android-gradle-logic

You can centralize Android Gradle build logic by creating a dedicated build-logic module with convention plugins. This architecture allows you to apply shared configurations for Compose, Kotlin options, and dependencies across modules using Gradle Kotlin DSL.

Gradle convention plugins are custom plugins that bundle shared build configuration. You need them in multi-module Android projects to reduce boilerplate in module build.gradle.kts files and enforce consistent setup across your app.

By combining version catalogs with convention plugins, you can extract dependency versions and shared configurations into a central build-logic module. Applying the plugin alias in your module automatically injects these shared defaults, eliminating repetitive boilerplate.

Yes, convention plugins can encapsulate Compose setup within a shared build-logic module. Applying the plugin to your Android modules automatically configures the necessary Compose compiler options and dependencies consistently.

The best way to manage dependency versions in large Android apps is using Gradle version catalogs combined with convention plugins. This centralizes version declarations in a build-logic module, ensuring all modules reference identical dependency versions without duplication.

Yes, this centralized build logic approach targets Android projects using Gradle Kotlin DSL. You include the build-logic module as a composite build and apply the plugin alias in your module's build.gradle.kts file to enable the configuration.