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Ambran
Ambran

Reputation: 2627

Android Studio: Add library as reference, not as import

This question is a sequel to this one.

In an existing Eclipse solution I have a library project which is used as a Android Dependency in the main app project. That means that if I edit this library, and compile, the main project is updated with the latest from that library.

I'm trying to do the same in Android Studio. That means not importing a library, but using it as a reference or dependency in the app project. I've been trying for two days now with no luck. Help is HIGHLY appreciated.

build.gradle (of the app project - there is nothing interesting her as I didn't change it much)

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1233

Answers (2)

hidro
hidro

Reputation: 12541

Say you have 2 projects, 1 application and 1 library project, you want to push all your external dependencies to your library project, so your application project only depends on the library project:

settings.gradle

include ':app'
include ':library'

app/build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

dependencies {
    compile project(':library')
}

library/build.gradle

apply plugin: 'android-library'

dependencies {
    compile 'external-dependencies-1'
    compile 'external-dependencies-2'
    ...
}

Upvotes: 1

Aspicas
Aspicas

Reputation: 4497

You can try this steps:

  1. Download library
  2. File/import module
  3. Select your library and rename :LibraryName
  4. Go to build.gradle and write.

build.gradle

dependencies {
......
compile project(':LibraryName')
.....
}

Then if you import module you can edit library and proyect its updated

Upvotes: 1

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