Aar consume

[Shusshu]

First step in consuming an .aar library

[Shusshu]

Still need to properly add the classes.jar before compile time.

I haven't been able to find a proper way to let the compiler know about the classes.jar inside the .aar
To add them to the classpath for the compilation

I see 2 possible solutions:
1° add a new mojo that adds the classes.jar to the classpath before compilation (as the classes.jar is extracted to disk)
2° Enhanced the compile mojo to look inside an aar and take the classes.jar

I tried n°1 but it didn't seem to work by using the following line:

    projectHelper.attachArtifact( this.project, "jar", project.getArtifact().getClassifier(), classesJarFile );

Workaround for the moment
Add a dependency on the "aar" and also on the "jar" but usually the .jar is missing from central (except for actionbarsherlock)

Other things not implemented:

• Lint
• proguard
• \libs

[ankushg]

Does this enable any way to use maven-android with aar artifacts in maven central or is this just still a step in that direction?

[mosabua]

Step towards it.. aar support is still in progress. Next step is to create example projects and test it. You could try and see how far you get @ankushg