This wraps the Android Gradle plugin dependency in the buildscripts section of android/build.gradle in a conditional:
if (project == rootProject) {
// ... (dependency here)
}
The Android Gradle plugin is only required when opening the project stand-alone, not when it is included as a dependency. By doing this, the project opens correctly in Android Studio, and it can also be consumed as a native module dependency from an application project without affecting the app project (avoiding unnecessary downloads/conflicts/etc).
prscX
commented
4 years ago
This wraps the Android Gradle plugin dependency in the buildscripts section of android/build.gradle in a conditional:
The Android Gradle plugin is only required when opening the project stand-alone, not when it is included as a dependency. By doing this, the project opens correctly in Android Studio, and it can also be consumed as a native module dependency from an application project without affecting the app project (avoiding unnecessary downloads/conflicts/etc).
for more info, you can refer to this thread and especially this comment.