How to specify dependencies in aar library?

Question

I created an Android library (called MyLib) which depends on other library available on maven repo (like gson, retrofit, etc.).

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Answer 1

When publishing an aar to a maven repository (local or remote) and including it using compile (...@aar) transitive dependencies are turned off.

To enable transitive dependencies for an aar library:

compile ('com.mylib:mylib:1.0.0@aar'){
       transitive=true
}

You can read more about this here:

Can an AAR include transitive dependencies?

This works with aar libraries that are published to a remote or local maven repository, In your case it sounds like the library will not be published to even a local maven repository. I can't find any definitive information as to if it will work in your circumstances, but you should give it a shot.