Add .jar to dependencies in React Native

Question

I am quite new to React Native but I need to create an Android Module for the Honeywell CT50 barcode scanner.

I have created a libs folder in MyApp/android/app as stated in these two SO posts:

The second post says I must then add the package name to the dependencies something like this:

dependencies {
   compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
   compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:0.19.+'
   compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.4.1'
}

This the part I am struggling with, the formatting of the name. Here's what the contents of the .jar file looks like:

I would like to reference the AidcManager to do this I have tried:

compile "com.honeywell.aidc.AidcManager"
compile "com.honeywell.aidc:AidcManager"
compile "com.honeywell.aidc:"

Each time I get an error during my build saying something like:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
> Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':app:_debugCompile'.
> Could not find com.honeywell.aidc:AidcManager:.
 Searched in the following locations:
         file:/Users/XXX/.m2/repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.pom
     file:/Users/XXX/.m2/repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.jar
     https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.pom
     https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.jar
     file:/XXX/node_modules/react-native/android/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.pom
     file:/XXX/node_modules/react-native/android/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.jar
     file:/Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk/extras/android/m2repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.pom
     file:/Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk/extras/android/m2repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.jar
     file:/Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk/extras/google/m2repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.pom
     file:/Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk/extras/google/m2repository/com/honeywell/aidc/AidcManager//AidcManager-.jar

Required by:
     MyApp:app:unspecified

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 15 '16 at 16:01

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Just copy .jar files in libs folder and import classes or packages from it in your .java file. There is no need to reference them in .gradle file.

answered Dec 15 '16 at 16:01

Dulmandakh

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thanks for the reply. How would I import the classes into the .java file? Like this import com.honeywell.aidc.AidcManager ? – mtwallet Dec 15 '16 at 16:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 01 '18 at 10:25

Answering wayyyyyyy to late, but might be helpful to others who are looking for this answer,

just add .jar in libs, then add below into gradle

implementation files('libs/<YourJarName>.jar')

Or

Right click the jar and select "Add jar to project" option

Add .jar to dependencies in React Native

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