Feature modules are used in Instant apps and Android App Bundles so that when app requests a feature while using the instant app or App Bundles, the Play store loads only requested feature module code, and not others. In the case of Instant apps, once the user is done using the feature the code is … Read more
Using a Library Project means that my overall project will have two manifests — one for the library and the other for the “main” app project — and I’m not clear what goes in which or if there is some redundancy. The library project manifest is not presently used. Gradle for Android, and therefore Android … Read more
You can use the Class.forName(), it worked for me when i was needed to start activity which is in another module in my project. Intent intent = null; try { intent = new Intent(this, Class.forName(“ir.sibvas.testlibary1.HelloWorldActivity”)); startActivity(intent); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
First of all, you must import your library project by following that path: File –> New –> Import Module After you have imported the library project successfully, you must check your build.gradle file inside your project’s folder if the following line is present at the “dependencies” section: implementation project(‘:NameOfTheLibProject’) Then your project must be built … Read more
EDIT retrofit 2 is now stable. Use compile ‘com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0’ compile ‘com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0’ in your build.gradle dependency section old answer with Retrofit 2.0 you have to declare in your build.gradle the convert factory you want to use. Add compile ‘com.squareup.retrofit:converter-gson:2.0.0-beta2’ to your gradle and sync it again
I believe you must include the <activity> in your own AndroidManifest.xml — I don’t think it gets picked up from a library. I don’t have my reference for that handy. Update: It’s official solution. From the doc: Declaring library components in the manifest file In the manifest file of the application project, you must add … Read more
Add the following line to your project.properties file of your application project. manifestmerger.enabled=true Introduced with Android SDK Tools, Revision 20 (June 2012): https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/sdk-tools Build System * Added automatic merging of library project manifest files into the including project’s manifest. Enable this feature with the manifestmerger.enabled property.
Best implimentation I have seen based on Google IO Pro Tips 2010 is the RoboSpice library, which is REST based and very cleverly works with the Activity lifecycle as to not leak memory. Quick infographic the library is here Loaders are designed for database, not REST, they are reset on activity reset meaning you loose … Read more
This answer is out of date, the gradle build system and AAR files support assets. From the Android Docs: Library projects cannot include raw assets The tools do not support the use of raw asset files (saved in the assets/ directory) in a library project. Any asset resources used by an application must be stored … Read more
Any android library needs to have an AndroidManifest.xml file, but a name or an icon is not required. It’s only needed when there is an activity that is MAIN and LAUNCHER. You simply could use this manifest and your library will work like a charm. <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <manifest xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” package=”[your package]” android:versionCode=”1″ android:versionName=”1.0″ > … Read more