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Ensure public interface reliability: Tracking API compatibility for Android
This article explores how to ensure public API reliability by tracking compatibility changes, by exploring the RevenueCat SDK.
Whether you’re building open-source libraries, SDKs, or common modules for other teams, it’s important to make deliberate and careful changes to public APIs, as they directly impact development resources required for migration. This article covers how to ensure your team stays fully aware of API changes by integrating plugins like Binary Compatibility Validator and Metalava into your project by exploring real-world examples from RevenueCat’s Android SDK. The Binary Compatibility Validator, developed by JetBrains, allows you to generate and track a snapshot of your public API, comparing it against a previously recorded baseline to detect and alert you to any binary-incompatible changes.
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