bug: cordova-plugin-intercom 10.2.0 fails to compile for Android with Capacitor 3

[abesiemsen]

Bug Report

Please note that while the steps to reproduce are identical to closed issue #5019, the fix implemented in #5019 does not actually result in a successful build, it just reveals a different error.

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 3.2.4
  @capacitor/core: unknown
  @capacitor/android: 3.2.4
  @capacitor/ios: 3.2.4

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/ios: not installed
  @capacitor/cli: 3.2.4
  @capacitor/android: 3.2.4
  @capacitor/core: 3.2.4

[success] Android looking great! 👌

Platform(s)

Android

Current Behavior

A blank Ionic project compiles correctly, until cordova-plugin-intercom is added. Then the build in Android Studio fails with error message noted below.

Steps to reproduce:

Create a new Ionic project with ionic start, using the 'blank' app template.
Add the android platform: ionic cap add android.
Sync, ionic cap sync, open ionic cap open android, and build in Android Studio, it is successful.

Now, install cordova-plugin-intercom, per https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/intercom.

npm install cordova-plugin-intercom
npm install @ionic-native/intercom
ionic cap sync

Now in Android Studio, the build fails:

A problem occurred configuring project ':capacitor-cordova-android-plugins'.
> com.android.builder.errors.EvalIssueException: Library projects cannot set applicationId. applicationId is set to 'capacitor.android.plugins' in default config.

Expected Behavior

I expect a successful build.

Granted, this is almost certainly an issue with cordova-plugin-intercom, but this page suggests letting you know when a cordova plugin is incompatible... so you're welcome? 😉

Code Reproduction

https://github.com/abesiemsen/cordova-plugin-intercom-fails

Other Technical Details

npm --version output: 6.14.15

node --version output: v14.18.0

ionic info output:

Ionic:

   Ionic CLI                     : 6.17.1 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@ionic/cli)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 5.8.2
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 12.1.4
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 12.1.4
   @angular/cli                  : 12.1.4
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 4.0.0

Capacitor:

   Capacitor CLI      : 3.2.4
   @capacitor/android : 3.2.4
   @capacitor/core    : 3.2.4
   @capacitor/ios     : not installed

Utility:

   cordova-res : not installed globally
   native-run  : 1.4.1

System:

   NodeJS : v14.18.0 (/usr/local/Cellar/node@14/14.18.0_1/bin/node)
   npm    : 6.14.15
   OS     : macOS Big Sur

[Ionitron]

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[abesiemsen]

Code reproduction added to original post, also here:
https://github.com/abesiemsen/cordova-plugin-intercom-fails

[jcesarmobile]

Last time you reported a cordova-plugin-intercom issue, I tried it in a Cordova app and didn't work there neither.
I tried to report the issue to intercom support on twitter and they told me to use their site chat tool to report the issue. I did that too and didn't get too far because I'm not a paid customer.

That being said, you can workaround your current issue by removing line 8 of build-extras-intercom.gradle (android.defaultConfig.applicationId manifest.@package.text()). They added that in the past because of a bug in cordova-android < 5.4, but it's not needed anymore and causes issues.
But you will probably hit another issue since the plugin doesn't work on Cordova at the moment.

[abesiemsen]

@jcesarmobile, I was actually able to build successfully with your suggested modification. I'll see if I can get further with Intercom (my client is a paying customer) to initiate an official fix.

Thank you, I really appreciate your investigation and response!

[jcesarmobile]

glad it worked

BTW, there is a community intercom plugin for Capacitor
https://github.com/capacitor-community/intercom

[vokamut]

My fix: #2511 (comment)

[ionitron-bot]

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