APK Distribution Pipeline

apkdist builds an Android APK, uploads it to Google Drive, and sends a Telegram release message.

Quickstart

1. Install:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

2. Create .env from .env.example and set required values.

3. Validate toolchain:

apkdist env-check --project /absolute/path/to/android-project

4. Run a dry run:

apkdist make patch --dry-run

5. Run a real release:

apkdist make patch release

What It Does

bump version -> build APK -> upload to Drive -> notify in Telegram

• Bumps <module>/version.properties.
• Runs :module:assemble<Variant> with Gradle Wrapper.
• Uploads APK to Drive and generates a direct download link.
• Sends Telegram notification and optionally sendDocument.

Commands

apkdist make <major|minor|patch> [variant] [--force] [--dry-run] [--env-file PATH]
apkdist env-check [--project PATH]
apkdist cleanup [--days 7] [--delete] [--env-file PATH]
apkdist telegram-updates [--timeout 10] [--env-file PATH]

Required Environment

Minimum .env:

ANDROID_PROJECT_PATH=/absolute/path/to/android-project
DRIVE_FOLDER_ID=google_drive_folder_id
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=bot_token
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=-1001234567890

# Set one Drive auth mode:
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/absolute/path/to/service-account.json
# OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE=/absolute/path/to/credentials.json

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Notes
ANDROID_PROJECT_PATH	Yes	Android project root where gradlew exists
APP_MODULE_NAME	No	Default app
DRIVE_FOLDER_ID	Yes	Target Drive folder
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS	One of two	Service account JSON
OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE	One of two	OAuth desktop credentials
OAUTH_TOKEN_FILE	No	Default: platform config dir token path
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	Yes	Bot token from BotFather
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	Yes	Chat/group/channel id
TELEGRAM_THREAD_ID	No	Topic/thread id
TELEGRAM_SEND_DOCUMENT	No	Default true
TELEGRAM_CLOUD_DOCUMENT_LIMIT_MB	No	Default 50, cloud API only
TELEGRAM_API_BASE_URL	No	Default https://api.telegram.org
TELEGRAM_API_ID	No	Needed only for local bot API container
TELEGRAM_API_HASH	No	Needed only for local bot API container

Telegram Chat and Thread Discovery

Use:

apkdist telegram-updates --timeout 10

It prints discovered chat_id and optional thread_id values from Telegram getUpdates.

Telegram Delivery Behavior

• Drive upload happens on every run.
• Cloud Bot API (api.telegram.org):
  • Sends text message.
  • Sends document only when APK size is within TELEGRAM_CLOUD_DOCUMENT_LIMIT_MB.
• Local Bot API server:
  • With TELEGRAM_SEND_DOCUMENT=true, sends one document message (single release message).
  • Caption includes fallback Drive link button.

Optional: Local Telegram Bot API Server (Separate Container)

This repository includes docker-compose.yml for telegram-bot-api only. The APK pipeline runs locally on host and calls that server.

1. Add in .env:

TELEGRAM_API_ID=12345678
TELEGRAM_API_HASH=0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
TELEGRAM_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8081

2. Start server:

docker compose up -d telegram-bot-api

3. Run apkdist from host as usual.

Google Drive Auth Modes

Service account (recommended for shared/team setup)

• Enable Drive API in Google Cloud.
• Create service account and key JSON.
• Share target Drive folder/shared drive with service account email.
• Set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS and DRIVE_FOLDER_ID.

OAuth desktop app (personal Google Drive)

• Enable Drive API in Google Cloud.
• Create OAuth client credentials (Desktop app).
• Set OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_FILE.
• First run opens browser consent and stores token in OAUTH_TOKEN_FILE.

Cleanup Old APKs

apkdist cleanup --days 14
apkdist cleanup --days 14 --delete

--delete always prompts for confirmation.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Action
Required environment variable ... not set	Fill .env and rerun
Could not find gradlew	Confirm ANDROID_PROJECT_PATH points to Android root
Service account file not found	Use absolute path for credentials JSON
Could not find APK in ...	Verify build variant folder under build/outputs/apk/
Telegram sendDocument Error	Use local Bot API server or lower APK size

Development Checks

Before submitting changes:

python -m py_compile apkdist/cli.py apkdist/pipeline.py apkdist/env_check.py apkdist/cleanup.py apkdist/config.py apkdist/telegram.py apkdist/drive_auth.py apkdist/telegram_updates.py
apkdist make patch --dry-run

License

MIT