[joshdholtz]

Is there any documentation for ionic cordova build android --bundle? I can’t see this anywhere. I’m only seeing ionic cordova build android -- -- --packageType=bundle in any searches I do 🤷‍♂️

[kevinboosten]

Hi @joshdholtz --bundle is no valid argument as @andrey3diq mentioned. So the command you are using is the right one.

Here you see the Ionic v3 docs regarding Cordova builds:
https://ionicframework.com/docs/v3/cli/cordova/build/

And here the cordova docs:

• Android: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/10.x/guide/platforms/android/#using-flags
• iOS: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/10.x/guide/platforms/ios/#using-flags

[srtomus]

Any solutions to this?

[jappe999]

In my current solution I make use of a build config file that specifies the packageType option:

{
  "android": {
    "release": {
      "packageType": "bundle"
    }
  }
}

This config file can be referenced using the cordova_build_config_file option, like so:

ionic(
  platform: 'android',
  prod: true,
  cordova_build_config_file: 'build_config.json',
)

Hope this helps!