How can I determine what dependencies I need in the gradle build file for my Android project

Question

So far Android studio has handled this, but it is not infallible.

Given the information of target build version (27) and which components I require (TabViews with Fragments, but no need for swiping), where can I find the information required to determine what goes in the module build.gradle dependencies?

Answer 1

This might not be the solution, but a little help. Here are two links that list the libraries.

Android Support libraries: https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/packages

Android X libraries: https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate

So if you build fails because of missing classes, you can check here and add the fitting dependency.

Also note that Android Studio lets you auto-migrate to Android X (Refactor > Migrate to AndroidX).