Add Cordova Plugin Dependency To Build.gradle

I searched extensively but cannot not find the maven repository for org.apache.cordova. I want to edit an existing plugin (from github) in android studio. I have tried adding the

Solution 1:

Try adding to you local repository.

Look ath this thread:

I am attempting to add phonegap to my local maven repository for an android application, I'm looking for help on the steps I took