android: reproducibility

.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-android.yml

@@ -77,11 +77,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Android SDK
         uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
 
-      - name: Setup Android SDK
+      - name: Setup NDK
         uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
         id: setup-ndk
         with:
           ndk-version: r25c
+          add-to-path: false
+
+      - name: Set env
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NDK_TOOLCHAIN_DIR=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
         run: chmod +x gradlew

.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-core-android.yml

@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rustup target install aarch64-linux-android
 
-      - name: Setup Android SDK
+      - name: Setup NDK
         uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
         id: setup-ndk
         with:
           ndk-version: r25c
+          add-to-path: false
+
+      - name: Set env
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NDK_TOOLCHAIN_DIR=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install cargo deps
         run: |

.github/workflows/publish-nym-vpn-android.yml

@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            nym-vpn-android
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set version release notes
         if: ${{ inputs.release_type == 'release' }}
         run: |
-          RELEASE_NOTES="$(cat ${{ github.workspace }}/nym-vpn-android/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/${{ env.VERSION_CODE }}.txt)"
+          RELEASE_NOTES="$(cat ${{ github.workspace }}/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/${{ env.VERSION_CODE }}.txt)"
           echo "RELEASE_NOTES<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "$RELEASE_NOTES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -214,12 +211,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Android SDK
         uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
 
-      - name: Setup Android SDK
+      - name: Setup NDK
         uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
         id: setup-ndk
         with:
           ndk-version: r25c
-          link-to-sdk: true
+          add-to-path: false
+
+      - name: Set env
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NDK_TOOLCHAIN_DIR=${{ steps.setup-ndk.outputs.ndk-path }}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
         run: chmod +x gradlew

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/11700.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+What's new:
+- Reproducible builds

nym-vpn-android/.gitignore

@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@ app/release/output.json
 app/signing.properties
 *.so
 !libjnidispatch.so
-nym-vpn-client/src/main/assets/licenses_rust.json
+core/src/main/assets/licenses_rust.json
+

nym-vpn-android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ android {
 		generateLocaleConfig = true
 	}
 
+	// reproducibility
+	dependenciesInfo {
+		// Disables dependency metadata when building APKs.
+		includeInApk = false
+		// Disables dependency metadata when building Android App Bundles.
+		includeInBundle = false
+	}
+
 	defaultConfig {
 		applicationId = Constants.APP_ID
 		minSdk = Constants.MIN_SDK
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ android {
 			isDebuggable = false
 			isMinifyEnabled = true
 			isShrinkResources = true
+			vcsInfo.include = false
 			proguardFiles(
 				getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
 				"proguard-rules.pro",
@@ -163,7 +172,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
 
-	implementation(project(":nym-vpn-client"))
+	implementation(project(":core"))
 	implementation(project(":logcat-util"))
 	implementation(libs.androidx.lifecycle.process)
 	coreLibraryDesugaring(libs.com.android.tools.desugar)

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/module/AppModule.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package net.nymtech.nymvpn.module
 
 import android.content.Context
-import android.os.Build
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
 import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import net.nymtech.logcatutil.LogReader
 import net.nymtech.logcatutil.LogcatReader
-import net.nymtech.nymvpn.BuildConfig
-import net.nymtech.nymvpn.NymVpn
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.data.GatewayRepository
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.manager.shortcut.DynamicShortcutManager
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.manager.shortcut.ShortcutManager
@@ -26,13 +23,11 @@ import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.gateway.NymApiLibService
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.gateway.NymApiService
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.notification.NotificationService
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.notification.VpnAlertNotifications
-import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.Constants
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.FileUtils
-import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.isAndroidTV
+import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.toUserAgent
 import net.nymtech.vpn.NymApi
 import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Backend
 import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.NymBackend
-import nym_vpn_lib.UserAgent
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
 @InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
@@ -48,15 +43,9 @@ object AppModule {
 	@Singleton
 	@Provides
 	fun provideNymApi(@IoDispatcher dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher, @ApplicationContext context: Context): NymApi {
-		val platform = if (context.isAndroidTV()) "AndroidTV" else "Android"
 		return NymApi(
 			dispatcher,
-			UserAgent(
-				Constants.APP_PROJECT_NAME,
-				BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME,
-				"$platform; ${Build.VERSION.SDK_INT}; ${NymVpn.getCPUArchitecture()}; ${BuildConfig.FLAVOR}",
-				BuildConfig.COMMIT_HASH,
-			),
+			context.toUserAgent(),
 		)
 	}
 

