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I'm creating projects with dependencies in Android Studio. I know how to link projects by adding modules.
But I realized that 'importing modules' create a copy of the libProject inside the project.
Is there a way to prevent that ? Like an 'external module' ?
Since i'm in charge of both project, I want to be able to push changes to the libProject Repo, without having to copy paste files between folders.
Thanks
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Android Studio uses modules to make it easy to add new devices to your project. By following a few simple steps in Android Studio, you can create a module to contain code that's specific to a device type, such as Wear OS or Android TV.
AAR files can contain Android resources and a manifest file, which allows you to bundle in shared resources like layouts and drawables in addition to Java classes and methods. AAR files can contain C/C++ libraries for use by the app module's C/C++ code.
Select the source directory of the Module you want to import and click Finish. Open Project Structure Dialog (You can open the PSD by selecting File > Project Structure) and from the left panel click on Dependencies. Select the module from the Module(Middle) section In which you want to add module dependency.
A project with multiple Gradle modules is known as a multi-module project. This guide encompasses best practices and recommended patterns for developing multi-module Android apps. Note: This page assumes a basic familiarity with the recommended app architecture.
Yes, you can do it. The module needs to have a Gradle build file set up for it. If it's got that, then in the project you're linking to it, add this to the settings.gradle file at the project root:
include ':libraryName' project(':libraryName').projectDir=new File('/path/to/library') where the path you specify in the second line is the path to the directory containing the library's build.gradle file. The path can be relative or absolute.
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The solution:
include ':libraryName' project(':libraryName').projectDir=new File('/path/to/library') was not working for me. After couple of wasted hours I figured out the issue. There are two build.gradle files, one for project and one for library name. If the library is in the folder '\MyLib' then there will be a build.gradle in '\MyLib' and another at '\MyLib\app'. You have to point to the '\MyLib\app' and not '\Mylib'.
Hopefully this saves some time for others.
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