Huawei App Gallery Publishing

The plugin allows you to publish the android release build file (*.apk or *.aab) to the Huawei AppGallery.

For publication the plugin used Huawei Publish API (v2)

Features

The following features are available:

• Publish APK or AAB build file in Huawei AppGallery
• Submit the build on all users after getting store approve
• Publish the build on a part of users (Release Phases)
• Update Release Notes for publishing build.
• Separated settings for different configurations build types and flavors
• Support of Gradle Portal and Gradle DSL.
• Support of Gradle 7.+

The following features are missing:

• Change App Store Information: description, app icon, screenshots and etc.
• Support of Configuration Cache

Support versions

The Android Gradle Plugin often changes the Variant API, so a different version of AGP corresponds to a specific version of the current plugin

AGP	Plugin
4.0.+	1.2.3
4.1.+	1.2.4
4.2.+	1.2.6
7.+	1.3.4

Adding the plugin to your project

in application module ./app/build.gradle

Using the apply method

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral() // or gradlePluginPortal()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath "ru.cian:huawei-publish-gradle-plugin:<VERSION>"
    }
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'ru.cian.huawei-publish-gradle-plugin'

Snapshot builds are also available

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You'll need to add the Sonatype snapshots repository. Look for the actual version of the snapshot in the name of the opened snapshot-<VERSION> repository branch.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        maven { url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots' }
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath "ru.cian:huawei-publish-gradle-plugin:<VERSION>-SNAPSHOT"
    }
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'ru.cian.huawei-publish-gradle-plugin'

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Using the Gradle plugin DSL

plugins {
    id("com.android.application")
    id("ru.cian.huawei-publish-gradle-plugin")
}

Snapshot builds are also available

___

You'll need to add the Sonatype snapshots repository. Look for the actual version of the snapshot in the name of the opened snapshot-<VERSION> repository branch.

in ./settings.gradle

pluginManagement {

    resolutionStrategy {
        eachPlugin {
            if(requested.id.namespace == "ru.cian") {
                useModule("ru.cian:huawei-publish-gradle-plugin:<SNAPSHOT-VERSION>")
            }
        }
    }

    plugins {
        id("ru.cian.huawei-publish-gradle-plugin") version huaweiPublish apply false
    }

    repositories {
        maven { url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots' }
    }
}

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Configuring Plugin

Groovy

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        release {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/huawei-credentials-release.json"
            deployType = "publish"
            buildFormat = "apk"
            publishTimeoutMs = 15_000
            publishPeriodMs = 3_000
            releaseTime = "2025-10-21T06:00:00+0300"
            releasePhase = new ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleasePhaseExtension(
                "2021-10-18T21:00:00+0300",
                "2025-10-21T06:00:00+0300",
                1.0
            )
            releaseNotes = [
                new ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleaseNote(
                    "ru-RU",
                    "$projectDir/release-notes-ru.txt"
                ),
                new ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleaseNote(
                    "en-EN",
                    "$projectDir/release-notes-en.txt"
                ),
            ]
            ...
        }
        debug {
            ...
        }
    }
}

Kotlin

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        create("release") {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/huawei-credentials-release.json"
            deployType = ru.cian.huawei.publish.DeployType.PUBLISH
            buildFormat = ru.cian.huawei.publish.BuildFormat.APK
            releasePhase = ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleasePhaseExtension(
                startTime = "2025-01-18T21:00:00+0300",
                endTime = "2025-01-21T06:00:00+0300",
                percent = 1.0
            )
            releaseNotes = listOf(
                ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleaseNote(
                    lang = "ru-RU",
                    filePath = "$projectDir/release-notes-ru.txt"
                ),
                ru.cian.huawei.publish.ReleaseNote(
                    lang = "en-US",
                    filePath = "$projectDir/release-notes-en.txt"
                )
            )
            ...
        }
        create("debug") {
            ...
        }
    }
}

Plugin supports different settings for different buildType and flavors. For example, for demo and full flavors and release buildType just change instances like that:

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        demoRelease {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/huawei-credentials-demo-release.json"
            buildFormat = "apk"
            ...
        }
        fullRelease {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/huawei-credentials-full-release.json"
            buildFormat = "apk"
            ...
        }
    }
}

File huawei-credentials.json contains next json structure:

{
  "client_id": "<CLIENT_ID>",
  "client_secret": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}

How to get credentials see AppGallery Connect API Getting Started.

Plugin params

Where Priority(P), Required(R), Optional(O)

param	P	type	default value	cli	description
credentialsPath	O	string	null	--credentialsPath	Path to json file with AppGallery credentials params (client_id and client_secret)
deployType	O	string	"publish"	--deployType	'publish' to deploy and submit build on users, 'draft' to deploy and save as draft without submit on users, 'upload-only' to deploy without draft saving and submit on users
publishTimeoutMs	O	long	600000 #(10m)	--publishTimeoutMs	The time in millis during which the plugin periodically tries to publish the build
publishPeriodMs	O	long	15000 #(15s)	--publishPeriodMs	The period in millis between tries to publish the build
buildFormat	O	string	"apk"	--buildFormat	'apk' or 'aab' for corresponding build format
buildFile	O	string	null	--buildFile	Path to build file. "null" means use standard path for "apk" and "aab" files.
releaseTime	O	string	null	--releaseTime	Release time after review in UTC format. The format is 'yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ'.
releasePhase	O	Phase(Object)	null	(see Phase param desc.)	Release Phase. For mote info see documentation below.
releaseNotes	O	List<ReleaseNote(Object)>	null	--releaseNotes (see ReleaseNote param desc.)	Release Notes. For mote info see documentation below.

other params

Phase(Object)	P	type	default value	cli	description
startTime	R	string	null	--releasePhaseStartTime	Start release time after review in UTC format. The format is 'yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ'.
endTime	R	string	null	--releasePhaseEndTime	End release time after review in UTC format. The format is 'yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ'.
percent	R	string	null	--releasePhasePercent	Percentage of target users of release by phase. The integer or decimal value from 0 to 100.

