Let's code the code

This repository contains my automation scripts, that I wrote to automate the tasks I find myself repeating.

1. create.py

This script along with the following bash function automates the process of creating a flutter project, initializing git, creating a private github repository and pushing the first commit to the master branch. (to run this you need change the username to your github username and instead of running this script directly, you should run from following bash function)

function fcreate() {
	echo -n Github Password: 
	read -s password
	echo
	flutter create "$1"
	cd "$1"
	git init
	git add .
	git commit -m "first commit"
	python <path_to>/create.py "$1" "$password"
	git remote add origin git@github.com:lohanidamodar/"$1".git
	git push -u origin master
}

running this script

You need to add the above bash function to your .bashrc then you can run the following command from terminal in your flutter project folder and follow the instructions

fcreate <name_of_flutter_project>

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2. web_blocker.py

This is a very simple script, that modifies the system's hosts file to block certain websites during specified period. Here I block facebook, gmail and netflix from 8 am to 4 pm of my work hours.

To make this work, you need to add path to your hosts file (works by default in linux), and you can change time and list of websites to your preference.

running the script

This script is better run as a cron job. Use this Stackoverflow answer to setup cron job

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3. firebase_auth.py

Youtube video describing how to use this script and customize boilerplate code This script setups firebase authentication with google and email based login automatically in a flutter project. Also copies boilerplate login ui flow using provider package for state management

In order for this script to work, you need 3 files and a folder together, the firebase_auth.py, commons.py and .env (sample env is provided) and the lib folder with boilerplate code.

Sample .env file

FIREBASE_AUTH=0.11.1+7
GOOGLE_SIGN_IN=4.0.2
PROVIDER=3.0.0+1
GOOGLE_SERVICES=4.2.0

running this script

First, from terminal cd into the flutter project directory where you want to setup firebase authentication then run the following command

python3 <path_to_flutter_scripts>/firebase_auth.py

After running this script, you just need to do two things, import ui/pages/home.dart to main file and in MaterialApp home property replace existing with HomePage() widget from ui/pages/home.dart

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4. google_maps.py

This script automatically sets up google maps flutter plugin on android platform in a flutter project. For this to work again you need the google_maps.py, commons.py and .env as above.

After you run the script in your flutter project you need to modify android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml file changing the text YOUR_API_KEY to your actual google maps Api key.

running this script

First, from terminal cd into the flutter project directory where you want to setup google maps then run the following command

python3 <path_to_flutter_scripts>/google_maps.py

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5. android_signing.py

Youtube Video describing how to use the script.

This script along with the following bash function automates the process preparing android platform app of flutter for release. It helps you to create keystore, keys and performs all the config setup.

function fandsign() {
	echo -n keystore "alias"
	read keyAlias
	mkdir keys
	keytool -genkey -v -keystore ./keys/keystore.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias "$keyAlias"
	python3 <path_to_flutter_scripts>/android_signing.py "$keyAlias"
}

running this script

You need to add the above bash function to your .bashrc then you can run the following command from terminal in your flutter project folder and follow the instructions

fandsign

After running this command, you need to find android/key.properties file and need to add your keystore password and key alias password. After that you can just run flutter build apk to build release apk for your flutter application

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