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Checks if DEPENDENCIES.md is out of date by comparing it against gradle/libs.versions.toml and each module's build.gradle. Reports any version mismatches, missing dependencies, or removed dependencies.

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Dependency Checker

Audits DEPENDENCIES.md against the actual Gradle build files to detect drift.

When to Use This Skill

  • After updating a dependency version in libs.versions.toml
  • After adding or removing a dependency from a module's build.gradle
  • Before a release to verify the dependency doc is accurate
  • During PR review when build files have changed

What This Skill Does

  1. Reads DEPENDENCIES.md and extracts the per-module dependency tables (dependency name + version)
  2. Reads gradle/libs.versions.toml to get the declared versions
  3. Reads each module's build.gradle to get the actual api and implementation dependencies
  4. Resolves BOM-managed versions by running ./gradlew :<module>:dependencies --configuration releaseRuntimeClasspath when a dependency has no explicit version in the toml (e.g., Compose libraries managed by androidx.compose:compose-bom)
  5. Compares and reports:
    • Version mismatches: dependency exists in both but the version in DEPENDENCIES.md differs from the source of truth
    • Missing from doc: dependency is in a build.gradle but not listed in DEPENDENCIES.md
    • Removed / stale: dependency is listed in DEPENDENCIES.md but no longer in the build.gradle
  6. Prints a summary of all findings, grouped by module
  7. Offers to update DEPENDENCIES.md with the corrected versions if any drift is found

How to Use

/dependency-checker

Check if DEPENDENCIES.md is up to date

/dependency-checker — only check the Card and PayPal modules

Excluded Modules

Skip deprecated or legacy modules — they should NOT appear in DEPENDENCIES.md. Currently excluded:

  • VisaCheckout

If a deprecated module is found in DEPENDENCIES.md, flag it for removal. If a deprecated module is missing from the doc, do not report it as a missing entry.

browser-switch Dependencies

DEPENDENCIES.md has a dedicated section for browser-switch transitive dependencies (between "Key Third-Party Libraries" and "Per-Module Dependencies"). This section lists the direct runtime dependencies of com.braintreepayments.api:browser-switch.

To verify this section:

  1. Run ./gradlew :BraintreeCore:dependencies --configuration releaseRuntimeClasspath and find the browser-switch subtree
  2. Extract the direct dependencies (first-level children under browser-switch)
  3. Compare the dependency names and versions against what DEPENDENCIES.md lists
  4. Report mismatches, missing, or stale entries the same way as per-module checks

Tips

  • The source of truth for versions is gradle/libs.versions.toml and the Gradle dependency resolution, not DEPENDENCIES.md
  • Internal module dependencies (:BraintreeCore, :SharedUtils, etc.) don't have versions — they ship with the SDK
  • Some Compose dependencies are BOM-managed; their versions come from androidx.compose:compose-bom declared in UIComponents/build.gradle
  • The bundled Magnes SDK version is embedded in the JAR filename at DataCollector/libs/