How to define common android properties for all modules using gradle

Question

I create a simple project in AndroidStudio with a few modules. Each module\'s gradle script contains the following code:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 18
          


        

Answer 1

Simply referencing 'android' closure from top level build doesn't work if top level build is not an android build. The 'android' method is not available until after evaluate. Originally, I had a working solution based on setting the config afterEvaluate but it no longer works (Android Studio 0.6.0):

Android tasks have already been created. This happens when calling android.applicationVariants, android.libraryVariants or android.testVariants. Once these methods are called, it is not possible to continue configuring the model.