Build and compile external library in Android

Question

I'd like to build my android application using stub (as android.jar) and at run time use library which is located in device shell.

In build.gradle i wrote:

dependencies {
  provided files('mylib.jar')
}

but i still see the library in apk in instant-run.zip (mylib-classes.dex)

What have you tried so far? That's the first link I've come across after typing "android gradle add jar dependency": http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20700053/how-to-add-local-jar-file-dependency-to-build-gradle-file — gonczor, Apr 19 '17 at 09:22
I want to link to my library in android device as sdk is linked. In sdk you use stub in some cases, the full implementation exists in device. I want tu achive something similar — kunkers, Apr 19 '17 at 09:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:24

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Place the jar in app/libs, and in app/build.gradle add in the dependencies section:

compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['file_name.jar'])

Hope this helps.

answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:24

Ria Sen

Thank you for reply. I did it. But still I can see those library in instan-run.zip – kunkers Apr 19 '17 at 09:26
So what is the issue in seeing those ? If you satisfied with the answer then give an upvote. – Ria Sen Apr 19 '17 at 09:33
I want to link to full implementation of my library which is in my device. You dont see any part of android.jar (which is located in /system/framwork/android.jar) but you link to stub while building app in Android Studio for example – kunkers Apr 19 '17 at 09:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:26

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Place the jar in app/libs, and in app/build.gradle add in the dependencies section:

compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['file_name.jar']) Hope this helps.

answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:26

joshua787

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:33

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Copy file mylib.jar to libs folder.

In build.gradle

 dependencies {
    compile files('libs/markdownview-1.2.jar')
 }

answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:33

Hoang Duc Tuan

3 Answers3