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How to Enable Fastlane

Enable Android for App Deployment​

Enable API access​

  • Open the Google Play Android Developer API page
  • Select the project in the top bar
  • Click Enable to enable the API
  • Search for "Google Play Android Developer API" if there is no Enable or Manage button

Create a Service Account​

  • Go to the Google Cloud Console
  • Click + Create Service Account at the top
  • Leave the display name blank
  • Set ID to "project-name-fastlane"
  • Set Description to "Service account for fastlane deployment"
  • Click Create and Continue
  • Click Continue (no role needed)
  • Click Done

Add a Service Account Key​

Be prepared to store the key securely - this procedure immediately downloads the new key to your computer.

Create a key:

  • Click the 3 dots at the right of the service account we just created, and select Manage keys
  • From the Add Key menu, select Create new key
  • Chose JSON
  • Click Create to create and download the key
  • Move the key to secret/**project-name**-fastlane.json

Invite the service account to the Play Console​

  • Open the Play Console
  • Choose Users and permissions from the left menu
  • Click Invite new users
  • Use the service account email (from the JSON key file)
  • Under App permissions, select Add app
  • Select the app
  • Grant Admin (all permissions) access
  • Click Invite user

Bootstrap Fastlane in the repo​

  • Copy the fastlane files from an existing app to the app directory 
    p=pines
    mkdir -p ${p}_app/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs
    cp noble_app/fastlane/*file ${p}_app/fastlane/
  • Edit Appfile to fix package name and json key path 
    perl -p -i -e "s/noble/${p}/g" ${p}_app/fastlane/Appfile

Test Fastlane access​

cd ${p}_app
fastlane run validate_play_store_json_key

Enable Android to query Google Analytics​

Enable API access​

  • Open the Google Analytics Data API page
  • Select the project in the top bar
  • Click Enable to enable the API
  • Search for "Google Analytics Data API" if there is no Enable or Manage button

Copy the property ID to a local JSON files​

  • Navigate to the Google Analytics "property"
  • Click the gear icon (Admin) on the lower left
  • Click Property details
  • Copy the PROPERTY ID in the upper right
  • Create a json file secret/**project-name**-info.json with the following contents 
    p=pines
    id=123456789
    cat > secret/${p}-info.json <<EOF
    {
      "fa_property_id": $id
    }
    EOF

Invite the existing service account to the property​

  • Stay on the Google Analytics "property"
  • Click the gear icon (Admin) on the lower left
  • Click Account access management
  • Click + then Add users
    • Enter the service account email address
    • Select role of "Viewer"

Test Fastlane access​

tools/fl $p print_active_users