Update module created from local aar

Question

Here is my setup : I have an android library that creates an aar when exported and I have an android app that uses the library as a module (it\'s the only way to import a local

Answer 1

I thought that importing a aar file as a module was the only solution to include a local aar file, but it seems that it can be done easily by simulating a repository with a flat directory.

In your project gradle file in the allprojects.repositories tag, add the following :

flatDir {
    dirs 'libs'
}

In your app module, make sure you have a libs folder with the aar file in it. Then add the compile line in the dependencies tag of your app module gradle file.

dependencies {
    compile 'package:name:version@aar'
}

Now, when you update the aar file in your libs directory, your app will use the updated version of your library.

Note:

• In compile 'package:name:version@aar', name is physical file name of the library. For example lib-debug or lib-release etc.
• version and package can be found in AndroidManifest.xml inside .aar file. (How to open .aar file?)