simple_deploy is a quick and easy way to deploy apps to the store's test systems and for App Store review.

Features

Deploy to iOS Test Flight and submit for App Store review Deploy to Android Play Store tracks of your choice Supports flavors

Getting started

Install the dependency into your pubspec.yaml with the following:

dev_dependencies:
  simple_deploy: latest_version # e.g. ^0.23.0

Create a deploy.yaml file at the root of your project and configure it

Here is minimal example version of deploy.yaml

android:
  credentialsFile: "c:/credentials/project-credentials.json"
  packageName: "com.example.coolapp"
  whatsNew: "Simple bug fixes"

ios:
  # App Store Connect API configuration (All fields are required)
  issuerId: "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
  keyId: "XXXXXXXXXX"
  privateKeyPath: "path/to/your/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8"
  bundleId: "com.example.coolapp"
  
  # Optional fields for TestFlight and App Store Submission
  whatsNew: "New features and improvements" # "What's New" text
  flavor: "production"                   # Omit if not using flavors
  generatedFileName: "custom_name.ipa"   # Omit to use the default ipa name
  # Optional fields for App Store Release Management (used when submitting for review)
  releaseAfterReview: false               # true to automatically release after approval
  releaseType: "MANUAL"                   # MANUAL, AFTER_APPROVAL, or SCHEDULED
  scheduledReleaseDate: null              # ISO 8601 date string for SCHEDULED release

And here's a version with all options set:

common:
  versionStrategy: "none"  # or "pubspecIncrement" or "storeIncrement"

android:
  credentialsFile: "c:/credentials/project-credentials.json"
  packageName: "com.example.coolapp"
  trackName: "internal"
  whatsNew: "Simple bug fixes"
  flavor: "flavor"            # specify a flavor if required, or omit if not using flavors
  generatedFileName: "fancyproject.aab"       # supply a custom file name for the aab, or omit if using the default

ios:
  # App Store Connect API configuration
  issuerId: "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"  # App Store Connect API Issuer ID
  keyId: "XXXXXXXXXX"  # App Store Connect API Key ID
  privateKeyPath: "path/to/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8"  # Path to your private key file
  bundleId: "com.example.coolapp"  # Required for App Store submission
  
  # Optional fields for TestFlight and App Store Submission
  whatsNew: "New features and improvements"
  flavor: "flavor"            # specify a flavor if required, or omit if not using flavors
  generatedFileName: "fancyproject.ipa"         # supply a custom file name for the ipa, or omit if using the default
  autoIncrementMarketingVersion: false # defaults to false, updates the first part of the 'version' in the pubspec.yaml, e.g. 1.0.15+39 (it would increment to 1.0.16)

  # Optional fields for App Store Release Management (used with --submit-review)
  releaseAfterReview: false               # Set to true to automatically release the app after approval.
  releaseType: "MANUAL"                   # How the app should be released: MANUAL, AFTER_APPROVAL, SCHEDULED.
  scheduledReleaseDate: null              # The date for a scheduled release (ISO 8601 format, e.g., "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ"). Used if releaseType is "SCHEDULED".

Parameter details

| flavor | Description | | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | | flavorName | Optional parameter, which can be set for both android and iOS, don't supply if not using flavors, or provide the flavor name if using them | |

versionStrategy	Description
none	Default. Uses the current value in the pubspec.
pubspecIncrement	Retrieves the current build number from the pubspec, increments it by one, and uses the updated number.
storeIncrement	Gets the latest version code from the store (Play Store for Android or App Store Connect for iOS build number), increments it by one, and updates the pubspec.

trackName	Description
internal	Default. Deploys to the internal track.
alpha	Deploys to the alpha track.
beta	Deploys to the beta track.
production	Deploys to the production track.

Here's the step-by-step instructions for configuring for each platform

Android configuration

iOS configuration

Usage

Just run dart run simple_deploy and select the deployment platform

You can also supply the platform with

• dart run simple_deploy android
• dart run simple_deploy ios
• dart run simple_deploy ios --submit-review # Builds, uploads to TestFlight, then submits the build for App Store review.

iOS App Store Release Options (used with --submit-review):

• dart run simple_deploy ios --submit-review --ios-release-after-review # Release automatically after Apple's approval.
• dart run simple_deploy ios --submit-review --ios-release-type="AFTER_APPROVAL" # Same as above.
• dart run simple_deploy ios --submit-review --ios-release-type="MANUAL" # Default, requires manual release from App Store Connect.
• dart run simple_deploy ios --submit-review --ios-release-type="SCHEDULED" --ios-scheduled-release-date="YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ" # Schedule release for a specific date (UTC).

If you are using flavors you can add them here, they will override what is set in the pubspec.yaml, for example

• dart run simple_deploy android --flavor flavorName

You can use the --pubspecIncrement flag to increment the build number for a specific deployment, regardless of the versionStrategy setting in your deploy.yaml:

• dart run simple_deploy --pubspecIncrement

This flag will override the versionStrategy setting just for that deployment, allowing you to increment the build number only when needed.

Additional information

You'll need to get some developer details from App Store connect for the deploy.yaml file You will also need to set up a google cloud project to create the .json file required for android. See steps below of these:

Android configuration

Android configuration

iOS configuration

iOS configuration

Contributions

Thanks to the following people for their great contributions to this project KarlJan Reginaldo