JavaFXPorts MySqlDB-Driver include in project :dex error

Question

I want to create an app/desktopapp which uses a connection to MySqlDB. I used the Gluon plugin in Netbeans. When I want to compile the application for desktop it all works.

Answer 1

I've tried with the latest mysql-connector driver (5.1.37) and I've got the same exception when building the apk.

This exception seems to be related to some issues with the JDK used to compile that driver, and not to mysql not being supported on Android.

So following this answer on that post, I've used an older version of the driver:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'org.javafxports:jfxmobile-plugin:1.0.6'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'org.javafxports.jfxmobile'

repositories {
    jcenter()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:3.1.12'
}

mainClassName = 'com.gluonhq.testsql.TestSQL'

jfxmobile {
    android {
        manifest = 'src/android/AndroidManifest.xml'
        packagingOptions {
            exclude 'META-INF/INDEX.LIST'
        }
    }
    ios {
        forceLinkClasses = [ 'com.gluonhq.**.*', 'com.mysql.**.*']
        infoPList = file('src/ios/Default-Info.plist')
    }
}

and I was able to build the project and run it successfully on desktop, Android and iOS.

EDIT

For iOS, using newer versions of the driver (3.1.13+) causes encoding exceptions.