Custom linting rules failing with com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0

Question

My team and I develop Android apps and have decided on coding guidelines that all should follow. I therefore started implementing custom lint rules which can be found here, and have added it to our automated build process in Jenkins.

The problem we are now having is that these rules no longer work after upgrading our Android projects from
'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.0' to 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0'

We continually get the error: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.JavaContext.getContents()Ljava/lang/String;

When switching back to gradle 2.2.0 all is fine, the custom rules are checked and the app builds.

I tried updating gradle in the lint repository and unfortunately have the exact same issue in my TodoDetector at line 72. In Android studio all dependencies are resolved fine, but when trying to build and deploy the library with ./gradlew clean build test install, We get the error listed above.

I've been searching all day and have yet to find a viable solution for this problem. Any help, tips or advice is greatly appreciated.

Terminal output

:clean
:aarWrapper:clean
:compileJava
:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:classes
:jar
:assemble
:compileTestJava
:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:testClasses
:test
:check
:build
:aarWrapper:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:checkDebugManifest
:aarWrapper:prepareDebugDependencies
:aarWrapper:compileDebugAidl
:aarWrapper:compileDebugNdk UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:compileLint
:aarWrapper:copyDebugLint UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:mergeDebugShaders
:aarWrapper:compileDebugShaders
:aarWrapper:generateDebugAssets
:aarWrapper:mergeDebugAssets
:aarWrapper:mergeDebugProguardFiles UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:packageDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:compileDebugRenderscript
:aarWrapper:generateDebugResValues
:aarWrapper:generateDebugResources
:aarWrapper:packageDebugResources
:aarWrapper:processDebugManifest
:aarWrapper:generateDebugBuildConfig
:aarWrapper:processDebugResources
:aarWrapper:generateDebugSources
:aarWrapper:incrementalDebugJavaCompilationSafeguard
:aarWrapper:javaPreCompileDebug
:aarWrapper:compileDebugJavaWithJavac
:aarWrapper:processDebugJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForDebug
:aarWrapper:transformClassesAndResourcesWithSyncLibJarsForDebug
:aarWrapper:mergeDebugJniLibFolders
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithMergeJniLibsForDebug
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithStripDebugSymbolForDebug
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithSyncJniLibsForDebug
:aarWrapper:bundleDebug
:aarWrapper:compileDebugSources
:aarWrapper:assembleDebug
:aarWrapper:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:checkReleaseManifest
:aarWrapper:prepareReleaseDependencies
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseAidl
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseNdk UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:copyReleaseLint UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:mergeReleaseShaders
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseShaders
:aarWrapper:generateReleaseAssets
:aarWrapper:mergeReleaseAssets
:aarWrapper:mergeReleaseProguardFiles UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:packageReleaseRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseRenderscript
:aarWrapper:generateReleaseResValues
:aarWrapper:generateReleaseResources
:aarWrapper:packageReleaseResources
:aarWrapper:processReleaseManifest
:aarWrapper:generateReleaseBuildConfig
:aarWrapper:processReleaseResources
:aarWrapper:generateReleaseSources
:aarWrapper:incrementalReleaseJavaCompilationSafeguard
:aarWrapper:javaPreCompileRelease
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac
:aarWrapper:processReleaseJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:aarWrapper:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForRelease
:aarWrapper:transformClassesAndResourcesWithSyncLibJarsForRelease
:aarWrapper:mergeReleaseJniLibFolders
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithMergeJniLibsForRelease
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithStripDebugSymbolForRelease
:aarWrapper:transformNativeLibsWithSyncJniLibsForRelease
:aarWrapper:bundleRelease
:aarWrapper:compileReleaseSources
:aarWrapper:assembleRelease
:aarWrapper:assemble
:aarWrapper:lint FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':aarWrapper:lint'.
> com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.JavaContext.getContents()Ljava/lang/String;

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

gradle file

apply plugin: 'java'

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0'
    }
}

repositories {
    jcenter()
}

allprojects {
    sourceCompatibility = 1.8
    targetCompatibility = 1.8
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.tools.lint:lint:24.3.1'
    compile 'com.android.tools.lint:lint-api:24.3.1'
    compile 'com.android.tools.lint:lint-checks:24.3.1'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.11'
    testCompile 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.0.0'
    testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.9.5'
    testCompile 'com.android.tools.lint:lint:24.3.1'
    testCompile 'com.android.tools.lint:lint-tests:24.3.1'
    testCompile 'com.android.tools:testutils:24.3.1'
}

jar {
    baseName 'com.bignerdranch.linette'
    version '1.0'

    manifest {
        attributes 'Manifest-Version': 1.0
        attributes('Lint-Registry': 'com.bignerdranch.linette.registry.CustomIssueRegistry')
    }
}

sourceSets {
    main {
        java {
            srcDirs = ["lint/src/main/java"]
        }
    }
    test {
        java {
            srcDirs = ["lint/src/test/java"]
        }
    }
}

configurations {
    lintChecks
}

dependencies {
    lintChecks files(jar)
}

defaultTasks 'assemble'

task install(type: Copy) {
    from configurations.lintChecks
    into System.getProperty('user.home') + '/.android/lint/'
}

aarWrapper gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0'
    }
}

android {

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion '25.0.2'

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 1
        versionName '1.0'
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

project.afterEvaluate {
    def compileLint = project.tasks.getByPath(':aarWrapper:compileLint')
    compileLint.dependsOn parent.tasks.getByName("jar")
    compileLint << {
        copy {
            from '../build/libs'
            into 'build/intermediates/lint'
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

If your deactivation of instant run not works then add it on your build.gradle file.

android {
    lintOptions {
        // if true, stop the gradle build if errors are found
        abortOnError false
    }
}

Then clean your project and run.

if abortOnError false not resolve your issue, then you can try the following

lintOptions {
    checkReleaseBuilds false
}

Hope it will solve your issue.

Resource Link:

1. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/tools/base/+/e6a5b9c7c1bca4da402de442315b5ff1ada819c7
2. gradle build fails on lint task