Can we import google-services.json at build time ?

vkj

My Android project uses Firebase services which requires a google-services.json to be configured. This json file from Google as a practise is not supposed to be checked into Git. I have also not checked in my json file.

Is it possible to have a Pipeline build file for such a project?

Is it possible to import, use and add into the build and then discard the json file. 

Any pointers will be helpful.  

Steven Vaccarella

Hi Vineet,

You could put the contents of the file into a variable and then write the contents of that variable to the appropriate file at the beginning of your build script. It's best to base64-encode the contents to make sure they survive the trip through the UI.

For example: 

1. In your local environment:
   

   base64 < google-services.json

2. Copy the output of that command into a variable named (for example) "GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON"
3. At the beginning of your build script:
   

   echo $GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON | base64 --decode > google-services.json