How To Create a Custom Configuration in the IDE¶

This chapter explains how to create a new Configuration in all the supported IDEs.

The creation of a new Configuration with Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA is done as follows:

Click on Run > Edit Configurations….
Click on + and Select Gradle.
Fill the name of the new Configuration in the Name field.
Add a task and a property if needed in the Run dialog, for example runOnSimulator -Pdebug.mode=true.

Configuration Creation in IntelliJ IDEA¶

Click on OK.
Select the newly created Configuration in the drop-down list in the Navigation bar and click on the run button to launch it.

Navigation bar in IntelliJ IDEA¶

The Configuration can also be launched by double-clicking on it in the Gradle tasks view.

Gradle view in IntelliJ IDEA¶

The creation of a new Configuration with Eclipse is done as follows:

Configuration Gradle Tasks tab in Eclipse¶

Go to the Project Settings tab.
Check Override project settings.
Add a property as a Program Argument if needed, for example -Pdebug.mode=true.

Configuration Project Settings tab in Eclipse¶