# GavinCT/AndroidMultiChannelBuildTool

安卓多渠道打包工具

Repository: https://github.com/GavinCT/AndroidMultiChannelBuildTool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androidmultichannelbuildtool
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-01-10T08:02:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4286, "days_push": 3157, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1328, forks 359 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:22.973916+00:00)

## What it is
A Python-based batch packaging tool for generating multiple Android channel APKs by injecting channel info into the APK's META-INF directory, paired with a Java utility class for reading the channel at runtime. It only works with v1 APK signatures and is superseded by Meituan's walle for v2 signatures.

## Use cases
- batch build android apks for multiple app stores
- generate channel-specific apk packages quickly
- read channel name inside android app at runtime
- avoid slow gradle flavor builds for channel packaging
- automate apk repackaging with a python script

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Android app that only uses v1 APK signatures
- needing a fast, scriptable alternative to gradle product flavors for channel builds

## When to avoid
- apps signed with APK Signature Scheme v2 or newer (use walle instead)
- projects needing per-channel SDK dependencies or code differences (use gradle flavors)
- any new project, since the tool has not been updated since 2018

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, cli
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: android, apk-packaging, multi-channel, python-script, deprecated, v1-signature-only, automation

## Member repositories
- GavinCT/AndroidMultiChannelBuildTool (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.973916+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:45:47.951757+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GavinCT/AndroidMultiChannelBuildTool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.973916+00:00, sha 08577a8cb494)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.