React-Native Android Build Failure: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. Failed to process resources - android-gradle-plugin

Question

I cannot figure out what is wrong with the build. I tried the common solutions of running ./gradlew clean as well as adding the android.enableAapt2=false to the gradle.properties.
The google-services.json folder is at the /android/app level.
Im at a loss right now as to how to get past this one.
If I forgot to include something useful please lmk and I will update.
Cheers
Error Output
Configure project :app
WARNING: The specified Android SDK Build Tools version (26.0.1) is ignored, as it is below the minimum supported version (27.0.3) for Android Gradle Plugin 3.1.3.
Android SDK Build Tools 27.0.3 will be used.
To suppress this warning, remove "buildToolsVersion '26.0.1'" from your build.gradle file, as each version of the Android Gradle Plugin now has a default version of the build tools.
Could not find google-services.json while looking in [src/nullnull/debug, src/debug/nullnull, src/nullnull, src/debug, src/nullnullDebug]
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
Could not find google-services.json while looking in [src/nullnull/release, src/release/nullnull, src/nullnull, src/release, src/nullnullRelease]
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
Configure project :react-native-google-analytics-bridge
WARNING: Configuration 'compile' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'implementation' and 'api'.
It will be removed at the end of 2018. For more information see: http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html
Configure project :react-native-radar
WARNING: Configuration 'compile' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'implementation' and 'api'.
It will be removed at the end of 2018. For more information see: http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html
Task :app:processDebugGoogleServices
Parsing json file: /Users/kyletreman/18F/courier_test_app/android/app/google-services.json
/Users/kyletreman/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-23.0.1.aar/64df69838d7c555de168bdcf18f3be5c/res/values/values.xml:113:5-69: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found.
/Users/kyletreman/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-23.0.1.aar/64df69838d7c555de168bdcf18f3be5c/res/values/values.xml:113:5-69: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found.
error: failed linking references.
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
Failed to process resources, see aapt output above for details.
Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
BUILD FAILED in 2s
50 actionable tasks: 3 executed, 47 up-to-date
Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details.
Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have
set up your Android development environment:
https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html
/android/app/build.gradle
android {
compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion "27.0.3"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.courier_test_app.app"
minSdkVersion 16
targetSdkVersion 27
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
ndk {
abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
}
}
splits {
abi {
reset()
enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
universalApk false // If true, also generate a universal APK
include "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
}
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
}
}
// applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
variant.outputs.each { output ->
// For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
// http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a":1, "x86":2]
def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
if (abi != null) { // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
output.versionCodeOverride =
versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
}
}
}
}
dependencies {
implementation(project(':react-native-firebase')) {
transitive = false
}
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.0'
implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
implementation 'com.android.support:support-v13:27.1.1'
implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+" // From node_modules
implementation project(':react-native-radar')
implementation project(':react-native-google-analytics-bridge')
}
// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
from configurations.compile
into 'libs'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin.config.disableVersionCheck = true
/android/build.gradle
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
google()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.0.0'
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
// in the individual module build.gradle files
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
mavenLocal()
google()
jcenter()
maven {
// All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
}
}
}
configurations.all {
resolutionStrategy {
force 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.0'
}
}

Answer 1

From the error log I can see that appcompat-v7-23.0.1 is still being used. So, it would probably help to update resolutionStrategy:
configurations.all {
resolutionStrategy {
force 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.0'
force 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7-23.0.1'
}
}
Also you need to place that resolution strategy block in your app/build.gradle

Answer 2

Fixed
I was able to get help from someone familiar with the native side and he helped me sort out quite a few errors.
implementation order matters, this was the order that worked for me
implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+" // From node_modules
implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1"
implementation 'com.android.support:support-v13:27.1.1'
implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1"
implementation(project(':react-native-firebase'))
implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
implementation project(':react-native-radar')
implementation project(':react-native-google-analytics-bridge')
I need to move the configuration resolution strategies to the android/app/build.gradle file, mine were at the wrong level. I also had to alter versions of the support and appcompat packages. You can find dependencies via
./gradlew app:dependencies
from the android folder. The issue was one of the dependencies was pulling a older version, which was fixed by using the following in the resolutionStrategies.
force 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
The next change that needed to be made was the following line in the MainApplication.java
return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
to this
return <app_name>.BuildConfig.DEBUG;
I also removed the enableaapt2=false
The last tip I can give is that naming matters, don't rename your app unless its absolutely necessary and make sure it changes across the Main java files and AndroidMainfest.xml.
UPDATED
I realized my debugger was not connecting, it was because I removed some implementation packages that supported firebase, adding them back fixed the issue. Add the following below the firebase implementation.
implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:15.0.1"
implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.1"

Answer 3

put this code at the end of android/build.gradle
use your own numbers for the compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion
subprojects {
afterEvaluate {project ->
if (project.hasProperty("android")) {
android {
compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion "27.0.2"
}
}
}
}