At STDev, we are excited to share a milestone that fills us with pride—our Ruby gem, fastlane-plugin-find_firebase_app_id, has surpassed 20,000 downloads! This achievement reflects the trust and enthusiasm of the developer community, and we’re thrilled to see our tool making a real impact in mobile app automation.
What Does the Gem Do?
Managing multiple iOS and Android apps with Fastlane often means juggling different Firebase configurations. Our plugin, fastlane-plugin-find_firebase_app_id, solves a common pain point: automatically finding the correct Firebase App ID for your app, directly from your configuration files, so you can seamlessly use it in your Fastlane lane.
- For iOS: It reads the App ID from your
GoogleService-Info.plist. - For Android: It fetches the App ID from your
google-services.json(just provide theapp_identifier).
This is especially useful if you distribute multiple apps from a single Fastlane lane, where Firebase App IDs can’t be hardcoded and need to be dynamically discovered.
How to Get Started
Adding the plugin to your project is simple:
bashfastlane add_plugin find_firebase_app_id
Once installed, you can use it in your Fastfile to fetch the App ID and pass it directly to actions like firebase_app_distribution, making your CI/CD pipelines more robust and less error-prone.
Why Developers Love It
- Automation: No more manual lookups or hardcoded IDs—everything is handled automatically.
- Flexibility: Works for both iOS and Android, adapting to your project’s needs.
- Reliability: With over 20,000 downloads, the plugin has been tested and trusted by a wide range of teams and projects.
A Note of Thanks
We want to thank everyone who has downloaded, used, and contributed feedback to our gem. Your support drives us to keep improving and building tools that make mobile development smoother for everyone.
If you’re using fastlane-plugin-find_firebase_app_id in your project, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a line in comments and share your story.
Open Source and Community-Driven
The plugin is open source and available under the MIT license. We welcome issues, feature requests, and pull requests on our GitHub repository.
Here’s to More Automation—And More Downloads!
Thank you for making this journey possible. We’re committed to supporting the developer community with reliable, easy-to-use tools—and we can’t wait to see what you build next with Fastlane and Firebase.
Happy automating!