Migration to AndroidX draft document

• (optional) Move tns-core-modules-widgets to main NativeScript repository (keep as separate packages for the time being)

• Migrate tns-core-modules package to AndroidX:

  • Create branch that uses AndroidX
  • Migrate Apps and Tests apps (both require published version of tns-core-modules-widgets@androidX and tns-platform-declarations@androidX)
  • Migrate support library typings to AndroidX in tns-platform-declarations:
    • Generate androidX-17/23/26/28 d.ts files
    • Remove support-library-17/23/26/28 d.ts files and deps
  • Publish tns-core-modules@androidx with proper tns-core-modules-widgets@androidx and tns-android@androidx dependencies
  • Publish tns-platform-declarations@androidX package

• Migrate tns-core-modules-widgets package to AndroidX:

  • Create branch that uses AndroidX
  • Publish tns-core-modules-widgets@androidX package

• {N} Plugins migration:

  • Evaluate and summarize all plugins that use support library
  • Create migration tool that replaces all Support Library namespaces to AndroidX in a project.
  • Migrate nativescript-ui-listview plugin as a proof-of-concept
  • Migrate the rest of the plugins developed by {N} team
  • Create sample-androidx-ts and sample-androidx-ng repos
  • Create '{N} AndroidX Introduction' Blog/Article
  • Create 'Plugin Migration Blog/Article/Steps/Guide' to describe the required migration steps for a plugin that relies on support library:
    • How to migrate your javascript code?
    • How to migrate your native code?
    • How to migrate your 3rd party libraries?
    • Publish package of your plugin that uses tns-core-modules@androidX
    • Migrate your plugin repo demo apps (if there are any)
  • (optional) Prepare script/tool that migrates (replaces support library namespaces to androidX) java/javascript/xml files to AndroidX
  • (optional) Create PRs that migrates top nativescript-* plugins to AndroidX

• Migrate Android Runtime to support AndroidX :

  • Publish dedicated tns-android@androidx package
  • Extend android-dts-generator to support androidX. Add new androidX jar files

• TODO: Migrate {N} CLI to support AndroidX ?:

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