releaseImplemetation is not working with build flavor

[aliguvenc1]

✍️ Describe the bug

Gradle can't resolve Chucker when building with flavor + release build type

💣 Steps to reproduce

1. Create two flavor dimensions
2. add chucker with debug and releaseImplementation
3. build project like ./gradlew app:assembleFlavorArelease
4. See error

// My implementation and chucker version
debugImplementation(libs.chucker.debug)
releaseImplementation(libs.chucker.release)

chucker-debug = { group = "com.github.chuckerteam.chucker", name = "library", version.ref = "chucker" }
chucker-release = { group = "com.github.chuckerteam.chucker", name = "library-no-op", version.ref = "chucker"}

chucker = "4.1.0"

[cortinico]

Gradle can't resolve Chucker when building with flavor + release build type

What's the error you're having?

[aliguvenc1]

Gradle can't resolve chucker imports and classes when building with flavor + release build type

Unresolved reference 'ChuckerInterceptor'.
Unresolved reference 'chuckerteam'.
Cannot infer type for this parameter. Please specify it explicitly.

[cortinico]

Gradle can't resolve chucker imports and classes when building with flavor + release build type

That's because you'll have to use a specific configuration based on your flavor/build type and not releaseImplementation then

[aliguvenc1]

but how?

I tried flavor1ReleaseImplementation or releaseFlavor1Implementation but gradle couldn't resolve these releaseFlavor1Implementation and flavor1ReleaseImplementation.

[aliguvenc1]

@cortinico any idea for this?

[cortinico]

No sorry I didn't had the time to look into this. This is a problem of Gradle however, is not related to Chucker itself

[lewan42]

@aliguvenc1 hello,
tell me please, did you solve the problem? (version 4.2.0)

I have the same problem. I noticed that the problem only occurs with the Kotlin DSL, while the Groovy release build works.

[lewan42]

I found a solution, might be useful to someone.

To add a dependency specifically for a specific product version to a Gradle Kotlin DSL build script (AGP 8.11.0), use add(flavor-specific configuration names, dependency)

    buildTypes {
        productFlavors {
            create("prod") {...}
            create("stage") {...}
        }
        create("releaseA") {...} <- for this
        create("debugA") {...} <- for this
        debug {...}
        release {...}
}

For working ./gradlew app:ProdReleaseA or ./gradlew app:StageDebugA i should use

add("debugAImplementation", "com.github.chuckerteam.chucker:library:4.2.0")
add("releaseAImplementation", "com.github.chuckerteam.chucker:library-no-op:4.2.0")