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+module Fastlane
+  module Actions
+    module SharedValues
+      VERSION_CODE = :VERSION_CODE
+    end
+
+    class IncrementVersionCodeAction < Action
+      require 'shellwords'
+
+      def self.run(params)
+        # Fastlane takes care of reading in the parameter and fetching the environment variable:
+        UI.message "Using file #{params[:file]} to increment the value of variable named \"#{params[:var_name]}\""
+        UI.message "Use specific version code: #{params[:code_num].to_s}" unless !params[:code_num]
+	
+	# Define the regular expression to extract and replace the version code variable
+        re = "^(\\s*(#{params[:var_name]})([^:]*:?\\s+|\\s*=\\s*))([0-9]+)(\\s*((\\/\\/|#).*)?)$"
+        # Construct the sed command to extract the version code from the targeted file
+        sed_cmd_print = "#{params[:sed_cmd]} -n -e 's/#{re}/\\4/ p' #{params[:file]}"
+
+        # Extract current version code
+        code_current = sh(sed_cmd_print, print_command: params[:verbose], print_command_output: params[:verbose]).split("\n").first.strip.to_i
+        UI.message "Current version code: #{code_current.to_s}"
+        # Determine the next version code from parameter or by incrementing the current one
+        code_next = (params[:code_num] ? params[:code_num].to_i : code_current + 1)
+        # Store the new version code in the targeted file
+        if Helper.test?
+          Actions.lane_context[SharedValues::BUILD_NUMBER] = sed_cmd_print
+          code_new = code_next
+        else
+          sed_cmd_replace = "#{params[:sed_cmd]} -i -e 's/#{re}/\\1#{code_next}\\5/' #{params[:file]}"
+          sh(sed_cmd_replace, print_command: params[:verbose], print_command_output: params[:verbose])
+          # Extract the new version code
+          code_new = sh(sed_cmd_print, print_command: params[:verbose], print_command_output: params[:verbose]).split("\n").first.strip.to_i
+        end
+        UI.message "New version code: #{code_new.to_s}"
+
+        Actions.lane_context[SharedValues::VERSION_CODE] = code_new
+        return code_new
+      end
+
+      #####################################################
+      # @!group Documentation
+      #####################################################
+
+      def self.description
+        "Increment the version code of your Android project"
+      end
+
+      def self.details
+        "This action offers for (recent/Gradle) Android projects similar features as increment_build_number does for XCode projects"
+      end
+
+      def self.available_options
+        # Define all options this action supports. 
+        [
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :verbose,
+                                       env_name: "FL_INCREMENT_VERSION_CODE_VERBOSE",
+                                       description: "optional, set to true to be more verbose",
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       is_string: false,
+                                       default_value: false),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :sed_cmd,
+                                       env_name: "FL_INCREMENT_VERSION_CODE_SED_CMD",
+                                       description: "optional, you must specify the sed command with correct switche for extended regexp support",
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       default_value: "sed -r"), # TODO: adapt for non-GNU version of sed (e.g.: "sed -E" for MacOS)
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :var_name,
+                                       env_name: "FL_INCREMENT_VERSION_CODE_VAR_NAME",
+                                       description: "optional, you must specify the name of the variable that holds the value to be changed",
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       default_value: "versionCode"),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :file,
+                                       env_name: "FL_INCREMENT_VERSION_CODE_FILE",
+                                       description: "optional, you must specify the path to the config file that holds the value to be changed",
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       verify_block: proc do |value|
+                                         UI.user_error!("Could not find config file") if !File.exist?(value) and !Helper.is_test?
+                                       end,
+                                       default_value: "app/build.gradle"),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :code_num,
+                                       env_name: "FL_INCREMENT_VERSION_CODE_NUM",
+                                       description: "Change to a specific version code number",
+                                       optional: true,
+                                       is_string: false)
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def self.output
+        # Define the shared values this action provides
+        [
+          ['VERSION_CODE', 'The new version code']
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def self.return_value
+        "Returns the new version code value"
+      end
+
+      def self.authors
+        ["btlogy"]
+      end
+
+      def self.is_supported?(platform)
+        [:android].include?(platform)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end