Add an android library to the default list of libraries in Studio/SDK

Question

So first of all, just to clear any doubts, i know how to add a library to an android project. My question here is that, i want to add a library to the list of default libraries in my android studio.

Let me explain with an example. Let's say i want to add the Glide library to my project. To do that firstly, i have to go to glide github page and then, from there i copy the compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0' text and paste in in my build.gradle file . Then the android studio would download the library over the internet. So every time i want to use the Glide library in any of my project, i have to do this. What i want , is that, i want to include a specific libary like Glide in my Default list of libraries that are available to me

So Here, is where i want to include my library project, so that i can use it, in any of my projects. Thanks in advance, for reading.

Answer 1

There is a way to add the library to every new project/module automatically. There is a folder with templates in the Android Studio directory. Look for:

..\Android Studio\plugins\android\lib\templates\gradle-projects\NewAndroidModule\root

In this directory there is a file:

build.gradle.tfl

Modify it according to your needs.
Example:

dependencies {
    <#if dependencyList?? >
    <#list dependencyList as dependency>
    compile '${dependency}'
    </#list>
    </#if>
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
<#if WearprojectName?has_content && NumberOfEnabledFormFactors?has_content && NumberOfEnabledFormFactors gt 1 && Wearincluded>
    wearApp project(':${WearprojectName}')
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
</#if>
<#if unitTestsSupported>
    testCompile 'junit:junit:${junitVersion}'
</#if>
    compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0'
}

As you can see, the Glide library has been added at the end.

When this file is modified, every new Android Phone & Table module will have this library included.

Of course there is nothing that prevents you from adding your own module or project template.