Download Android .apk from Firebase (APP Distribution) with Gitlab, to run e2e automated tests

[Viviana Pérez]

We are looking for a way to download from Gitlab an Android .apk that was distributed via Firebase and is located in the (APP Distribution) section, to upload it to an e2e automated test repository and run those tests against the downloaded .apk.

I have tried the following through the Gitlab iml but I can't access a specific list of apps for downloading:

firebase: 

  stage: firebase 

  image: node:latest 

  script: 

  - npm i -g firebase-tools - firebase --help - firebase projects:list --token $FIREBASE_TOKEN 

  - firebase apps:list --project "xxxx" --token $FIREBASE_TOKEN 

  - ????? 

  - curl -O "here would go the URL of the downloadable .apk"

How can I access one of these apps lists and download an .apk or .ipa?

Thank you very much.

[Viviana Pérez]

Firebase Response

"Currently, you can only download the uploaded .ipa and .apk file from the Firebase console. There's an internal request filed for having it possible to download the files via Firebase CLI. As an action, I’ve raised your case to have it considered a "vote" for having this possible, however, I won’t be able to provide specific details or timelines as to when this could materialize. For now, you may keep an eye out for updates on our official blog and release notes for newly added products, features, and SDKs.

You may also check out on the following documentations for the currently available App Distribution commands:

• https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#appdistro-commands
• https://firebase.google.com/docs/app-distribution/android/distribute-cli

"