Can't add External Library in Android Studio? - android

I Added a External Library to my project by following
this method. and tried this method too this method too.
Gradle build got Finished and i got this line added to my build.gradle
compile 'com.github.castorflex.smoothprogressbar:library-circular:1.0.1'
Now i am trying to import this library in my class. But i can't do this. I took a look at the files and they are located in the build directory under the exploded-aar. so i added #aar to the compile line. Still there are no changes.
How can i import this library to my class or where i am going wrong?
Thanks in Advance

Well, you don't need to download anything or point your dependency to a file.
This dependency, as most of the dependencies you use, can automatically fetched from JCenter, biggest repository for Java and Android components.
All you need to do is:
Add JCenter as your dependencies repository.
Declare that you need the library-circular dependency. This can be found and copy/pasted from the file icon in particular package/version in JCenter.
Resync your Android Studio project with your Gradle build file. This is the 'sync' button in Gradle pane in Android Studio.
Here's what your build.gradle should include:
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
compile(group: 'com.github.castorflex.smoothprogressbar', name: 'library-circular', version: '1.0.1', ext: 'aar')
}

in build. gradle put following code
dependencies {
compile fileTree (dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
}

Did you add the dependencies?
You can do so in the following way -
dependencies {
compile files('insert ParentFolder/external_library_name with the extension here')
}
Add it to build.gradle based in the app folder

1.Put the jar file into the libs folder.
2.Right click it and hit 'Add as library'.
3.Ensure that compile files('libs/abcdef.jar') is in your build.gradle file and Finally add the dependencies.
Eg.
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: '../jar', include: '*.jar')
compile project(':pull-to-refresh')
compile files('libraries/abcdef.jar')
}
Hope this helps :)

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Android .aar dependencies aren’t resolving in app project that depends on .aar

i have created an android library AAR in android studio 2.1.3 in which i use the following dependencies:
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-vision:9.4.0+'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:9.4.0+'
compile 'pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:1.2.3'
now i am using this aar in an application but those dependencies were failing unless i add them to the dependencies of the new app.
i search here and i found that i need to add the following line:
compile (project(':LIBNAME-release')) {transitive = true}
but this didn't work. is there something i missed? or is it related to the obfuscation i did to the aar file? or is it a must to add these dependencies to the app?
Try to compile you project first:
dependencies {
compile project(':Name-Of-Your-Project')
}
This is Ashton Engberg's suggestion from that post

Why can't I add Facebook SDK on Android Studio?

I am following the Getting Started, Facebook Android SDK.
But when I am adding the repositories and the dependencies, I get the following error:
Error: Module version com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0 depends on libraries but is not a library itself.
I tried with several versions of the SDK but I can't make it work.
This is how my gradle looks:
dependencies{
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0'
}
repositories{
mavenCentral()
}
I am using the BuildTools 22.0.1
I hope someone can orient my with this issue.
Regards
compile 'com.facebool.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0' Is the facebool correct or is that an error? If that's an error then that could be your issue. Also if you can't get it to compile from a maven source try downloading a jar and putting it in your local library. Then go into the project structure and go to the module you want to add this library to and click on the dependencies tab and there is a plus icon to add a library from file.
In you build.gradle(Project:Your-Project-Name) replace jCentral() with mavenCentral() in both (allproject/repos and buildscript/repos) then sync your gradle.
Hope this helps.

Using .aar NoClassDefFoundError But Class Exists and is Dexed

I have several projects which I build to create an .aar. I then import this .aar into into Android Studio under /libs. The build.gradle file for this dependency looks as follows:
repositories{
flatDir{
dirs 'libs'
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:+'
compile(name: 'customApi-debug', ext:'aar')
}
Since the library is quite large I have set multiDexEnabled = true. Android Studio finds the library and autocomplete works. Building works fine too but running the app gives the following error:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.companyx.android.api.ui.vision.metaio.MetaIoView
at com.companyx.android.api.ui.vision.metaio.MetaIoView$$InjectAdapter.<init>(MetaIoView$$InjectAdapter.java:29)
I uncompressed and disassembled the .aar and dex files, respectively, and verified that the classes its complaining about actually exist. I've tried existing approaches for dealing with this problem but none of them worked.
Anyone else experienced this? Thanks in advance.
I run into the same issue. The fix is firstly to deploy the AAR file to a local maven (I utilized the plugin at https://github.com/dcendents/android-maven-gradle-plugin). Then I referenced to the local maven as described at https://stackoverflow.com/a/23045791/2563009. And eventually I declared the dependencies with a transitive option, like this:
dependencies {
compile('com.myapp.awesomelib:awesomelib:0.0.1#aar') {
transitive = true
}
}
The error would be gone then.
Just fyi, you can use a simpler syntax, which is valid too
compile 'com.myapp.awesomelib:awesomelib:0.0.1'
Don't forget to omit the #aar thing at the end of the library name

Android Studio - MavenCentral dependency sync ok, but symbol cannot be resolved

So, I managed to create an Android library component and publish it on Maven Central. But when I'm trying to use it as a dependency in a new project, Android Studio can't seem to find the classes.
build.gradle for the app module:
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
compile 'no.hyper:libdateintervalpicker:1.0.0' //this is the one I want to use
}
This part seems to work, at least I get no sync errors. However, when trying to access to package and classes from my MainActivity, Android Studio can't find them and gives me "cannot resolve symbol" message.
I have tried downloading the classes.jar from the archive directly from Maven Central, and they are indeed in the package.
Other dependencies seem to appear in the /build/intermediates/exploded-aar folder after syncing, but that does not happen to my library.
I use Android Studio 1.0.2 on OSX 10.9.5 (Mavericks)
Any suggestions?
Looking in your pom, it states <packaging>aar.asc</packaging>. It should be aar instead.
Oh, and the answer to actually being able to use the library, was to add #aar to the dependency so that it now reads
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
compile 'no.hyper:libdateintervalpicker:1.0.0#aar' //note the magic #aar
}
Edit:
Removing the block
configurations {
archives {
extendsFrom configurations.default
}
}
makes Gradle generate the pom with the correct packaging entry, and thus makes it possible to reference the dependency without the #aar suffix

error: package com.facebook.android does not exist in android studio project

I am new to android studio.I am developing an app which uses Facebook SDK.I have downloaded Facebbok SDK and imported it as a module to my android project.I am using latest version of android studio.So I simply imported it and did not make any change in other files for this.First I am trying to use facebook login functionality.But when I build the app I am getting following error.
error: package com.facebook.android does not exist
I could see one solution as an answer to someone's question. But i could not understand it.Please somebody help me.
check you build.gradle
it should got this dependency
if you got library project:
dependencies {
compile project(':facebook');
}
if you got jar files in libs folder:
dependencies {
compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
}
or just add maven central dependency to:
dependencies {
compile 'com.github.asne.facebook:facebook:3.17.2'
}
You need to add dependencies on your gradle file :-
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0'
above is path you need to add dependencies {} like below :-
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.0'
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0'
}
Is the facebook library is jar file or library project?
If is jar file, you just need to add jar file in libs folder and dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
} in build.gradle.
If is library project, you should modify your setting.gradle and build.gradle files.
Adding this line of code to the dependencies in the build.gradle file helped me get rid of the same error.
dependencies {
...
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.0.0'
}
From platform=android facebook developers
-the last line of the section "Add Facebook SDK to Your Project")

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