ci: CI/CD Pipeline feature (#134)

## Description

- Add build and deployment workflow with Github action
- builds and deploy the android app **on push** to the development
branch
- deploy to Github Releases
- deploy to Firebase App Distributions

## Type of Change

<!--- Put an `x` in all the boxes that apply: -->

- [x] ✨ New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] 🛠️ Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] ❌ Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] 🧹 Code refactor
- [x] ✅ Build configuration change
- [ ] 📝 Documentation
- [ ] 🗑️ Chore


## Pre-launch Checklist

- [ ] I read the [Contributor Guide] and followed the process outlined
there for submitting PRs.
- [ ] I read and ran all relevant commands as specififed in the Running
Tests section of the [Contributor Guide].
- [ ] The title of the PR follows the [Conventional Commits] guideline
- [ ] My local branch follows the naming standards in the [Deepsource
Branch Naming Convention] or [Biodiversity Branch Naming Convention]
- [ ] I listed at least one issue that this PR fixes in the description
above.
- [ ] I updated `pubspec.yaml` with an appropriate new version according
to the [pub versioning philosophy],
- [ ] I updated/added relevant documentation (doc comments with `///`).
- [ ] I added new tests to check the change I am making, or this PR is
[test-exempt].
- [ ] All existing and new tests are passing.


[Contributor Guide]:
https://github.com/FlutterPlaza/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
[Conventional Commits]:
https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0-beta.4/
[pub versioning philosophy]: https://dart.dev/tools/pub/versioning
[Biodiversity Branch Naming Convention]: https://bit.ly/3DyYSwM
[Deepsource Branch Naming Convention]: https://bit.ly/3Y08Gs4

.github/workflows/android-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+name: Android App Release for development branch
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+
+jobs:
+  version:
+    name: Create version number # using GitVersion
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest #macos-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Fetch all history for all tags and branches
+      run: git fetch --prune --depth=10000
+    - name: Install GitVersion
+      uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
+      with:
+        versionSpec: '5.x'
+    - name: Use GitVersion
+      id: gitversion
+      uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
+    - name: Create android-version.txt with nuGetVersion
+      run: echo ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersion  }} > android-version.txt
+    - name: Upload android-version.txt
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: gitversion
+        path: android-version.txt
+  build:
+    name: Build Appbundle and Apks
+    needs: [ version ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest #macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '12.x'
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          cache: 'gradle'
+      - uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
+        with:
+          flutter-version: '3.3.7'
+          cache: true
+          channel: 'stable'
+      - run: flutter upgrade
+      - run: flutter --version
+      - name: Get DEV_GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON content write it into app/src/development/google-services.json
+        env: 
+          DEV_GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON: ${{ secrets.DEV_GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON }}
+        run: echo "$DEV_GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON" > android/app/src/development/google-services.json
+      - run: flutter pub get
+      # - run: flutter test
+      - run: flutter build apk --profile --flavor development --target lib/main_development.dart
+      # - run: flutter build appbundle
+      - name: upload app builds files
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: flutter-app-builds
+          path: |
+            build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-development-profile.apk
+  github-deploy:
+    name: Deploy Build to Github
+    needs: [ build, version ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest #macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get android-version.txt
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: gitversion
+      - name: Read version
+        id: version
+        uses: juliangruber/read-file-action@v1
+        with:
+          path: android-version.txt
+      - name: Get app builds
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: flutter-app-builds
+      - name: Echo android-version.txt
+        run: echo "${{ steps.version.outputs.content }}"
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R
+      - name: Create a Release in GitHub
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          artifacts: "flutter-apk/app-development-profile.apk"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.content }}
+          commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+  firebase-deploy:
+    name: Deploy Build to Firebase App Distribution
+    needs: [ build ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest #macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get app builds
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: flutter-app-builds
+      - name: upload artifact to Firebase App Distribution
+        uses: wzieba/Firebase-Distribution-Github-Action@v1
+        with:
+          appId: ${{secrets.FIREBASE_ANDROID_APP_ID}}
+          serviceCredentialsFileContent: ${{ secrets.CREDENTIAL_FILE_CONTENT }}
+          groups: testers
+          file: flutter-apk/app-development-profile.apk

android/build.gradle

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.6.10'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.6.10'//1.8.10 -> 1.8.10 because of release build failures
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()