How to manually include external aar package using new Gradle Android Build System

Question

I\'ve been experimenting with the new android build system and I\'ve run into a small issue. I\'ve compiled my own aar package of ActionBarSherlock which I\'ve called \'act

Answer 1

There are 2 ways:

The first way

1. Open your Android Studio and navigate to the Create New Module window by File -> New -> New Module

2. Select the Import .JAR/.AAR Package item and click the Next button

3. Add a dependency in the build.gradle file that belongs to your app module.

    dependencies {
        ...
        implementation project(path: ':your aar lib name')
    }

That's all.

The second way

1. Create a folder in libs directory, such as aars.

2. Put your aar lib into the aars folder.

3. Add the code snippet

repositories {
    flatDir {
        dirs 'libs/aars'
    }
}

into your build.gradle file belongs to the app module.

4. Add a dependency in the build.gradle file that belongs to your app module.

dependencies {
    ...
    implementation (name:'your aar lib name', ext:'aar')
}

That's all.

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