Speed up Android CI native build

[niteshbalusu11]

Summary

• add Gradle dependency/build caching in CI
• use frozen lockfile installs in native build jobs
• optimize Android Gradle invocation with parallel/build-cache/configure-on-demand
• skip lint/test tasks during Android assemble step

Files

• .github/workflows/ci.yml
• tooling/create-react-native-airborne/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml

Expected impact

• significantly lower Android native build times after cache warm-up

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request significantly enhances the efficiency of the Android CI native build process. By introducing Gradle caching, enforcing frozen lockfile installations, and optimizing Gradle command-line arguments, the changes aim to drastically reduce build times and improve the overall speed of the CI pipeline for Android native builds.

Highlights

• Gradle Caching: Implemented Gradle dependency and build caching within the CI workflow to reuse build artifacts and speed up subsequent builds.
• Frozen Lockfile Installs: Ensured 'bun install' commands use '--frozen-lockfile' for consistent and reproducible dependency installations in native build jobs.
• Android Gradle Optimization: Optimized Android Gradle invocation by enabling parallel execution, build caching, and configure-on-demand features.
• Skipped Android Tasks: Configured the Android assemble step to skip 'lint' and 'test' tasks, focusing solely on the build process to reduce build time.

Changelog

• tooling/create-react-native-airborne/template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
  • Added 'cache: gradle' to the Java setup action.
  • Introduced a new step to set up Gradle using 'gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4'.
  • Modified 'bun install --workspaces' to 'bun install --workspaces --frozen-lockfile' in both Android and iOS dependency installation steps.
  • Extended the Android build command with '--parallel', '--build-cache', '--configure-on-demand', '-x lint', and '-x test' flags.

Ignored Files

• Ignored by pattern: .github/workflows/** (1)
  • .github/workflows/ci.yml

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Code Review

This pull request introduces several well-targeted optimizations to speed up the Android native build in the CI workflow. The changes include enabling Gradle caching, using frozen lockfiles for deterministic dependency installation, and optimizing the Gradle build command with flags like --parallel, --build-cache, and skipping non-essential tasks. These are excellent improvements that should significantly reduce build times. I have one suggestion to avoid redundancy in the Gradle caching setup, which will make the workflow cleaner and more robust.