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Command line reference

playless init
playless publish [<target>] <file>+ [-t] [-n] [-f]
playless archive [<target>] [<package>+]
playless delete [<target>] [<package>+] [-t] [--no-archive]
playless list [<target>] [<package>+] [--no-archive]

Every command accepts argument -r with repository path.

Distribution naming

dist :: <timestamp>-<package>-<selector>[-debug]
filename :: <dist>.apk
icon :: <dist>[-<qualifier>].png

• timestamp must conform to rfc3339 (preferable Zulu time)
• package must be valid java package name same as packageName in apk
• selector hash based on selector object in distribution record

Distribution record

{
	apk: "<>",
	applicationId: "",
	versionCode:,
	timestamp,
	sha1,
	meta: {
		buildNumber,
		versionName[-<qualifier>],
		label[-<qualifier>],
		icon[-<qualifier>]: "<path>",
		description[-<qualifier>]
	},
	selector: {
		minSdkVersion,
		maxSdkVersion,
		supportScreens: [],
		compatibleScreens: [],
		supportsGlTextures: [],
		usesFeatures: [],
		abis: []
	},
	filter: {
		usesConfigurations: [],
		usesLibraries: []
	}
}

Google Play similarities and differences

Multiple APK support

• <supports-gl-texture>
• <compatible-screens> (not recommended)
• <supports-screens>
• <uses-feature> (name and openGlEsVersion)
• <uses-sdk> (namely minSdkVersion and maxSdkVersion)
• abi

Filtering

• <uses-configuration>
• <uses-library>