how to skip bundling js and assets when assemble android release build? about react-native

[cortinico]

i have try set

project.ext.react = [
        bundleInRelease: false,
        bundleInDebug: false
]

Those properties don't work anymore in 0.73
You have to use:
debuggableVariants = ["debug", "release"]
if you want to skip bundling for release as well

react-native/packages/react-native/template/android/app/build.gradle

Lines 20 to 24 in 44d59ea

	/* Variants */
	// The list of variants to that are debuggable. For those we're going to
	// skip the bundling of the JS bundle and the assets. By default is just 'debug'.
	// If you add flavors like lite, prod, etc. you'll have to list your debuggableVariants.
	// debuggableVariants = ["liteDebug", "prodDebug"]

[cortinico]

why the name isdebuggableVariants? i think the namebundleInRelease is very explicit, I'm worried that there are other impacts.

Nope the only change is that we won't be running bundle for the flavors that are listed there. There are no other implications.

You can verify the implementation here:

react-native/packages/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/TaskConfiguration.kt

Lines 49 to 80 in 244eb42

	val isDebuggableVariant =
	config.debuggableVariants.get().any { it.equals(variant.name, ignoreCase = true) }
	configureNewArchPackagingOptions(project, config, variant)
	configureJsEnginePackagingOptions(config, variant, isHermesEnabledInThisVariant)
	if (!isDebuggableVariant) {
	val entryFileEnvVariable = System.getenv("ENTRY_FILE")
	val bundleTask =
	tasks.register("createBundle${targetName}JsAndAssets", BundleHermesCTask::class.java) {
	it.root.set(config.root)
	it.nodeExecutableAndArgs.set(config.nodeExecutableAndArgs)
	it.cliFile.set(cliFile)
	it.bundleCommand.set(config.bundleCommand)
	it.entryFile.set(detectedEntryFile(config, entryFileEnvVariable))
	it.extraPackagerArgs.set(config.extraPackagerArgs)
	it.bundleConfig.set(config.bundleConfig)
	it.bundleAssetName.set(config.bundleAssetName)
	it.jsBundleDir.set(jsBundleDir)
	it.resourcesDir.set(resourcesDir)
	it.hermesEnabled.set(isHermesEnabledInThisVariant)
	it.minifyEnabled.set(!isHermesEnabledInThisVariant)
	it.devEnabled.set(false)
	it.jsIntermediateSourceMapsDir.set(jsIntermediateSourceMapsDir)
	it.jsSourceMapsDir.set(jsSourceMapsDir)
	it.hermesCommand.set(config.hermesCommand)
	it.hermesFlags.set(config.hermesFlags)
	it.reactNativeDir.set(config.reactNativeDir)
	}
	variant.sources.res?.addGeneratedSourceDirectory(bundleTask, BundleHermesCTask::resourcesDir)
	variant.sources.assets?.addGeneratedSourceDirectory(bundleTask, BundleHermesCTask::jsBundleDir)
	}

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[KingAmo]

@cortinico thanks

You have to use:
debuggableVariants = ["debug", "release"]
if you want to skip bundling for release as well

yes, i want to skip bundling for release, Does this have any impact on other aspects? or just affect on bundling ? why the name isdebuggableVariants? i think the namebundleInRelease is very explicit, I'm worried that there are other impacts.