copy release aar file after succeful build

Question

when building an aar file using gradle, how can I copy the created release aar to some other directory ? (I do not want to change the default output dir just to copy the release file )

Answer 1

Assuming you are not using any flavors, and you are not changing the AAR name, you can use something like the following task:

task copyAAR(type: Copy) {
    from('build/outputs/aar')
    into('/path/to/desired/output/dir')
    include(project.name + '-release.aar')
}

If you changed the AAR name, replace 'project.name' with that name.