Cordova build error caused by conflict between Google Play Services update and phonegap-plugin-push

phonegap-plugin-push-android-build-issue.MD

phonegap plugin push gradle build error

Status: Active/relevant
Importance: BLOCKER
Reported to developer: Yes

Date reported: 20.09.2017
Date solved: N/A

Hotfix available: Yes

Category: Build
Sub-category: Android

Casued by:
	plugin: phonegap-plugin-push 2.0.0 "PushPlugin"

Description

A build error is caused by an conflict between a newer version of Google Play Services in the Android SDK and the Cordova-plugin phonegap-plugin-push 2.0.0 "PushPlugin".

When building cordova build android the following error may occur:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Script '/Users/erlendellingsen/Documents/jobb/fearnley/fearnAppCordova/platforms/android/phonegap-plugin-push/fearnleysecurities-push.gradle' line: 38

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating root project 'android'.
> Failed to apply plugin [class 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin']
   > For input string: "+"

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 12.688 secs
Error: /Users/erlendellingsen/Documents/jobb/fearnley/fearnAppCordova/platforms/android/gradlew: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Script '/Users/erlendellingsen/Documents/jobb/fearnley/fearnAppCordova/platforms/android/phonegap-plugin-push/fearnleysecurities-push.gradle' line: 38

Solution

There is no permanent solution available at the time of posting, however there is a workaround.

Workaround

This issue has occured to other developers as well and is discussed on Github (here). The solution to the problem is posted here.

Replace cordova.system.library.2=com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:+

with

cordova.system.library.2=com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:11.0.1 (or some other version?)

in the file

/platforms/android/project.properties

The build should now work as intended.

I'm using ionic project. Though the above solution helps you to build without any error. I'm getting error like Cannot find module "ionic-native/push". But the PhoneGap-push plugin is already installed.

@coolvasanth
add this in app.module.ts

import { Push,PushOptions } from '@ionic-native/push';

providers: [
Push
]