# kezong/fat-aar-android

A gradle plugin that merge dependencies into the final aar file works with AGP 3.+

Repository: https://github.com/kezong/fat-aar-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fat-aar-android
Language: Groovy
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: fat-aar, fataar, merge-aar, aar, android, gradle-plugin
Last push: 2024-07-25T12:51:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2814, "days_push": 769, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3287, forks 708 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.797077+00:00)

## What it is
A Gradle plugin for Android that merges library dependencies (jars and AARs) into a single final AAR artifact, using an `embed` configuration similar to `implementation`. It works with Android Gradle Plugin 3.0 through 7.1.0.

## Use cases
- bundle dependencies into a single aar file
- merge aar libraries into one android library artifact
- distribute an android sdk as a fat aar
- embed local and remote aar dependencies in a library build
- create an all-in-one android library for publishing

## When to choose
- you need to ship an Android library with all dependencies bundled into one AAR
- your project builds with AGP 3.0-7.1.0 and Gradle 4.9-7.3

## When to avoid
- you use AGP or Gradle versions newer than 7.1.0/7.3, since the project is unmaintained
- you want a long-term supported solution - consider forking or alternatives

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: build-tool, package-manager
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: fat-aar, gradle-plugin, android-library, aar-merging, groovy, android, gradle

## Member repositories
- kezong/fat-aar-android (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.797077+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:22:54.342518+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kezong/fat-aar-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.797077+00:00, sha 78034cb69bca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.