How to cloud build my app while PlayServices is using AndroidX? - nativescript

Question

Today, I created a new project, installed some plugins and tap on "Run" in NativeScript Sidekick, to build my app on cloud to my Android device, but I faced this error:
[00:01:35.796] [WARN] Attribute application#appComponentFactory value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91
is also present at [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).
Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:8:5-18:19 to override.
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
Some said that NativeScript Sidekick and NativeScript Cloud build are not yet compatible with NativeScript 6
I have been navigating for hours and reading similar issues on GitHub and Stack Overflow, but none of them worked for me, or for Cloud build.
This is my package.json content:
{
"nativescript": {
"id": "com.app.test",
"tns-android": {
"version": "5.4.0"
},
"tns-ios": {
"version": "5.4.2"
}
},
"description": "NativeScript Application",
"license": "SEE LICENSE IN <your-license-filename>",
"repository": "<fill-your-repository-here>",
"dependencies": {
"nativescript-geolocation": "5.1.0",
"nativescript-mapbox": "4.4.1",
"nativescript-plugin-firebase": "9.0.3",
"nativescript-theme-core": "1.0.6",
"nativescript-ui-autocomplete": "5.0.0",
"nativescript-ui-dataform": "5.0.0",
"nativescript-ui-listview": "7.0.1",
"nativescript-ui-sidedrawer": "7.0.0",
"nativescript-webrtc-plugin": "2.0.0-alpha.18",
"tns-core-modules": "5.4.3"
},
"devDependencies": {
"nativescript-dev-typescript": "~0.10.0",
"nativescript-dev-webpack": "~0.24.0"
},
"gitHead": "**************",
"readme": "NativeScript Application",
"author": "***"
}
Edit
I am not using NS 6, I use NS 5, since Sidekick is not yet compatible with NS 6. Also, I removed UI Pro components plugins, and it seems to work now. The pro UI plugins might work if I use older versions.

Answer 1

I'm not sure the compatibility of SideKick/Cloud build and 6.0/AndroidX, that normally lags a couple weeks. However I can tell you based on your package file, that it won't work. You are mixing Android & AndroidX :)
NativeScript requires NS 6.0 runtimes for AndroidX. NS 5.4 DOES not use AndroidX. But you are using NS-UI versions which are AndroidX.
So to test if sidekick/cloud builds supports AndroidX I would make the following changes:
{
"nativescript": {
"id": "com.app.test",
"tns-android": {
"version": "5.4.0"
},
"tns-ios": {
"version": "5.4.2"
}
},
Needs to be changed to
{
"nativescript": {
"id": "com.app.test",
"tns-android": {
"version": "6.0.0"
},
"tns-ios": {
"version": "6.0.1"
}
},
In addition this needs to be changed:
"devDependencies": {
"nativescript-dev-typescript": "~0.10.0",
"nativescript-dev-webpack": "~0.24.0"
},
to
"devDependencies": {
"nativescript-dev-webpack": "~1.0.1"
},
And finally this:
"tns-core-modules": "5.4.3"
needs to be
"tns-core-modules": "~6.0.1"
As for the rest of the dependencies; that is hard to say; because NativeScript just transitioned to AndroidX; their is a good change that some of the other plugins you have listed; might not be AndroidX compatible. I would honestly try building an app with out any of the extra plugins first:
"dependencies": {
"nativescript-theme-core": "1.0.6",
"tns-core-modules": "~6.0.0"
},