Hi there. I need to add a dependency as a .aar file. I can do that by importing this file, but then I have this big file in my project and issues with remote git repositories. But that's not really what I want. So the question is: how to add a dependency to that .aar file being located outside the project folder? In the same way that Android SDK is located elsewhere. Any help will be very appreciated!

you can use absolute paths with

files(...)

and it will be respected

@octylFractal, you mean like gradle.property?

sort of, but another file that isn't checked in, e.g. `local.properties`: https://developer.android.com/studio/build#properties-files

So that it would not be pushed by mistake to git repo?

yes, since it's local-only configuration

or install the aar into mavenLocal and pull it from there. that way proper dependency handling occurs.

@trevjones, didn’t use it before. does it take a lot of time?

If the aar is one you produce not at all. Just setup maven-publish and run the publish to maven local task. The 3.6beta or maybe 4.0alpha has support built in. And open source plugins for before that