AAR Example

Example of creation AAR with C++ *.so library.

Instructions for creating AAR:

Create AAR

On first run open FooLibrary project in Android Studio to initialize all local settings, then close this project.

Run build script:

> cd android-aar-simple
[android-aar-simple]> ./create-aar.sh
[android-aar-simple]> ls foo-debug.aar
foo-debug.aar

Script will run builds with two toolchain:

Libraries will be installed to:

Sources:

FooLibraryCpp/CMakeLists.txt - CMake code with C++ library
FooLibraryCpp/foo.cpp - define 'foo()' function and Java export call
FooLibrary/foo/src/main/java/com/example/foo/Foo.java - Java interface with "native" method

Open project android-aar-simple/UseFoo and follow instructions for adding AAR:

File -> New -> New Module ... -> Import .JAR/.AAR Package find foo-debug.aar and load it
In file android-aar-simple/UseFoo/app/build.gradle add line:

dependencies {
  compile project(":foo-debug")
}