How can I do this notation but in `buildSrc` instead? ```implementation(group = "", name = "faceboo...

# gradle

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

How can I do this notation but in buildSrc instead?

implementation(group = "", name = "facebook-login-6.3.0-jetified", ext = "aar")

In buildSrc I can't access the implementation function, and I can only do add("implementation", "put-the-local-aar-here"), the question is how can I include the local aar through the add function which is only available under only the buildSrc ?

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

Found a solution, you can do it through externalModuleDependencyFor

add(
        "implementation",
        externalModuleDependencyFor(
            this,
            group = "",
            ext = "aar",
            name = "facebook-login-6.3.0-jetified",
            classifier = null,
            configuration = null,
            version = null
        )
    )

[octylFractal]

if you apply the kotlin-dsl plugin to buildSrc, you can do it with "implementation"(...) which is very close

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

I think I've applied that already, and I still can't access the implementation accessor.

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

plugins {
    `kotlin-dsl`
}

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

For some reason what's available to a normal project module is not for buildSrc

[octylFractal]

right, it's specifically in double quotes

[octylFractal]

there's no project context for it to generate accessors from, so it doesn't generate the plain functions

[octylFractal]

to be clear, this should work:

"implementation"(group = "", name = "facebook-login-6.3.0-jetified", ext = "aar")

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

Are you sure? that doesn't seem to be the case for me. Notice I'm speaking about the context of buildSrc, because I'm trying to put several deps on a single function.

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

Something like

fun DependencyHandler.implementFacebook() {
    add(
        "implementation",
        externalModuleDependencyFor(name = "facebook-login-6.3.0-jetified", ext = "aar")
    )
    add(
        "implementation",
        externalModuleDependencyFor(name = "facebook-common-6.3.0-jetified", ext = "aar")
    )
    add(
        "implementation",
        externalModuleDependencyFor(name = "facebook-core-6.3.0-jetified", ext = "aar")
    )
}

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

And normal usage in a normal project module

dependencies {
    implementFacebook()
}

[octylFractal]

yes, I've used it many times before. Though I do believe it's on DependencyHandlerScope, so perhaps if you change your receiver it will work

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

Still don't 😞

[octylFractal]

odd, guess you'll have to make do with that other function then

[Ahmed Ibrahim]

Thanks BTW

[Javier]

internal fun DependencyHandler.implementation(dependencyNotation: Any): Dependency? =
    add("implementation", dependencyNotation)

[Javier]

@Ahmed Ibrahim you can use it for general, but with some modifications you can get implementFacebook too