通过API响应动态创建strings.xml文件

Question

I would like to create my strings.xml file dynamically every time I build my project from Android Studio. Right now I'm using Loco to share strings across Android and IOS. This tool exposes an API which response is my strings.xml or .strings file (IOS). I would like to know if there is any way to call the API from gradle in order to update the strings files each time the project is build. Maybe Fastlane can help me with that issue?

Answer 1

Finally, I found a solution. Basically, with a groovy script in your gradle you can call an http endpoint via URL class from java.net , get the response of the GET call as string and write the response into your string.xml file.

In my build.gradle (Project level) I defined the " syncStrings " task as below:

task syncStrings {
    def strings = new URL( 'https://localise.biz/api/export/locale/it-IT.xml?format=android&key=<api_key>' ).text
    File file = new File("app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml")
    file.write(strings)
}

Hope it helps somebody else ;)