Firebase App Distribution GitHub Action

This GitHub Action uploads an artifact to Firebase App Distribution and optionally distributes it to specified groups.

Inputs

• serviceCredentialsFileContent: Required. The JSON content of the Firebase service account key used for authentication.
• appId: Required. The Firebase App ID to which the artifact will be uploaded.
• file: Required. The path to the artifact file (e.g., APK or IPA) you want to upload.
• groups: Optional. A comma-separated list of distribution group aliases to which the artifact will be distributed.

Outputs

• releaseName: The name of the release created in Firebase App Distribution.

Usage

To use this action in your workflow, follow these steps:

1. Prepare your Firebase Service Account Key:

   • Go to the Firebase Console.
   • Select your project and go to Project settings > Service accounts.
   • Generate a new private key and save the JSON file.

2. Add your Service Account Key to GitHub Secrets:

   • Go to your GitHub repository's Settings > Secrets.
   • Add a new secret containing the entire JSON content of the Firebase service account key file. Name it something like FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY.

3. Configure the Workflow:

   • In your repository, create a .github/workflows directory if it doesn't exist.
   • Create a new YAML file for your workflow (e.g., .github/workflows/firebase-distribution.yml).

4. Add the Workflow Configuration:

name: Distribute App via Firebase

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main  # Or any other branch from which you want to distribute builds

jobs:
  firebase_distribution:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Can be any supported runner
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Upload and Distribute App
        uses: mastersam07/firebase-app-distribution-action@v0.1
        with:
          serviceCredentialsFileContent: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}
          appId: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_APP_ID }}
          file: '<path-to-your-artifact>'  # e.g., './build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk'
          groups: 'testers,qa'  # Optional: distribution groups

Contributing/Initial Setup

After you've cloned the repository to your local machine or codespace, you'll need to perform some initial setup steps before you can develop your action.

Note

You'll need to have a reasonably modern version of Node.js handy. If you are using a version manager like nodenv or nvm, you can run nodenv install in the root of your repository to install the version specified in package.json. Otherwise, 20.x or later should work!

1. 🛠️ Install the dependencies

   npm install

2. 🏗️ Package the JavaScript for distribution

   npm run bundle

3. ✅ Run the tests

   $ npm test
   
   PASS  __tests__/index.test.js
    Firebase App Distribution Action
      ✓ uploads a file successfully (2 ms)
      ✓ handles upload failure
   
   ...