AAR file with PhoneGap/Cordova Plugin

STEPS TO CREATE AN PHONEGAP PLUGIN

Note: This steps are specific to include aar file, I assume you have created a phoneGap plugin before if not go here after that follow these steps.

Step 0: 

       This is just a structure of how your plugin folder should look like. 

pluginFolder/
  build-extras.gradle
  plugin.xml
  aar/yourAarFile.aar
  src/
    android/
      yourFile.gradle
      myPlugin.java

Step 1:

Create plugin folder with this sub-folders: src, www and aar (if there is one).

Step 2:

Create these files in the plugin folder plugin.xml, build-extras.gradle and package.json (this is only need it if is going to be public).

Step 3: 

In your plugin.xml file insert the following lines:

<platform name="android”>

<config-file target="res/xml/config.xml" parent="/*">
             <feature name=“myPlugin.java” > <!—add this without the .java extension just the name —>
                 <param name="android-package" value=“myPlugin.java"/>
            </feature>
         </config-file>

<!-- your configuration elements, references, source files, etc... —>

<framework src="src/android/yourFile.gradle" custom="true" type="gradleReference" />

<resource-file src=“aar/yourAarFile.aar" target=“aar/yourAarFile.aar" />

 </platform>

Step 4:

In yourFile.gradle put the following lines:

repositories{

jcenter()

flatDir{

dirs ‘aar’

}

 }

dependencies {

compile(name:'yourAarFile', ext:'aar’)

 }

 android {
    packagingOptions {
      exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
      exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
    }
 }

Step 5:

 In build-extras.gradle put the following lines:

 android {

      defaultConfig {
          minSdkVersion 16
          targetSdkVersion 22
      }
     packagingOptions {
          exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
          exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE’

  }

 }

Step 6:

 Create your java file myPlugin.java and put it in the src/android/ folder

Step 7:

 Now you can use the aar file from your plugin java Class.