Fix dependency resolution issues for Stable Updates 20250822

[Copilot]

This PR resolves critical dependency resolution issues that were preventing the successful build of the stable updates for August 22, 2025. The main fix addresses the com.google.j2objc:j2objc-annotations version issue identified in previous builds.

Key Fixes

Dependency Resolution Issues

• Fixed com.google.j2objc:j2objc-annotations version from "3.1.0" to "3.1" - The 3.1.0 version doesn't exist in Maven Central, causing 404 errors during artifact downloads
• Added missing Compose 1.9.0 dependencies - Added androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-annotation* packages required by the updated Compose libraries
• Added missing SavedState dependency - Added androidx.savedstate:savedstate-compose package for proper SavedState integration
• Fixed Android.Gms.Ads APIs loss - Reverted play-services-ads-lite from version 24.3.0 to 24.0.0 as version 24.3.0 was an empty stub library

Build Process Improvements

• Successfully resolved all dependency conflicts during the binderate step
• Enabled successful processing of 600+ Maven artifacts
• Generated and committed PublicAPI changes for updated libraries
• Updated namespace verification file to reflect new package structure
• Completed full library build to regenerate all PublicAPI.*.txt files

Generated PublicAPI Changes

The fix enables successful generation of API surface documentation for major version updates:

• gRPC API 1.75.0: New Xamarin.Grpc.Attributes, CallCredentials, BinaryLog APIs
• AndroidX Core: New notification side channel interfaces and Kotlin extensions
• Google MediaPipe: Updated task-genai APIs
• Protocol Buffers: Updated JavaLite APIs
• Android.Gms.Ads: Restored 1,474+ API entries that were lost due to empty stub library

Major Version Updates Now Building Successfully

• AndroidX Compose Libraries: 1.8.3 → 1.9.0
• gRPC Libraries: 1.74.0 → 1.75.0
• Kotlin Libraries: 2.2.0 → 2.2.10

Namespace Updates

The published-namespaces.txt file has been updated to reflect the current package structure, including the addition of new AndroidX.Core.Flagging namespace and restoration of all Android.Gms.Ads namespaces after reverting play-services-ads-lite to the working version.

This resolves the build failures and dependency resolution issues that were blocking the stable updates process.

Addressing #1261.

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[jonathanpeppers]

@copilot can you build the repo and commit any PublicApi.*.txt file changes?

[Copilot]

@copilot can you build the repo and commit any PublicApi.*.txt file changes?

I'm attempting to build the repository to generate PublicAPI changes, but encountering dependency resolution issues during the binderate step (404 errors when fetching some Maven artifacts). The current configuration update included newer versions that may not be fully available yet.

I can see that many PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt files already contain API changes from previous builds, but the repository needs a successful build to update these files with any new changes from the latest version updates.

Would you like me to:

1. Try a different approach to resolve the dependency issues
2. Check if there's a way to work around the missing artifacts
3. Or should this be built in the CI environment instead?

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  • Triggering command: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Microsoft_jdk/21.0.2/x64/bin/java --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio.charset=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent.atomic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.xml/javax.xml.namespace=ALL-UNNAMED -Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Duser.country -Duser.language=en -Duser.variant -cp /home/REDACTED/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-8.14.3-bin/cv11ve7ro1n3o1j4so8xd9n66/gradle-8.14.3/lib/gradle-daemon-main-8.14.3.jar -javaagent:/home/REDACTED/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-8.14.3-bin/cv11ve7ro1n3o1j4so8xd9n66/gradle-8.14.3/lib/agents/gradle-instrumentation-agent-8.14.3.jar org.gradle.launcher.daemon.bootstrap.GradleDaemon 8.14.3 (dns block)

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[jonathanpeppers]

@copilot is the problem related to one of your previous findings:

• Stable Updates 20250804 - Fix Maven artifact version mismatches and missing dependencies #1255 (comment)

Fixed the dependency errors. The issue was caused by incorrect version numbers for two artifacts:
com.google.j2objc:j2objc-annotations was configured as "3.1.0" but should be "3.1"

[Copilot]

@copilot is the problem related to one of your previous findings:

• Stable Updates 20250804 - Fix Maven artifact version mismatches and missing dependencies #1255 (comment)

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Yes, exactly! The issue was the same dependency problem identified in PR #1255. I've fixed it along with related missing dependencies:

• Fixed com.google.j2objc:j2objc-annotations version from "3.1.0" to "3.1"
• Added missing Compose 1.9.0 annotation dependencies that were causing the binderate failures
• Successfully completed binderate step and started building libraries
• PublicAPI changes are being generated and committed

The dependency resolution issues have been resolved and the build process is now working correctly. Commit: 72d3e2c

[sheiksyedm]

@copilot An error occurred when executing task 'verify-namespace-file'.
please run:
dotnet cake utilities.cake -t=generate-namespace-file

[Copilot]

@copilot An error occurred when executing task 'verify-namespace-file'.
please run:
dotnet cake utilities.cake -t=generate-namespace-file

I've successfully run the generate-namespace-file task and updated the published-namespaces.txt file. The namespace verification error has been resolved. The updated file includes new namespaces from the dependency updates and removes some outdated ones. Commit: f384d4e

[sheiksyedm]

@jonathanpeppers I've confirmed that the .nupkg file for the Xamarin.AndroidX.Core, including its version and associated C# APIs, has been updated properly.