(When) should I expect the "Open for Editing in Android Studio" option to show in Android Studio?

[msbit]

Steps to Reproduce

Going through https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/admob-inline-ads-in-flutter, at step 8, I am instructed to:

Open the android/build.gradle file (or any file under the android folder), and click Open for Editing in Android Studio to open an Android project.

This option isn't showing up, so I'm wondering:

• should I expect to see the option when using Android Studio itself?
• if so, and this scenario doesn't trigger that option, what scenario should?

The tutorial doesn't specifically note that it's using Android Studio, but the screenshots up to that point appear to be AS, and the Pub get command appears as expected from the Flutter plugin, so I'd suggest that's what the author intended.

Version info

/Users/tom/opt/flutter/flutter_macos_3.3.4-stable/bin/flutter doctor --verbose
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.3.4, on macOS 11.7.1 20G918 darwin-x64, locale en-AU)
    • Flutter version 3.3.4 on channel stable at /Users/tom/opt/flutter/flutter_macos_3.3.4-stable
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision eb6d86ee27 (9 weeks ago), 2022-10-04 22:31:45 -0700
    • Engine revision c08d7d5efc
    • Dart version 2.18.2
    • DevTools version 2.15.0

[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 33.0.0)
    • Android SDK at /Users/tom/Library/Android/sdk
    ✗ cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.
    ✗ Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#android-setup for more details.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 13.2.1)
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode-13.2.1.app/Contents/Developer
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    • CocoaPods version 1.11.3

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

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[stevemessick]

My guess is that project is based on an old Flutter template. It looks like it is missing the Android module. If I'm right then you can fix it using the Project Structure dialog.

Use File > Project Structure to open it. In the left pane, select Modules. In the middle pane, select the name of your project. If my guess is correct, it will not have any dependents. (If it has an arrow to show children then my guess is probably wrong.) You can add an Android module by using the + in the middle pane. That will display the Add menu. It might have an option for Android but if it doesn't then select New Module and choose Android from the list.

Let us know if that helps.

[msbit]

Hey @stevemessick it looks like you're correct, there's just the one entry at the top level, the starter module.

I've tried 3 options from that project structure screen:

• add an Android framework, which added a node beneath the starter module and an Android entry on the project navigator drop-down near the top left, but this is always empty
• add a New Module which appears to be creating an entirely new Android application beneath starter so doesn't seem to fit the bill
• Import Module, pointing it at the android/app directory which also adds the Android entry on the project navigator drop-down, but it appears to only be partially populated (some java files, no *.gradle files)

Is there some documentation around that covers the nuances of adding/importing/configuring modules to existing Flutter projects like this?

[stevemessick]

This comment has a screen shot showing what to do. I believe it corresponds to your second option. It is creating an Android module that is a dependent of your project. Android Studio became very picky about when their menu items and tool windows would be active, so now we have to have an Android module in every Flutter project that targets Android. Projects created using Flutter tools automatically create one.

[stevemessick]

I created an issue to (hopefully) fix the root cause of this problem.
googleads/admob-inline-ads-in-flutter#43

@msbit are you able to open the file in Android Studio now?

[github-actions]

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