You can define central config info’s in
or do it with root gradle.properties file
the project structure
root
+- module1/
| build.gradle
+- module2/
| build.gradle
+- build.gradle
+- gradle.propertiesglobal setting for all submodules in gradle.properties
# used for manifest
# todo increment for every release
appVersionCode=19
appVersionName=0.5.2.160726
# android tools settings
appCompileSdkVersion=23
appBuildToolsVersion=23.0.2usage in a submodule
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
// appXXX are defined in gradle.properties
compileSdkVersion = Integer.valueOf(appCompileSdkVersion)
buildToolsVersion = appBuildToolsVersion
defaultConfig {
// appXXX are defined in gradle.properties
versionCode = Long.valueOf(appVersionCode)
versionName = appVersionName
}
}
dependencies {
...
}Note: If you want to publish your app in the F-Droid app store you have to use magic numbers in the gradle file because else f-droid robot cannot read current versionnumner to detect/verify version changes.