ReleaseNote(Object)	P	type	default value	cli	description
lang	R	string	null	(See --releaseNotes desc.)	Langtype
filePath	R	string	null	(See --releaseNotes desc.)	Absolutely path to file with Release Notes for current lang. Release notes text must be less or equals to 500 sign.

For CLI --releaseNotes use string type with format: <lang_1>:<releaseNotes_FilePath_1>;<lang_2>:<releaseNotes_FilePath_2>.

For example

--releaseNotes="en_EN:/home/<USERNAME>/str/project/release_notes_en.txt;ru_RU:/home/<USERNAME>/str/project/release_notes_ru.txt"

Plugin usage

Gradle generate publishHuaweiAppGallery* task for all buildType and flavor configurations

android {
    buildTypes {
        release {
            ...
        }
        debug {
            ...
        }
    }
}

Note! Before uploading build file you should build it. Be careful. Don't publish old build file.

./gradlew assembleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease

or

./gradlew bundleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease

You can apply or override each plugin extension parameter dynamically by using CLI params. For example:

./gradlew assembleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease \
    --deployType=publish \
    --credentialsPath="/sample1/huawei-credentials.json" \
    --buildFormat=apk

Example uploading build file without publishing

You can upload the build file as draft without submit on users.

From gradle build script:

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        release {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/sample1/huawei-credentials.json"
            deployType = "draft"
        }
    }
}

or execute from command line:

./gradlew assembleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease \
    --credentialsPath="$rootDir/sample1/huawei-credentials.json" \
    --deployType=draft

Example publishing AppBundle

If you choose AppBundle see Application Signature before using the plugin.

From gradle build script:

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        release {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/sample1/huawei-credentials.json"
            buildFormat = "aab"
        }
    }
}

or execute from command line:

./gradlew assembleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease \
    --credentialsPath="$rootDir/sample1/huawei-credentials.json" \
    --buildFormat=aab

After uploading build file the Huawei Service will start processed. It may take 2-5 minutes, depending on the size of the software package. While publishing the AppBundle build file you can get the error:

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease'. Ret(msg=[cds]submit failed, additional msg is [The file is being processed. It may take 2-5 minutes, depending on the size of the software package.])

When publishing an AppBundle the service takes some time to parse the file. In this case, the plugin uses a special mechanism for the full cycle. By default, the plugin tries to publish the assembly every 15 seconds for 10 minutes. To change values see using parameters: publishTimeoutMs and publishPeriodMs.

For more information see the Issue#7 and Issue#38.

Example publishing with release phase

You can upload the build file and submit it on the part of users.

From gradle build script:

huaweiPublish {
    instances {
        release {
            credentialsPath = "$rootDir/sample1/huawei-credentials.json"
            releasePhase {
                startTime = "2020-11-13T08:01:02+0300"
                endTime = "2020-11-20T15:30:00+0300"
                percent = 10.0
            }
        }
    }
}

or execute from command line:

./gradlew assembleRelease publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease \
    --clientId=<CLIENT_ID> \
    --clientSecret=<CLIENT_SECRET> \
    --releasePhaseStartTime=2020-11-13T08:01:02+0300 \
    --releasePhaseEndTime=2020-11-20T15:30:00+0300 \
    --releasePhasePercent=10.0

While publishing with release phase you can get the error:

Execution failed for task ':app:publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease'. Update App File Info is failed. Response: UpdateAppFileInfoResponse(ret=Ret(code=204144644, msg=[AppGalleryConnectPublishService]call cds to query app information failed))

I asked Huawei support. They confirmed the server issue. To work around this problem you should once set the release phase for uploader build from Developer Console. After that plugin should publish next builds without this error. (Sorry for RU screenshot interface locale. Huawei doesn't allow me to change it on EN)

One more note. If already there is published version that waiting for review you'll get error:

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease'. Update App File Info is failed. Response: UpdateAppFileInfoResponse(ret=Ret(code=204144647, msg=[cds]update service failed, additional msg is [The new service has can't be edited service,which can't be updated!]))

For more information see the Issue#10

Known Huawei Issues

• I use correct client_id and client_secret but get Huawei AppGallery Connect API - 403 client token authorization fail
• There is no way to publish build to open testing track in AppGallery. See issues/34
• You can't upload and publish the same version twice if you publish with submition on users first time. Second one you will get the error:

Task :app:publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease FAILED

Execution failed for task ':app:publishHuaweiAppGalleryRelease'.
> Update App File Info is failed. Response: UpdateAppFileInfoResponse(ret=Ret(code=204144647, msg=[cds]update service failed, additional msg is [The new service has can't be edited service,which can't be updated!]))

License

Copyright 2020 Aleksandr Mirko

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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