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The latest release of theCrashlyticsGradle plugin is a major
version (v3.0.0) and modernizes the SDK by dropping support for lower versions
of Gradle and the Android Gradle plugin. Additionally, the changes in this
release resolve issues with AGP v8.1+ and improve support for native apps and
customized builds.
Minimum requirements
CrashlyticsGradle plugin v3 has the following minimum requirements:
TheuploadCrashlyticsSymbolFilesBasicReleasetask will only upload the
symbols inMY/NATIVE/LIBS,
butuploadCrashlyticsSymbolFilesFeatureXReleasewill upload symbols in
bothMY/NATIVE/LIBSandMY/FEATURE_X/LIBS.
Replaced the closure fieldsymbolGeneratorwith two new top level fields:
symbolGeneratorType, a String of either"breakpad"(default) or"csym".
breakpadBinary, a File of a localdump_symsbinary override.
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Additionally, the changes in this\nrelease resolve issues with AGP v8.1+ and improve support for native apps and\ncustomized builds.\n\nMinimum requirements\n\nCrashlytics Gradle plugin v3 has the following minimum requirements:\n\n- Android Gradle plugin 8.1+ \n\n Upgrade this plugin using the\n [Android Gradle plugin Upgrade Assistant](https://developer.android.com/build/agp-upgrade-assistant)\n on the latest version of Android Studio.\n\n- Firebase's `google-services` Gradle plugin 4.4.1+ \n\n Upgrade this plugin by specifying the latest version in your project's Gradle\n build file, like so:\n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\nplugins {\n id(\"com.android.application\") version \"8.1.4\" apply false\n id(\"com.google.gms.google-services\") version \"4.4.3\" apply false\n ...\n}\n```\n\nGroovy \n\n```groovy\nplugins {\n id 'com.android.application' version '8.1.4' apply false\n id 'com.google.gms.google-services' version '4.4.3' apply false\n ...\n}\n```\n\nChanges to the Crashlytics extension\n\nWith v3 of the Crashlytics Gradle plugin, the Crashlytics extension has\nthe following breaking changes:\n\n- Removed the extension from the `defaultConfig` android block. Instead, you\n should configure each variant.\n\n- Removed the deprecated field `mappingFile`. Instead, the merged mapping file\n is now provided automatically.\n\n- Removed the deprecated field `strippedNativeLibsDir`. Instead, you should use\n `unstrippedNativeLibsDir` for all native libs.\n\n- Changed the field `unstrippedNativeLibsDir` to be cumulative.\n\n View an example with multiple directories\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n ```kotlin\n buildTypes {\n release {\n configure\u003cCrashlyticsExtension\u003e {\n nativeSymbolUploadEnabled = true\n unstrippedNativeLibsDir = file(\"\u003cvar class=\"readonly\" translate=\"no\"\u003eMY/NATIVE/LIBS\u003c/var\u003e\")\n }\n }\n productFlavors {\n flavorDimensions += \"feature\"\n create(\"basic\") {\n dimension = \"feature\"\n // ...\n }\n create(\"featureX\") {\n dimension = \"feature\"\n configure\u003cCrashlyticsExtension\u003e {\n unstrippedNativeLibsDir = file(\"\u003cvar class=\"readonly\" translate=\"no\"\u003eMY/FEATURE_X/LIBS\u003c/var\u003e\")\n }\n }\n }\n }\n \n ```\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n The `uploadCrashlyticsSymbolFilesBasicRelease` task will only upload the\n symbols in \u003cvar class=\"readonly\" translate=\"no\"\u003eMY/NATIVE/LIBS\u003c/var\u003e,\n but `uploadCrashlyticsSymbolFilesFeatureXRelease` will upload symbols in\n both \u003cvar class=\"readonly\" translate=\"no\"\u003eMY/NATIVE/LIBS\u003c/var\u003e\n and \u003cvar class=\"readonly\" translate=\"no\"\u003eMY/FEATURE_X/LIBS\u003c/var\u003e.\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n- Replaced the closure field `symbolGenerator` with two new top level fields:\n\n - `symbolGeneratorType`, a String of either `\"breakpad\"` (default) or `\"csym\"`.\n - `breakpadBinary`, a File of a local `dump_syms` binary override.\n\nExample for how to upgrade the extension \n\nKotlin\n\n|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| **Before** | ```kotlin buildTypes { release { configure\u003cCrashlyticsExtension\u003e { // ... symbolGenerator( closureOf\u003cSymbolGenerator\u003e { symbolGeneratorType = \"breakpad\" breakpadBinary = file(\"\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e/PATH/TO/BREAKPAD/DUMP_SYMS\u003c/var\u003e\") } ) } } } ``` |\n| **Now in v3** | ```kotlin buildTypes { release { configure\u003cCrashlyticsExtension\u003e { // ... symbolGeneratorType = \"breakpad\" breakpadBinary = file(\"\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e/PATH/TO/BREAKPAD/DUMP_SYMS\u003c/var\u003e\") } } } ``` |\n\nGroovy\n\n|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| **Before** | ```groovy buildTypes { release { firebaseCrashlytics { // ... symbolGenerator { breakpad { binary file(\"\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e/PATH/TO/BREAKPAD/DUMP_SYMS\u003c/var\u003e\") } } } } } ``` |\n| **Now in v3** | ```groovy buildTypes { release { firebaseCrashlytics { // ... symbolGeneratorType \"breakpad\" breakpadBinary file(\"\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e/PATH/TO/BREAKPAD/DUMP_SYMS\u003c/var\u003e\") } } } ``` |"]]