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/service/gateway/NymApiLibService.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.gateway
 
 import net.nymtech.vpn.NymApi
-import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Tunnel
 import net.nymtech.vpn.model.Country
 import nym_vpn_lib.GatewayType
-import nym_vpn_lib.NetworkEnvironment
 import nym_vpn_lib.SystemMessage
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
@@ -16,11 +14,7 @@ class NymApiLibService @Inject constructor(
 		return nymApi.getGatewayCountries(type)
 	}
 
-	override suspend fun getEnvironment(environment: Tunnel.Environment): NetworkEnvironment {
-		return nymApi.getEnvironment(environment)
-	}
-
-	override suspend fun getSystemMessages(environment: Tunnel.Environment): List<SystemMessage> {
-		return nymApi.getSystemMessages(environment)
+	override suspend fun getSystemMessages(): List<SystemMessage> {
+		return nymApi.getSystemMessages()
 	}
 }

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/service/gateway/NymApiService.kt

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.gateway
 
-import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Tunnel
 import net.nymtech.vpn.model.Country
 import nym_vpn_lib.GatewayType
-import nym_vpn_lib.NetworkEnvironment
 import nym_vpn_lib.SystemMessage
 
 interface NymApiService {
 	suspend fun getCountries(type: GatewayType): Set<Country>
-	suspend fun getEnvironment(environment: Tunnel.Environment): NetworkEnvironment
-	suspend fun getSystemMessages(environment: Tunnel.Environment): List<SystemMessage>
+	suspend fun getSystemMessages(): List<SystemMessage>
 }

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/service/tunnel/NymTunnelManager.kt

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.tunnel.model.BackendUiEvent
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.tunnel.model.MixnetConnectionState
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.requestTileServiceStateUpdate
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.toMB
+import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.toUserAgent
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.extensions.toUserMessage
 import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Backend
 import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Tunnel
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class NymTunnelManager @Inject constructor(
 				backendEvent = ::onBackendEvent,
 				credentialMode = settingsRepository.isCredentialMode(),
 			)
-			backend.get().start(tunnel, fromBackground)
+			backend.get().start(tunnel, fromBackground, context.toUserAgent())
 		}.onFailure {
 			if (it is NymVpnInitializeException) {
 				when (it) {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class NymTunnelManager @Inject constructor(
 
 	override suspend fun getAccountLinks(): AccountLinks? {
 		return try {
-			backend.get().getAccountLinks(settingsRepository.getEnvironment())
+			backend.get().getAccountLinks()
 		} catch (_: Exception) {
 			null
 		}

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/ui/AppViewModel.kt

@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ constructor(
 
 	private suspend fun checkSystemMessages() {
 		runCatching {
-			val env = settingsRepository.getEnvironment()
-			val messages = nymApiService.getSystemMessages(env)
+			val messages = nymApiService.getSystemMessages()
 			messages.firstOrNull()?.let {
 				_systemMessage.emit(it)
 			}

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/util/extensions/ContextExtensions.kt

@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.TextUnit
+import net.nymtech.nymvpn.BuildConfig
+import net.nymtech.nymvpn.NymVpn
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.NymVpn.Companion.instance
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.R
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.service.android.tile.VpnQuickTile
 import net.nymtech.nymvpn.util.Constants
 import net.nymtech.vpn.model.Country
+import nym_vpn_lib.UserAgent
 import timber.log.Timber
 import java.util.Locale
 
@@ -170,3 +173,13 @@ fun Context.launchAppSettings() {
 fun Context.isAndroidTV(): Boolean {
 	return packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_LEANBACK)
 }
+
+fun Context.toUserAgent(): UserAgent {
+	val platform = if (isAndroidTV()) "AndroidTV" else "Android"
+	return UserAgent(
+		Constants.APP_PROJECT_NAME,
+		BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME,
+		"$platform; ${Build.VERSION.SDK_INT}; ${NymVpn.getCPUArchitecture()}; ${BuildConfig.FLAVOR}",
+		BuildConfig.COMMIT_HASH,
+	)
+}

nym-vpn-android/app/src/main/java/net/nymtech/nymvpn/util/extensions/UiExtensions.kt

@@ -95,5 +95,6 @@ fun VpnException.toUserMessage(context: Context): String {
 		is VpnException.RequestZkNym -> "Failed to request nyms"
 		is VpnException.UpdateAccountEndpointFailure -> "Account endpoint failure"
 		is VpnException.UpdateDeviceEndpointFailure -> "Device endpoint failure"
+		is VpnException.StatisticsRecipient -> "Statistics recipient error"
 	}
 }

nym-vpn-android/nym-vpn-client/build.gradle.kts → nym-vpn-android/core/build.gradle.kts

