hello, Miguel!

how can I help you today?

Hello Mark, good morning

I have a project in Android that I will offer to multiple clients

the core logic will be the same, but some clients can request some changes in the functionality and/or layout

what is the best way to structure the project to handle that?

that depends on the scope of the changes

if the changes will be limited, use one project with product flavors for each client

if the changes could be substantial, package the project as a library, and create an app for each client that uses the library

any example on how to implement both cases?

not really

by definition, you are talking about a large project

actually its a small project

I cover product flavors in the book, as well as library modules

but the examples are not specifically set up for your scenario

ok I will read about product flavors, but it is possible to handle the package name? Every customer will publish its app in play so they need to have a different package name

that is handled in either of the solutions that I suggested

with product flavors, you override the applicationId in the flavor definition

with separate per-client apps, each app would naturally get its own applicationId

from the standpoint of uniqueness rules, what we used to call the "package name" is now the applicationId

it happens to default its value to the package attribute in the <manifest> element

but you can override it in build.gradle as needed

for the product flavor approach, see https://github.com/commonsguy/cw-omnibus/blob/m...

where I override applicationId in my two flavors (vanilla and chocolate)

ok great I will take a look

do you have the page number in the pdf about product flavors?

"Gradle and the New Project Structure" chapter

page 863 in the PDF edition of Version 6.7

ok thanks

I have a question about a different topic

go ahead

regarding AdMob

The application I am planning to offer supports AdMob, so the customers can configure theirs AdMob ID so they can show ads in the application

I have already that

and of course the customers pay me for the app

but I am thinking in have a free version of the app but with my AdMob ID

I know that technically it is possible but I want to know if it is allowed to have the same AdmobID in different projects that will be published under different google play accounts

"allowed" is not a technical question; it is a question of terms of service

I have never used AdMob

and IANALNDIPOOTV (I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV)

so I cannot really help on on that question, sorry

ok, I will read about the product flavors and will be back if I have more questions

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