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# Android plugin for Gradle, revision 1.3.0 (July 2015)

**Dependencies:**

|                 | Minimum version | Default version |                                                                              Notes                                                                              |
|----------------:|:---------------:|:---------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
|          Gradle |      2.2.1      |      2.2.1      |             To learn more, see[updating Gradle](https://developer.android.com/build/releases/gradle-plugin?buildsystem=ndk-build#updating-gradle).              |
| SDK Build Tools |     21.1.1      |     21.1.1      | [Install](https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/update#sdk-manager)or[configure](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/build-tools)SDK Build Tools. |

**General Notes:**

- Added support for the`com.android.build.threadPoolSize`property to control the`Android`task thread pool size from the`gradle.properties`file or the command line. The following example sets this property to 4.

              
              -Pcom.android.build.threadPoolSize=4
              
            
- Set the default build behavior to exclude`LICENSE`and`LICENSE.txt`files from APKs. To include these files in an APK, remove these files from the`packagingOptions.excludes`property in the`build.gradle`file. For example:  

  ```groovy
  android {
        packagingOptions.excludes = []
      }
        
  ```  

  ```kotlin
  android {
        packagingOptions.excludes.clear()
      }
      
  ```
- Added the`sourceSets`task to inspect the set of all available source sets.
- Enhanced unit test support to recognize multi-flavor and[build variant](https://developer.android.com/tools/building/configuring-gradle#workBuildVariants)source folders. For example, to test an app with multi-flavors`flavor1`and`flavorA`with the`Debug`build type, the test source sets are:
  - test
  - testFlavor1
  - testFlavorA
  - testFlavor1FlavorA
  - testFlavor1FlavorADebug

  Android tests already recognized multi-flavor source folders.
- Improved unit test support to:
  - Run`javac`on main and test sources, even if the`useJack`property is set to`true`in your build file.
  - Correctly recognize dependencies for each build type.
- Added support for specifying instrumentation test-runner arguments from the command line. For example:  

  ```
  ./gradlew connectedCheck 

     -Pandroid.testInstrumentationRunnerArguments.size=medium 

     -Pandroid.testInstrumentationRunnerArguments.class=TestA,TestB
          
  ```
- Added support for arbitrary additional Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT) parameters in the`build.gradle`file. For example:

  ```groovy
  android {
      aaptOptions {
        additionalParameters "--custom_option", "value"
      }
  }
        
  ```  

  ```kotlin
  android {
      aaptOptions {
        additionalParameters += listOf("--custom_option", "value")
      }
  }
        
  ```
- Added support for a[test APK module](https://developer.android.com/tools/studio/studio-features#test-module)as a separate test module, using the`targetProjectPath`and`targetVariant`properties to set the APK path and target variant.

  **Note:**A test APK module does not support product flavors and can only target a single variant. Also, Jacoco is not supported yet.
- Added resource name validation before merging resources.
- When building an AAR (Android ARchive) package for library modules, do not provide an automatic`@{applicationId}`placeholder in the[manifest merger](https://developer.android.com/tools/building/manifest-merge)settings. Instead, use a different placeholder, such as`@{libApplicationId}`and provide a value for it if you want to include application Ids in the archive library.

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