Project

API Documentation:Project

This interface is the main API you use to interact with Gradle from your build file. From a Project, you have programmatic access to all of Gradle's features.

Lifecycle

There is a one-to-one relationship between a Project and a build.gradle file. During build initialisation, Gradle assembles a Project object for each project which is to participate in the build, as follows:

  • Create a Settings instance for the build.
  • Evaluate the settings.gradle script, if present, against the Settings object to configure it.
  • Use the configured Settings object to create the hierarchy of Project instances.
  • Finally, evaluate each Project by executing its build.gradle file, if present, against the project. The projects are evaluated in breadth-wise order, such that a project is evaluated before its child projects. This order can be overridden by calling Project.evaluationDependsOnChildren() or by adding an explicit evaluation dependency using Project.evaluationDependsOn(java.lang.String).

Tasks

A project is essentially a collection of Task objects. Each task performs some basic piece of work, such as compiling classes, or running unit tests, or zipping up a WAR file. You add tasks to a project using one of the create() methods on TaskContainer, such as TaskContainer.create(java.lang.String). You can locate existing tasks using one of the lookup methods on TaskContainer, such as TaskCollection.getByName(java.lang.String).

Dependencies

A project generally has a number of dependencies it needs in order to do its work. Also, a project generally produces a number of artifacts, which other projects can use. Those dependencies are grouped in configurations, and can be retrieved and uploaded from repositories. You use the ConfigurationContainer returned by Project.getConfigurations() method to manage the configurations. The DependencyHandler returned by Project.getDependencies() method to manage the dependencies. The ArtifactHandler returned by Project.getArtifacts() method to manage the artifacts. The RepositoryHandler returned by Project.getRepositories() method to manage the repositories.

Multi-project Builds

Projects are arranged into a hierarchy of projects. A project has a name, and a fully qualified path which uniquely identifies it in the hierarchy.

Plugins

Plugins can be used to modularise and reuse project configuration. Plugins can be applied using the PluginAware.apply(java.util.Map) method, or by using the PluginDependenciesSpec plugins script block.

Properties

Gradle executes the project's build file against the Project instance to configure the project. Any property or method which your script uses is delegated through to the associated Project object. This means, that you can use any of the methods and properties on the Project interface directly in your script.

For example:

defaultTasks('some-task')  // Delegates to Project.defaultTasks()
reportsDir = file('reports') // Delegates to Project.file() and the Java Plugin

You can also access the Project instance using the project property. This can make the script clearer in some cases. For example, you could use project.name rather than name to access the project's name.

A project has 5 property 'scopes', which it searches for properties. You can access these properties by name in your build file, or by calling the project's Project.property(java.lang.String) method. The scopes are:

  • The Project object itself. This scope includes any property getters and setters declared by the Project implementation class. For example, Project.getRootProject() is accessible as the rootProject property. The properties of this scope are readable or writable depending on the presence of the corresponding getter or setter method.
  • The extra properties of the project. Each project maintains a map of extra properties, which can contain any arbitrary name -> value pair. Once defined, the properties of this scope are readable and writable. See extra properties for more details.
  • The extensions added to the project by the plugins. Each extension is available as a read-only property with the same name as the extension.
  • The convention properties added to the project by the plugins. A plugin can add properties and methods to a project through the project's Convention object. The properties of this scope may be readable or writable, depending on the convention objects.
  • The tasks of the project. A task is accessible by using its name as a property name. The properties of this scope are read-only. For example, a task called compile is accessible as the compile property.
  • The extra properties and convention properties are inherited from the project's parent, recursively up to the root project. The properties of this scope are read-only.

When reading a property, the project searches the above scopes in order, and returns the value from the first scope it finds the property in. If not found, an exception is thrown. See Project.property(java.lang.String) for more details.

When writing a property, the project searches the above scopes in order, and sets the property in the first scope it finds the property in. If not found, an exception is thrown. See Project.setProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object) for more details.

Extra Properties

All extra properties must be defined through the "ext" namespace. Once an extra property has been defined, it is available directly on the owning object (in the below case the Project, Task, and sub-projects respectively) and can be read and updated. Only the initial declaration that needs to be done via the namespace.

project.ext.prop1 = "foo"
task doStuff {
    ext.prop2 = "bar"
}
subprojects { ext.${prop3} = false }

Reading extra properties is done through the "ext" or through the owning object.

ext.isSnapshot = version.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")
if (isSnapshot) {
    // do snapshot stuff
}

Dynamic Methods

A project has 5 method 'scopes', which it searches for methods:

  • The Project object itself.
  • The build file. The project searches for a matching method declared in the build file.
  • The extensions added to the project by the plugins. Each extension is available as a method which takes a closure or Action as a parameter.
  • The convention methods added to the project by the plugins. A plugin can add properties and method to a project through the project's Convention object.
  • The tasks of the project. A method is added for each task, using the name of the task as the method name and taking a single closure or Action parameter. The method calls the Task.configure(groovy.lang.Closure) method for the associated task with the provided closure. For example, if the project has a task called compile, then a method is added with the following signature: void compile(Closure configureClosure).
  • The methods of the parent project, recursively up to the root project.
  • A property of the project whose value is a closure. The closure is treated as a method and called with the provided parameters. The property is located as described above.

