Enable Data Binding using build feature block (#27)

* Library updates and minsdk

Updated deprecated ViewModelProviders
minsdk to 21
enabled databinding using buildFeatures

* Update build.gradle

* update jdk version.

* Use Proerty syntax

* New options to enable DataBinding using buildFeatures

Android Gradle plugin 4.0.0, to optimize the build performance, introduces a new way to enable build features, such as Data Binding.  This uses the buildFeatures block to enable the features.

Minor Gradle updates
Library updates
Updated minSDK

Author: android-dev-lxl

AndroidTrivia-Starter/app/build.gradle

@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
-    dataBinding {
-        enabled = true
-    }
+    compileSdkVersion 30
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId 'com.example.android.navigation'
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        targetSdkVersion 30
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
@@ -42,17 +39,17 @@ android {
     }
     productFlavors {
     }
+    buildFeatures {
+        dataBinding true
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version"
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$supportlibVersion"
-    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-alpha1'
-    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0-beta01'
-    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.0-alpha4'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.0-alpha4'
-    implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0-rc01"
+    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-rc1'
+    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
+    implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-alpha02"
 }

AndroidTrivia-Starter/build.gradle

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ buildscript {
     ext {
         kotlin_version = '1.3.72'
         archLifecycleVersion = '1.1.1'
-        gradleVersion = '4.0.0'
-        supportlibVersion = '1.0.0-rc03'
+        gradleVersion = '4.0.1'
+        supportlibVersion = '1.2.0'
         dataBindingCompilerVersion = gradleVersion // Always need to be the same.
     }
     repositories {

DessertClicker-Starter/app/build.gradle

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
+    compileSdkVersion 30
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.dessertclicker"
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        targetSdkVersion 30
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
-    dataBinding {
-        enabled = true
+    buildFeatures {
+        dataBinding true
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-alpha2'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-rc1'
 }

DessertClicker-Starter/build.gradle

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong

DevBytes-starter/app/build.gradle

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ apply plugin: "androidx.navigation.safeargs"
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
+    compileSdkVersion 30
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.devbyteviewer"
-        minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        minSdkVersion 21
+        targetSdkVersion 30
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
-    dataBinding {
-        enabled = true
+    buildFeatures {
+        dataBinding true
     }
 
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
 
     // support libraries
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
     implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // arch components
     // ViewModel and LiveData
-    def lifecycle_version = "2.2.0-alpha01"
+    def lifecycle_version = "2.2.0"
     implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:$lifecycle_version"
 
     // logging

DevBytes-starter/build.gradle

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "android.arch.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:1.0.0"
 

GDGFinder-Starter/app/build.gradle

@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
 apply plugin: "androidx.navigation.safeargs"
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
-    dataBinding {
-        enabled = true
-    }
+    compileSdkVersion 30
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.gdgfinder"
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        targetSdkVersion 30
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -44,6 +41,10 @@ android {
     androidExtensions {
         experimental = true
     }
+
+    buildFeatures {
+        dataBinding true
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {

GDGFinder-Starter/build.gradle

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$version_kotlin"
         classpath "android.arch.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:$version_navigation"
     }

GuessTheWord-Starter/app/build.gradle

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 apply plugin: "androidx.navigation.safeargs"
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
+    compileSdkVersion 30
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.guesstheword"
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        targetSdkVersion 30
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
-    dataBinding {
-        enabled = true
+    buildFeatures {
+        dataBinding true
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
     implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
 
     // KTX
-    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.0.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.3.1'
 
     // Navigation
     implementation "android.arch.navigation:navigation-fragment-ktx:1.0.0"

GuessTheWord-Starter/build.gradle

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "android.arch.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:1.0.0"