Importing roottools.jar into Android Studio

Question

I'm trying to import roottools from here: https://code.google.com/p/roottools/ (jar file) to the Android Studio project. So far I've tried the following:

copy RootTools-javadoc-3.4.jar into libs directory under my project.
Add imports
Reorganize imports.
Rebuild project

But still I don't have "acces" to it's methods. Is it possible that is only compatible with Eclipse?

Android Studio 0.4.3 or 0.4.4? You've added the library from Project Structure > Modules > Dependencies? — Scott Barta, Feb 07 '14 at 21:01
include your project structure and module's build.gradle file. — Piyush Agarwal, Feb 07 '14 at 21:07
@Scott Barta It's 0.4.4. The lib is added in Other Settings --> Default project Structure --> Libraries. I cannot find any "modules" there. — XorOrNor, Feb 07 '14 at 21:08
Can someone explain how to add RootTools as a gradle dependency, through github repo url? — vault, Nov 24 '14 at 10:44

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '14 at 21:43

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I tried using the JAR available for download and it didn't work either. To get this working, I had to download the project available at github here. Compile and run the task "makeJar" (right click on task makeJar in the gradle.build and select run).

I just added this new jar in the libs and referenced in the gradle.build file.

dependencies {
    ...
    compile files('libs/RootTools.jar')
}

or you can add it via Project Properties.

It worked perfectly (don't forget to sync your the gradle files if you edit it manually).

answered Feb 07 '14 at 21:43

Androiderson

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I can't find makeJar task in the Android Studio. – XorOrNor Feb 08 '14 at 12:32
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@soulreaver It's in the gradle.build file of the RootTools project – Androiderson Feb 08 '14 at 12:33
Wow thanks, It works perfectly... And besides I didn't know I can run tasks from the build file that way. Perfect. – XorOrNor Feb 08 '14 at 12:41

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '14 at 21:34

In your project, choose File menu > Project Structure (there's a bug in 0.4.4 and this menu item won't have a title at all; it still works) > Modules > choose your module > Dependencies > + button > File dependency > choose your library from the file picker. That file needs to be somewhere beneath the root directory of your projet; the libs directory is fine.

Screenshot of the Project Structure dialog:

Project Structure showing Modules > Dependencies > File Dependency

Importing roottools.jar into Android Studio

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