Android Studio Gradle build "apply plugin: 'com.android.library'": aar missing files

Question

I'm using Android Studio and building Android library project, so I distribute aar file. And to be more specific I just distribute the jar inside (yes- customers still using Eclipse so I combine manually the jar with manifest, res etc well known procedure).

This is my Gradle build script (regular default...):

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 22
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.0"

    lintOptions {
        abortOnError false
    }

    defaultConfig {
        // Ain't applicationIdNot
        minSdkVersion 11
        targetSdkVersion 22
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    sourceSets {
        main {
            java {
                srcDir 'src/main/java'
            }
            resources {
                srcDir 'src/../lib'
            }
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile '...'
}

The problem is that: Under one java package alongside regular java classes I have ttf font files. This is due to historical reasons and now the project complexity not allowing to make changes and move them to where they actually need to be.

Well - The jar missing these files. How to implement the build process such the jar inside the arr will include these files - Because after all - It's regular archive and those file are in the file tree already compressed into the jar .

Thanks,

Answer 1

Just specify to include the files in your sourceSets closure

// if you want to include the files in your aar
android {
    ...
    sourceSets {
        main {
            resources.includes = [ '**/mySweetFont.ttf' ]
        }        
    }
}

// to include in your jar
sourceSets {
    main {
        resources.includes = [ '**/mySweetFont.ttf' ]
    }        
}

This will place the files at the root of the artifact produced. For the jar you may need to specify the sourceSets closure twice once inside android closure and again after the android closure