React Native: RNUILib 5.30.0 in React-Native 0.65.1 wont build due to error

Question

Background: I am trying to setup RNUILib on a react-native project but it wont build. I followed the instructions from the official guide.

Environment: Android/Windows

Here's my dependencies:

@react-native-community/blur : 3.6.0
@react-native-community/datetimepicker : 3.5.2
@react-native-community/masked-view : 0.1.11
@react-native-community/netinfo : 6.0.1
@react-native-picker/picker : 1.16.7
@react-navigation/drawer : 6.1.4
@react-navigation/native : 6.0.2
react: 17.0.2
react-native: 0.65.1
react-native-gesture-handler : 1.10.3
react-native-reanimated : 2.3.0-alpha.2
react-native-safe-area-context : 3.3.0
react-native-screens : 3.6.0
react-native-ui-lib : 5.30.0

Error log from react-native run-android command:

Execution failed for task ':app:checkDebugAarMetadata'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:debugRuntimeClasspath'.
   > Could not find com.eightbitlab:blurview:1.6.3.
     Searched in the following locations:
       - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
       - https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
       - file:/C:/Users/vfvic/.m2/repository/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
       - file:/D:/_react-native/CBTracker2/node_modules/react-native/android/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
       - file:/D:/_react-native/CBTracker2/node_modules/jsc-android/dist/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
       - https://www.jitpack.io/com/eightbitlab/blurview/1.6.3/blurview-1.6.3.pom
     Required by:
         project :app > project :react-native-community_blur

As I have mentioned, I have performed all the steps in the Setup guide, including the linking of @react-native-community/blur.

Answer 1

Apparently, this is due to com.eightbitlab:blurview being only available from jcenter which is required by react-native-community_blur.

I've added jcenter() in my build.gradle file and it's now working fine.

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        mavenLocal()
        maven {
            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
            url("$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android")
        }
        maven {
            // Android JSC is installed from npm
            url("$rootDir/../node_modules/jsc-android/dist")
        }
        maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
    }
}

Answer 2

late but hope it will help someone, update android/build.gradle like below

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ....rest

        jcenter() {
            content {
                includeModule("com.eightbitlab", "blurview")
            }
        }
    }
}