build(apk): publish on jitpack

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # elimu.ai Content Provider
 
+[![Release](https://jitpack.io/v/elimu-ai/content-provider.svg)](https://jitpack.io/#elimu-ai/content-provider)
+
 Android application which downloads educational content (e.g. letters, words, audios, storybooks, videos, etc) to the 
 device and provides it to other elimu.ai apps.
 
@@ -176,25 +178,12 @@ migration succeeded:
 
 To perform a release, follow these steps:
 
-1. Create a new branch for the release
-1. Remove `-SNAPSHOT`
-   - from the `versionName` in `app/build.gradle`
-   - from the `versionName` in `utils/build.gradle`
-   - from the `version` in `utils/build.gradle` under `publishing`
-1. Commit the changes
-1. Click "Draft a new release" at https://github.com/elimu-ai/content-provider/releases
-1. Pick the new branch you created as the target branch
-1. Create a new tag (e.g. `1.2.19`)
-1. Choose a release title, and click "Publish release"
-1. Ensure that the release appears at https://jitpack.io/#elimu-ai/content-provider with "Status: ok"
-1. Prepare for next development iteration by bumping the version and adding `-SNAPSHOT`
-   - in the `versionCode` in `app/build.gradle`
-   - in the `versionName` in `app/build.gradle`
-   - in the `versionCode` in `utils/build.gradle`
-   - in the `versionName` in `utils/build.gradle`
-   - in the `version` in `utils/build.gradle` under `publishing`
-1. Commit the changes
-   - Create a pull request for merging your branch into `main`
+1. Go to https://github.com/elimu-ai/content-provider/actions/workflows/gradle-release.yml
+2. Press "Run workflow"
+3. Once the new release version has been tagged, go to https://github.com/elimu-ai/content-provider/tags
+4. Select your tag, and press "Create release"
+5. Go to https://jitpack.io/#elimu-ai/content-provider
+6. Ensure that your release version appears with "Status: ok"
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > After you publish a new release, remember to also bump the version in all Android app repos that depend on the `utils` library:
@@ -210,7 +199,7 @@ To perform a release, follow these steps:
   <img src="https://github.com/elimu-ai/webapp/blob/main/src/main/webapp/static/img/logo-text-256x78.png" />
 </p>
 <p align="center">
-  elimu.ai - Free open-source learning software for out-of-school children ✨🚀
+  elimu.ai - Free open-source learning software for out-of-school children 🚀✨
 </p>
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://elimu.ai">Website 🌐</a>

app/build.gradle

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.android)
+    id 'maven-publish'
 }
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply plugin: 'org.ajoberstar.grgit'
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "ai.elimu.content_provider"
         minSdkVersion 26
         targetSdkVersion 35
-        versionCode 1002039
-        versionName "1.2.39-SNAPSHOT"
+        versionCode 1002040
+        versionName "1.2.40-SNAPSHOT"
         setProperty("archivesBaseName", "${applicationId}-${versionCode}")
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         javaCompileOptions {
@@ -79,6 +80,22 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.espresso)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Enable `publishApkPublicationToMavenLocal` on JitPack, which uses the following command:
+ *
+ * ./gradlew clean -P group=com.github.elimu-ai -P version=1.2.38 -xtest -xlint assemble publishToMavenLocal
+ */
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        apk(MavenPublication) {
+            artifact("${buildDir}/outputs/apk/release/${android.defaultConfig.applicationId}-${android.defaultConfig.versionCode}-release-unsigned.apk")
+        }
+    }
+}
+tasks.named("publishApkPublicationToMavenLocal") {
+    mustRunAfter(":app:bundleRelease")
+}
+
 task ensureCleanRepo {
     doLast {
         if (!grgit.repository.jgit.status().call().clean) {

build.gradle

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.9.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.8.1'
         classpath 'org.ajoberstar.grgit:grgit-gradle:5.0.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

utils/build.gradle

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 26
         targetSdkVersion 35
-        versionCode 1002039
-        versionName "1.2.39-SNAPSHOT"
+        versionCode 1002040
+        versionName "1.2.40-SNAPSHOT"
         setProperty("archivesBaseName", "utils-${versionName}")
     }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ publishing {
         release(MavenPublication) {
             groupId 'ai.elimu.content_provider'
             artifactId 'utils'
-            version '1.2.39-SNAPSHOT'
+            version '1.2.40-SNAPSHOT'
             artifact("${buildDir}/outputs/aar/utils-${version}-release.aar")
         }
     }