cap-set-version-from-package v2.0.1

cap-set-version-from-package CLI is a simple utility for updating your Android or iOS build no. and version by using package.json while creating Android or iOS App using Capacitor. Very Useful in Github action for capacitor.

Usage

To Install

npm install cap-set-version-from-package

Install it in your capacitor/ionic project

To Use

To use this package just use the below command

cap-set-version-from-package

# OR use short form
csvfp

If you are using npx then no need to install, directly use this

npx  cap-set-version-from-package

Pre Requires

You must have package.json file with update version. You may have android or ios directory added to your capacitor project using:

# to install capacitor Android dependency
npm install @capacitor/android @capacitor/android

# to add Android directory
npx cap add android

# to add ios directory
npx cap add ios

# to clone your dist to android
npx cap sync

Incase if any directory is missing, still it will work on existing directory with a WARNING. Once done. Now you are ready to use cap-set-version-from-package

Customise Your Versioning

Using Custom Android Path

If Android folder is getting created or available in custom location.

npm

cap-set-version-from-package  --androidPath=../Project2/android

# OR use short form
csvfp  -a=../Project2/android

npx

npx cap-set-version-from-package  -a=../Project2/android

Using Custom ios Path

If ios folder is getting created or available in custom location.

npm

cap-set-version-from-package  --iosPath=../Project2/ios

# OR use short form
csvfp  -i=../Project2/android

npx

npx cap-set-version-from-package  -i=../Project2/ios

Using Custom package.json / custom.json file Path

If package.json is available in custom location or you want use some custom json file.

npm

cap-set-version-from-package  --jsonPath=./Project2/custom.json

# OR use short form
csvfp  -j=./Project2/custom.json

npx

npx cap-set-version-from-package  --jsonPath=../Project2/package.json

Find value of custom version key inside package.json or custom.json

If custom json file contain custom key which contains version.

npm

cap-set-version-from-package  --versionKey=proj-version

# OR use short form
csvfp -k=proj-version

npx

npx cap-set-version-from-package -j=./Project2/custom.json -k=versionName

For developers and contibuters

To install package

npm install

To use locally in system

npm i -g

To remove it locally

npm rm -g

Author

• @omkarpattanaik

New Feature

• Versioning iOS build.
• Customization for iOS build versioning.

Coming Soon

• Picking paths from capacitor.config.json.