Livesync ignores aar file changes inside a plugin

[tgpetrov]

Tell us about the problem

I’d like to be able to refresh the demo app of a plugin when the plugin’s native android code is changed. Currently I am able to build a new aar file from an android project when some of its files is changed. Then I can copy the aar that has just been built in src/platforms/android hoping that it will cause a restart of the running demo app. However nothing happens. I can force the restart of the app by changing any other file in src/platforms.android which doesn’t end with aar. The similar approach on iOS (replacing the ios framework in src/platforms/ios) behaves as expected - the app is restarted with the new framework taken into account.

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?

Android

Please provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:

• CLI: 4.0.2
• Cross-platform modules: 4.0.1
• Runtime(s): 4.0.1

Please tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.

1. Run any plugin's demo app. For example: https://github.com/NativeScript/nativescript-camera
2. Paste an aar file inside src/platforms/android to see that the app will NOT restart
3. Paste a file of any other type to see that the app will restart