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ android {
 		disable.add("UnsafeOptInUsageError")
 	}
 
+	android {
+		ndkVersion = "25.2.9519653"
+	}
+
 	namespace = "${Constants.NAMESPACE}.${Constants.VPN_LIB_NAME}"
 	compileSdk = Constants.COMPILE_SDK
 
@@ -90,9 +94,14 @@ dependencies {
 
 	implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization)
 	implementation(libs.timber)
-	implementation(libs.jna)
 	implementation(libs.relinker)
 
+	implementation(libs.jna) {
+		artifact {
+			type = "aar"
+		}
+	}
+
 	testImplementation(libs.junit)
 	androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.junit)
 	androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.espresso.core)
@@ -109,7 +118,8 @@ tasks.register<Exec>(Constants.BUILD_LIB_TASK) {
 		commandLine("echo", "Skipping library build")
 		return@register
 	}
-	val ndkPath = android.sdkDirectory.resolve("ndk").listFilesOrdered().lastOrNull()?.path ?: System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_HOME")
+	// prefer system for reproducible builds
+	val ndkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_HOME") ?: android.sdkDirectory.resolve("ndk").listFilesOrdered().lastOrNull()?.path
 	commandLine("echo", "NDK HOME: $ndkPath")
 	val script = "${projectDir.path}/src/main/scripts/build-libs.sh"
 	// TODO find a better way to limit builds

nym-vpn-android/nym-vpn-client/src/main/java/net/nymtech/vpn/NymApi.kt → nym-vpn-android/core/src/main/java/net/nymtech/vpn/NymApi.kt

@@ -2,21 +2,16 @@ package net.nymtech.vpn
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
-import net.nymtech.vpn.backend.Tunnel
 import net.nymtech.vpn.model.Country
 import nym_vpn_lib.GatewayType
-import nym_vpn_lib.NetworkEnvironment
 import nym_vpn_lib.SystemMessage
 import nym_vpn_lib.UserAgent
-import nym_vpn_lib.fetchEnvironment
-import nym_vpn_lib.fetchSystemMessages
 import nym_vpn_lib.getGatewayCountries
 
 class NymApi(
 	private val ioDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher,
 	private val userAgent: UserAgent,
 ) {
-
 	suspend fun getGatewayCountries(type: GatewayType): Set<Country> {
 		return withContext(ioDispatcher) {
 			getGatewayCountries(type, userAgent, null).map {
@@ -25,15 +20,9 @@ class NymApi(
 		}
 	}
 
-	suspend fun getEnvironment(environment: Tunnel.Environment): NetworkEnvironment {
-		return withContext(ioDispatcher) {
-			fetchEnvironment(environment.networkName())
-		}
-	}
-
-	suspend fun getSystemMessages(environment: Tunnel.Environment): List<SystemMessage> {
+	suspend fun getSystemMessages(): List<SystemMessage> {
 		return withContext(ioDispatcher) {
-			fetchSystemMessages(environment.networkName())
+			nym_vpn_lib.getSystemMessages()
 		}
 	}
 }

nym-vpn-android/nym-vpn-client/src/main/java/net/nymtech/vpn/backend/Backend.kt → nym-vpn-android/core/src/main/java/net/nymtech/vpn/backend/Backend.kt

@@ -2,22 +2,23 @@ package net.nymtech.vpn.backend
 
 import nym_vpn_lib.AccountLinks
 import nym_vpn_lib.AccountStateSummary
+import nym_vpn_lib.UserAgent
 
 interface Backend {
 
 	suspend fun init(environment: Tunnel.Environment, credentialMode: Boolean?)
 
 	suspend fun getAccountSummary(): AccountStateSummary
 
-	suspend fun getAccountLinks(environment: Tunnel.Environment): AccountLinks
+	suspend fun getAccountLinks(): AccountLinks
 
 	suspend fun storeMnemonic(credential: String)
 
 	suspend fun isMnemonicStored(): Boolean
 
 	suspend fun removeMnemonic()
 
-	suspend fun start(tunnel: Tunnel, background: Boolean)
+	suspend fun start(tunnel: Tunnel, background: Boolean, userAgent: UserAgent)
 
 	suspend fun stop()