Properties

PropertyDescription
allprojects

The set containing this project and its subprojects.

ant

The AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. See example below.

artifacts

Returns a handler for assigning artifacts produced by the project to configurations.

buildDir

The build directory of this project. The build directory is the directory which all artifacts are generated into. The default value for the build directory is projectDir/build

buildFile

The build script for this project.

buildscript

The build script handler for this project. You can use this handler to query details about the build script for this project, and manage the classpath used to compile and execute the project's build script.

childProjects

The direct children of this project.

configurations

The configurations of this project.

convention

The Convention for this project.

defaultTasks

The names of the default tasks of this project. These are used when no tasks names are provided when starting the build.

dependencies

The dependency handler of this project. The returned dependency handler instance can be used for adding new dependencies. For accessing already declared dependencies, the configurations can be used.

description

The description of this project, if any.

extensions

Allows adding DSL extensions to the project. Useful for plugin authors.

gradle

The Gradle invocation which this project belongs to.

group

The group of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the group. The group defaults to the path with dots as separators.

logger

The logger for this project. You can use this in your build file to write log messages.

logging

The LoggingManager which can be used to receive logging and to control the standard output/error capture for this project's build script. By default, System.out is redirected to the Gradle logging system at the QUIET log level, and System.err is redirected at the ERROR log level.

name

The name of this project. The project's name is not necessarily unique within a project hierarchy. You should use the Project.getPath() method for a unique identifier for the project.

normalization

Provides access to configuring input normalization.

parent

The parent project of this project, if any.

path

The path of this project. The path is the fully qualified name of the project.

pluginManager

The plugin manager for this plugin aware object.

plugins

The container of plugins that have been applied to this object.

project

Returns this project. This method is useful in build files to explicitly access project properties and methods. For example, using project.name can express your intent better than using name. This method also allows you to access project properties from a scope where the property may be hidden, such as, for example, from a method or closure.

projectDir

The directory containing the project build file.

properties

The properties of this project. See here for details of the properties which are available for a project.

repositories

Returns a handler to create repositories which are used for retrieving dependencies and uploading artifacts produced by the project.

resources

Provides access to resource-specific utility methods, for example factory methods that create various resources.

rootDir

The root directory of this project. The root directory is the project directory of the root project.

rootProject

The root project for the hierarchy that this project belongs to. In the case of a single-project build, this method returns this project.

state

The evaluation state of this project. You can use this to access information about the evaluation of this project, such as whether it has failed.

status

The status of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the status. The status defaults to release.

subprojects

The set containing the subprojects of this project.

tasks

The tasks of this project.

version

The version of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the version. The version defaults to unspecified.

Properties added by the announce plugin

PropertyDescription
announce

The AnnouncePluginExtension added by the announce plugin.

Properties added by the application plugin

PropertyDescription
application

The JavaApplication added by the application plugin.

applicationDefaultJvmArgs

Array of string arguments to pass to the JVM when running the application

applicationDistribution

The specification of the contents of the distribution.

applicationName

The name of the application.

executableDir
Incubating

Directory to place executables in

mainClassName

The fully qualified name of the application's main class.

Properties added by the checkstyle plugin

PropertyDescription
checkstyle

The CheckstyleExtension added by the checkstyle plugin.

Properties added by the codenarc plugin

PropertyDescription
codenarc

The CodeNarcExtension added by the codenarc plugin.

Properties added by the distribution plugin

PropertyDescription
distributions

The DistributionContainer added by the distribution plugin.

Properties added by the ear plugin

PropertyDescription
appDirName

The name of the application directory, relative to the project directory. Default is "src/main/application".

deploymentDescriptor

A custom deployment descriptor configuration. Default is an "application.xml" with sensible defaults.

libDirName

The name of the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

Properties added by the eclipse plugin

PropertyDescription
eclipse

The EclipseModel added by the eclipse plugin.

Properties added by the findbugs plugin

PropertyDescription
findbugs

The FindBugsExtension added by the findbugs plugin.

