Crash in Android device when adding nativescript-checkbox to a Nativescript 8.2.2 project

[banchasf]

Description
The app can run in debug mode but it crashes in Android device when adding nativescript-checkbox to a Nativescript 8.2.2 project.

The 2 lines of plugin code may not work as intended:

1. https://github.com/nstudio/nativescript-plugins/blob/main/packages/nativescript-checkbox/index.android.ts#:~:text=const%20AppCompatCheckBox_Namespace%20%3D%20useAndroidX()%20%3F%20androidx.appcompat.widget%20%3A%20(android.support%20as%20any).v7.widget%3B

2. https://github.com/nstudio/nativescript-plugins/blob/main/packages/nativescript-checkbox/index.android.ts#:~:text=const%20CompoundButtonCompat_Namespace%20%3D%20useAndroidX()%20%3F%20androidx.core.widget%20%3A%20(android.support.v4%20as%20any).widget%3B

Somehow the global variables:
global.androidx , com.google , com.google.android and com.google.android.material
don't contain expected values.

Environment and code repository
Nativescript: CLI 8.2.2
JAVA: openjdk version "11.0.14.1" 2022-02-08 LTS
Node: v14.17.0
Npm: 6.14.13
Android Studio: Bumblebee | 2021.1.1 Patch 2
Android SDK: 31,30,29,28
Code repository: https://github.com/banchasf/nscheckbox

Error message

03-16 19:19:19.523  8197  8197 D TNS.Runtime: V8 version 8.3.110.9
03-16 19:19:19.907  8197  8197 D AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: Process: org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox, PID: 8197
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.tns.NativeScriptApplication: com.tns.NativeScriptException: Error calling module function 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: TypeError: Cannot read property 'widget' of undefined
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: File: (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760452)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: StackTrace: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 19827(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760453)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at 8898(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:111741)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_exec__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112199)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112276)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__.X(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:1182)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112212)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112443)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at require(:1:266)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: TypeError: Cannot read property 'widget' of undefined
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6717)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1300(ActivityThread.java:237)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1913)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: com.tns.NativeScriptException: Error calling module function 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: TypeError: Cannot read property 'widget' of undefined
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: File: (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760452)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: StackTrace: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 19827(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760453)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at 8898(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:111741)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_exec__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112199)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112276)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at __webpack_require__.X(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:1182)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112212)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112443)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at require(:1:266)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: TypeError: Cannot read property 'widget' of undefined
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Native Method)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Runtime.java:689)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.tns.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:681)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.tns.NativeScriptApplication.onCreate(NativeScriptApplication.java:21)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1192)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6712)
03-16 19:19:19.908  8197  8197 E AndroidRuntime: 	... 8 more
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: [8197,0,org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox,816365124,com.tns.NativeScriptException,Error calling module function 
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: TypeError: Cannot read property 'widget' of undefined
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: File: (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760452)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: StackTrace: 
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 19827(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/vendor.js:2:760453)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at 8898(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:111741)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at __webpack_require__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:197)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at __webpack_exec__(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112199)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112276)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at __webpack_require__.X(file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/runtime.js:1:1182)
03-16 19:19:19.911   513  2089 I am_crash: 	at (file:///data/data/org.nativescript.nsmscheckbox/files/app/bundle.js:1:112212)

[dct-greg]

I am also experiencing the same problem, after upgrading from NS 8.1.5 to 8.2.2.

[banchasf]

@dct-greg I have raised a pull request to fix this problem in nstudio/nativescript-plugins#86