An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application'] while integration Jetpack Compose

Question

I am trying to implement JetPack Compose using Canary 8 but getting this error every time I try to sync gradle

An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']

My app\build.gradle file is below

    plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
    id 'kotlin-android'
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion 30
    buildToolsVersion "30.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '11'
        useIR = true
    }
    buildFeatures {
        compose true
    }
    composeOptions {
        kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion compose_version
        kotlinCompilerVersion '1.4.30'
    }
}
dependencies {
    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.3.2'
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1'
    implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui:$compose_version"
    implementation "androidx.compose.material:material:$compose_version"
    implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling:$compose_version"
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.3.0-alpha06'
    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.3.0-alpha02'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.+'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
}

My build.gradle file is below

buildscript {
    ext {
        compose_version = '1.0.0-beta01'
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0-alpha08'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.4.30"
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

and this is my gradle-wrapper.properties

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8.2-all.zip
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

Solution 1

Android Gradle Plugin 7 requires Java 11.

Go to File > Project Structure and change JDK location to Embedded JDK.

Solution 2

For Android Studio Artic Fox (2020.3.1), you can find the JDK settings here:

Preferences -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle -> Gradle JDK

Then change the setting to "Embedded JDK"

Solution 3

For Android Studio Artic Fox (2020.3.1) Android Gradle Plugin 7 requires Java 11. use short key Ctr+Alt+Shift+S or Go to File > Project Structure and change JDK location to Embedded JDK. Same Answer @Mariusz

Solution 4

Check the following picture to re-direct the JDK source:

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

And you should be good to go.

Solution 5

I have issue with build cache and the error:

An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']
> Failed to apply plugin 'com.android.internal.application'.
   > The option 'android.enableBuildCache' is deprecated.
     The current default is 'false'.
     It was removed in version 7.0 of the Android Gradle plugin.

Removing org.gradle.caching=true from root gradle properties file solved the issue.

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Comments

[Gaëtan]

Do you have the exception as well?

[Devraj]

@Gaëtan yes, org.gradle.api.plugins.InvalidPluginException:

[Yaqoob Bhatti]

use short key Ctr+Alt+Shift+S or Go to File > Project Structure and change JDK location to Embedded JDK

[Devraj]

I dont understand why android behave so mistereously as same configuration was working fine 2 days back. Also when I am trying to update Gradle from 6.8.2 to 7.x.x , it starts giving another exception

[MSDarwish]

Could you share the new exception with us?

[Mariusz]

you already use AGP 7 com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0-alpha08 Android Gradle Plugin != Gradle, I bet AGP in alpha08 got some bug or some other dependencies are bugged or not upteded

[Mariusz]

update: switched to gradle 7 m 2 distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/g‌​radle-7.0-milestone-‌​2-bin.zip still giving same exception An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']

[Devraj]

@Mariusz, Hurraah!!! fixed this time. but it is very stange that I have developed a demo app with distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/g‌​radle-6.8.2-bin-zip and java8. but suddenly it stopped working. Thank you so much.. Upgrading java 8 to java 11 solved my problem.

[Mariusz]

@Devraj most probably you used stable Android Studio (with java8) and AS Preview uses AGP 7 that require J11

[Devraj]

@Mariusz but Android Jetpack compose does not work on Stable Android studio, It requires Canary. correct me if I am wrong.

[a55]

where is Project Structure ? i can not find it.

[aldok]

@a55 As the answer said, "File -> Project Structure...". Or, the shortcut: "CMD+;".

[Yaqoob Bhatti]

use short key Ctr+Alt+Shift+S

[Vikash Parajuli]

What could be the impact if I remove org.gradle.caching=true from the existing project

[0xAliHn]

We don't need it anymore. You can remove this

[Farid]

Still the same error

[Farid]

Was already 11 so nope, not a solution

[Farid]

Nothing, still the same error