rnpm & AndroidX for next release

[Shanie1331]

Requesting update for next releases.

The packages use deprecated "rnpm" config that will stop working from next release of React-native. Please give a release update for the same.
React-Native 6.0 have some breathtaking changes like:

1. completely removing "rnpm" in next release.

2. AndroidX migration for mantained support lib version. All the support libs are updated to jetpack AndroidX. you can check these changes here.

These changes seems mandatory and I will be great if I can help you on same.

[CHaNGeTe]

We are preparing for the upgrade:
#1656

But always, help is welcomed!

[CHaNGeTe]

@Shanie1331 your feedback on that PR will be much appreciated. Specially about the rnpm part.

[kpratik2015]

Add this to app/build.gradle and it might work

preBuild.doFirst { ant.replaceregexp(match:'android.support.v4.content.', replace:'androidx.core.content.', flags:'g', byline:true) { fileset(dir: '../../node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer', includes: '*.java') } ant.replaceregexp(match:'android.support.annotation.', replace:'androidx.annotation.', flags:'g', byline:true) { fileset(dir: '../../node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer', includes: '*.java') } }

[tslater]

The above link is just linking to this issue. Here is the PR (as far as I can tell) for reference:
#1626

[CHaNGeTe]

Sorry for that, yes, I meant this PR #1626

[benoitdion]

Closing this issue. #1626 has been merged and released in 5.x.