[Bug]: new android plugin fails when 3rd party library used

[sdetweil]

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 6.0.0
@capacitor/core: 6.0.0
@capacitor/android: 6.0.0
@capacitor/ios: 6.0.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 4.6.1
@capacitor/core: 6.0.0
@capacitor/android: 6.0.0
@capacitor/ios: 6.0.0

[error] app directory is missing in android

Other API Details

Mac-mini:estimoteplugin4 sam$ npm -v
10.5.2
Mac-mini:estimoteplugin4 sam$ node -v
v20.13.1

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

creating a new android plugin using 3rd party lib
without lib it works as expected
see forum https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/custom-capacitor-plugin-android-fails-to-load-after-adding-3rd-party-lib/241729

once adding 3rd party lib, plugin fails to load.

Expected Behavior

expect it to work
web side works (not for production, just for test of plugin build) (doesn't call library of course)

Project Reproduction

https://github.com/sdetweil/estimoteplugin4

Additional Information

two repos... app (fribble)
https://github.com/sdetweil/fribble
and plugin
https://github.com/sdetweil/estimoteplugin4

the plugin source has two implementations.. one without calling 3rd party lib (as source on github) , works..
uncomment 3rd party imports and 2 lines of code, comment out one line of code, fails..
also change def of my hash

phone is android 14, samsung z-fold5

sample app provided by vendor using sdk
https://github.com/Estimote/Android-Estimote-UWB-SDK

[sdetweil]

i don't know what the problem was, i changed the lines I told above and suddenly it works.. then permissions, (solved)
and I ported the IOS plugin to the same project and tested, so Iave 1 app source, that build and runs and calls the platform specific plugin, with the same dialect.. and produces the same results..

now to port the app to ionic 6... ... we shall see