Merge "Allow module types to force creation of a default APEX variant" am: 9896b3424b am: 05ca6f6919 am: 5c45498964

Original change: https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/build/soong/+/1705263

Change-Id: I4365d9d1dfbfcd8bf9aa3f6381ec9470b7ff9921

apex/apex.go

@@ -1002,9 +1002,8 @@ func markPlatformAvailability(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	// Exception 1: stub libraries and native bridge libraries are always available to platform
-	if cc, ok := mctx.Module().(*cc.Module); ok &&
-		(cc.IsStubs() || cc.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled) {
+	// Exception 1: check to see if the module always requires it.
+	if am.AlwaysRequiresPlatformApexVariant() {
 		availableToPlatform = true
 	}