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mohammad rostami siahgeli
mohammad rostami siahgeli

Reputation: 7207

Is it possible to reuse parts of AndroidManifest.xml files?

A lot of configurations go into AndroidManifest.xml file. For many applications some of those configurations are the same. For example this provider that is required to access file providers for android versions upper than 7:

<provider
    android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
    android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
    android:exported="false"
    android:grantUriPermissions="true">
    <meta-data
        android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
        android:resource="@xml/paths"/>
</provider>

This is not application specific. It's desired to have this fragment of XML somewhere, and reuse it across many applications.

I can't find anything related to reusing XML fragments across many AndroidManifest.xml files. Can we do that?

Update: This question is not about Android Fragments. I'm talking about XML code blocks. I'm trying to apply DRY (do not repeat yourself) principle to AndroidManifest.xml files across many projects.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 174

Answers (1)

Jaydip Kalkani
Jaydip Kalkani

Reputation: 2607

I think there is no such way for not repeating xml code blocks. There is a concept that let's make you free from writing same code multiple times. Android studio will do it by itself. you just need to write a small keyword. The concept is called Live Templates in android studio.

For creating template, go to File -> Settings -> Editor -> Live Templates. Then click + button located at right side and select Live Template. In Abbreviation put shortcut keyword (e.g. provider) and put your code in Template Text and also define XML as a template context. It's Important to define context!. That's all!

Now whenever you want to use the same code you can write Abbreviation (e.g. provider) in your XML file and your whole Template Text code will be pasted there.

Upvotes: 1

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