# 使用 Homebrew 安装 flank
查看 flank 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。
## 安装
```sh
sudo av install brew:flank
```
其他安装命令:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install flank
```
证据: local Homebrew formula metadata
## 软件包事实
- **软件包键:** brew:flank
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 23.10.1
- **来源摘要:** Massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab
- **主页:**
- **仓库:**
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-15T10:20:16-04:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## 可执行文件
- flank (别名)
## 安装行为
- Bottle: 不可用
## 版本和新鲜度
- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 23.10.1
## 项目历史与用法
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.
### 项目历史
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.
### 采用历史
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.
### 使用方式
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.
### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心
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.
### 时间线
- 2017: Official Flank repository created.
- 2020s: Official docs describe Android and iOS Firebase Test Lab execution with gcloud-compatible YAML.
- 2023: Official release list includes 23.x tags.
### Related projects
- Firebase Test Lab is the cloud test service Flank drives.
- gcloud firebase test is the configuration model Flank keeps YAML-compatible with.
- Android and iOS test artifacts are the primary workload types.
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## 安全说明
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
## Configuration and credential file locations
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.
## Configuration files
- Unix: flank.yml
## Credential files
- Unix: ~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json, ~/.flank
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/flank.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/flank.yml)
## 来源
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph