Repo brief: wequick/Small

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Verdict

Mixed — Stale — last commit 3y ago

• 3 active contributors
• Apache-2.0 licensed
• CI configured
• Tests present

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What it is

Small is a lightweight cross-platform plugin/modularization framework for Android (API 9+) and iOS (7.0+) that splits monolithic apps into independently-buildable bundle modules. It provides Gradle-based build orchestration (via custom plugins in buildSrc/) and runtime dynamic loading capabilities, allowing teams to develop and test feature bundles in isolation while composing them into a single APK/IPA. Monorepo with three platform verticals: Android/ contains the primary implementation split into DevSample (example app), buildSrc/ (custom Gradle plugins for bundle compilation), and iOS/ for Apple support. The Gradle plugin system (BasePlugin →…

Start here

Open these first:

• Android/DevSample/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/net/wequick/gradle/RootPlugin.groovy — Entry point for the Small gradle plugin system that orchestrates all module builds and bundle assembly
• Android/DevSample/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/net/wequick/gradle/BundlePlugin.groovy — Core plugin that transforms individual modules into Small bundles with resource splitting and manifest rewriting
• Android/DevSample/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/net/wequick/gradle/aapt/ArscEditor.groovy — Modifies compiled Android resource tables to enable resource namespace splitting between bundles
• Android/DevSample/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/net/wequick/gradle/aapt/AXmlEditor.groovy — Edits binary AndroidManifest.xml files to isolate component declarations per bundle
• Android/DevSample/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/net/wequick/gradle/BasePlugin.groovy — Abstract base plugin containing shared build configuration and lifecycle hooks for all Small plugin types

Get running

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Clone and explore the Android sample:

git clone https://github.com/wequick/Small.git
cd Small/Android/DevSample
./gradlew build  # Requires Gradle 2.3.0+ compatibility (may need wrapper update)

For iOS: cd Small/iOS && pod install (if Podfile exists; not visible in file list).

Daily commands:

For Android DevSample:

cd Android/DevSample
./gradlew assemble        # Build all modules
./gradlew small:build     # Build only the 'small' plugin
./gradlew assembleDebug   # Create debug APK with bundles-as-assets

CI runs via .travis.yml (see TravisCI config). Note: Gradle wrapper compatibility may require update to modern versions.

Key cautions & unknowns

• Stale — last commit 3y ago
• Small team — 3 contributors active in recent commits
• Single-maintainer risk — top contributor 95% of recent commits
• Gradle version constraint: buildSrc assumes Gradle 2.3.0 (classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0'); Android plugin now requires Gradle 4.1+. Resource collision gotcha: strictSplitResources = false in…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests

Evidence note

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