bug(android) plugin built with wrong sdk/tools versions

[NickIliev]

From @farfromrefug on July 25, 2018 15:27

I have a plugin which needs the very last support library.
Consequently I set up include.gradle with the correct version. You can see it here

However when I build through my app it fails because the plugin is built with the wrong versions.
If I print the corresponding gradle call:

/gradlew -p /myappfolder/platforms/tempPlugin/nativescript_material_components assembleRelease -PcompileSdk=android-27 -PbuildToolsVersion=27.0.3 -PsupportVersion=26.0.0-alpha1

The build.gradle within the temp folder does not take into account the targetSDk or compileSDKVersion that I have set-up in include.gradle. Only the dependencies are correct.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        mavenLocal()
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
            name 'Google'
        }
    }
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

def computeCompileSdkVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("compileSdk") ? compileSdk : 24 }
def computeBuildToolsVersion = { ->
    project.hasProperty("buildToolsVersion") ? buildToolsVersion : "27.0.3"
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion computeCompileSdkVersion()
    buildToolsVersion computeBuildToolsVersion()

    defaultConfig {
        targetSdkVersion 26
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
}

dependencies {
    def supportVer = "27.0.1"
    if (project.hasProperty("supportVersion")) {
        supportVer = supportVersion
    }
    compileOnly "com.android.support:support-v4:$supportVer"
    compileOnly "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$supportVer"
}

dependencies {
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28+"
    compile 'com.android.support:design:28+'
}

That build.gradle should have targetSDKVersion, compileSDKVersion, buildToolsVersion setup in that order:

• if the app app.gradle has a version use this one
• if not and if the plugin has a version, use the plugin version
• use the default version

BTW in the default app `build.gradle``` the applying

The order should be

setAppIdentifier()
    applyPluginGradleConfigurations()
    applyAppGradleConfiguration()

User app configuration should always overrule.

Right now I can't seem to find a way to compile my app with that module. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Copied from original issue: NativeScript/nativescript-cli#3773

[NickIliev]

Closing as the solution for the issue is indeed n the CLI (opened issue here)