Could not find method compile() for arguments [project ':react-native-sqlite'] - sqlite

Question

react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native: 0.42.0
npm :3.5.2
I install sqlite on react native using this tutorial:
https://github.com/remobile/react-native-sqlite
when I'm done I executed this command :
react-native run-android
I have this error :
Cannot parse yarn version: 0.22
Scanning 547 folders for symlinks in /home/sofiane/projet/sql/node_modules (6ms)
Starting JS server...
Building and installing the app on the device (cd android && ./gradlew installDebug)...
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* Where:
Build file '/home/sofiane/projet/sql/android/build.gradle' line: 9
* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating root project 'sql'.
> Could not find method compile() for arguments [project ':react-native-sqlite'] on object of type org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.dsl.dependencies.DefaultDependencyHandler.
build.gradle :
// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
compile project(':react-native-sqlite')
// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
// in the individual module build.gradle files
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
mavenLocal()
jcenter()
maven {
// All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
}
}
}

Answer 1

You should configure <name-project>/android/app/build.gradle' not <name-project>/android/build.gradle'.

Answer 2

In my case the structure of the gradle file was the problem, i accidetally duplicated the dependencias on allprojects session
from :
// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
google()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.2'
// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
// in the individual module build.gradle files
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
jcenter()
google()
}
dependencies { //=> duplicated
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.2'
classpath "io.realm:realm-gradle-plugin:6.0.1"
}
}
task clean(type: Delete) {
delete rootProject.buildDir
}
to
buildscript {
ext.objectboxVersion = '2.1.0'
repositories {
jcenter()
maven {
url 'https://maven.google.com/'
name 'Google'
}
google()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.1'
classpath "io.realm:realm-gradle-plugin:6.0.1"
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
google()
jcenter()
}
}
task clean(type: Delete) {
delete rootProject.buildDir
}
Hope this helps someone.