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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für flank in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
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Überblick
Massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab
Verlauf
Flank is a massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab. The official README and docs emphasize gcloud-compatible YAML, extra sharding and reporting features, and faster mobile test execution.
The official Flank repository was created in 2017. Its README describes the project as a Firebase Test Lab runner for Android and iOS and links the documentation at flank.github.io/flank.
The hosted docs present Flank as a CLI and configuration-driven test runner. Release tags visible through the official repository include 23.x versions, showing an actively versioned project history even though the project-level history prose is limited.
Flank's adoption is concentrated in mobile CI and Firebase Test Lab workflows. It appeals to teams that already understand `gcloud firebase test` configuration but need more parallelism, reporting, retries, and sharding behavior.
The README says Flank is YAML compatible with the gcloud CLI and adds features to accelerate velocity and increase quality, including test sharding, cost reporting, stability testing, HTML reports, JUnit XML reports, and Smart Flank.
Users download the jar or install a packaged CLI, prepare a `flank.yml`, and run Android or iOS Firebase Test Lab jobs. The docs also show CLI flags for overriding YAML values and using environment variables.
The curated credential locations reflect Google Cloud authentication and Flank's own local state; the official docs center the user workflow around Firebase Test Lab and gcloud-compatible configuration.
Flank is a practical package-manager tool because it wraps a cloud mobile-testing service in a reproducible CLI contract. Its value is not a new test framework, but a faster scheduler and report layer around Firebase Test Lab.
The package is also a good example of infrastructure CLI design: a single YAML file, environment-variable-friendly overrides, CI-friendly reports, and cloud credentials inherited from the Google tooling ecosystem.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
flank.ymlCredential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json~/.flankExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
flank | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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https://github.com/Flank/flank
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:flank |
|---|---|
| Version | 23.10.1 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flank |
| Homepage | https://firebase.community/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Flank/flank |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://flank.github.io/flank |
| Lizenz | Apache-2.0 |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/Flank/flank/releases/download/v23.10.1/flank.jar |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-06-15T10:20:16-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | openjdk |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf all) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | flank |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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