Properties added by the idea plugin

PropertyDescription
idea

The IdeaModel added by the idea plugin.

Properties added by the jacoco plugin

PropertyDescription
jacoco

The JacocoPluginExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Properties added by the java plugin

PropertyDescription
archivesBaseName

The base name to use for archive files.

distsDir
Deprecated

The directory to generate TAR and ZIP archives into.

distsDirName

The name for the distributions directory. This in interpreted relative to the project' build directory.

docsDir

Returns a file pointing to the root directory supposed to be used for all docs.

docsDirName

The name of the docs directory. Can be a name or a path relative to the build dir.

libsDir
Deprecated

The directory to generate JAR and WAR archives into.

libsDirName

The name for the libs directory. This in interpreted relative to the project' build directory.

reporting

The ReportingExtension added by the java plugin.

sourceCompatibility

The source compatibility used for compiling Java sources.

sourceSets

The source sets container.

targetCompatibility

The target compatibility used for compiling Java sources.

testReportDir

Returns a file pointing to the root directory to be used for reports.

testReportDirName

The name of the test reports directory. Can be a name or a path relative to ReportingExtension.getBaseDir().

testResultsDir

Returns a file pointing to the root directory of the test results.

testResultsDirName

The name of the test results directory. Can be a name or a path relative to the build dir.

Properties added by the jdepend plugin

PropertyDescription
jdepend

The JDependExtension added by the jdepend plugin.

Properties added by the maven plugin

PropertyDescription
conf2ScopeMappings

The set of rules for how to map Gradle dependencies to Maven scopes.

mavenPomDir

The directory to generate Maven POMs into.

Properties added by the pmd plugin

PropertyDescription
pmd

The PmdExtension added by the pmd plugin.

Properties added by the project-report plugin

PropertyDescription
projectReportDir

The directory to generate the project reports into.

projectReportDirName

The name of the directory to generate the project reports into, relative to the project's reports dir.

Properties added by the publishing plugin

PropertyDescription
publishing

The PublishingExtension added by the publishing plugin.

Properties added by the signing plugin

PropertyDescription
signing

The SigningExtension added by the signing plugin.

Properties added by the visual-studio plugin

PropertyDescription
visualStudio

The VisualStudioRootExtension added by the visual-studio plugin.

Properties added by the war plugin

PropertyDescription
webAppDir

The web application directory.

webAppDirName

The name of the web application directory, relative to the project directory.

Methods

MethodDescription
absoluteProjectPath(path)

Converts a name to an absolute project path, resolving names relative to this project.

afterEvaluate(closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately after this project has been evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as a parameter. Such a listener gets notified when the build file belonging to this project has been executed. A parent project may for example add such a listener to its child project. Such a listener can further configure those child projects based on the state of the child projects after their build files have been run.

afterEvaluate(action)

Adds an action to execute immediately after this project is evaluated.

allprojects(action)

Configures this project and each of its sub-projects.

ant(configureAction)

Executes the given action against the AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. See example in javadoc for Project.getAnt()

apply(closure)

Applies zero or more plugins or scripts.

apply(options)

Applies a plugin or script, using the given options provided as a map. Does nothing if the plugin has already been applied.

apply(action)

Applies zero or more plugins or scripts.

artifacts(configureAction)

Configures the published artifacts for this project.

beforeEvaluate(closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately before this project is evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as a parameter.

beforeEvaluate(action)

Adds an action to execute immediately before this project is evaluated.

configure(objects, configureClosure)

Configures a collection of objects via a closure. This is equivalent to calling Project.configure(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure) for each of the given objects.

configure(objects, configureAction)

Configures a collection of objects via an action.

configure(object, configureClosure)

Configures an object via a closure, with the closure's delegate set to the supplied object. This way you don't have to specify the context of a configuration statement multiple times.

container(type)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The specified type must have a public constructor which takes the name as a String parameter.

container(type, factoryClosure)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given closure is used to create object instances. The name of the instance to be created is passed as a parameter to the closure.

container(type, factory)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given factory is used to create object instances.

copy(closure)

Copies the specified files. The given closure is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to copy the files. Example:

copy(action)

Copies the specified files. The given action is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to copy the files.

copySpec()

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive.

copySpec(closure)

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive. The given closure is used to configure the CopySpec before it is returned by this method.

copySpec(action)

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive. The given action is used to configure the CopySpec before it is returned by this method.

defaultTasks(defaultTasks)

Sets the names of the default tasks of this project. These are used when no tasks names are provided when starting the build.

delete(paths)

Deletes files and directories.

delete(action)

Deletes the specified files. The given action is used to configure a DeleteSpec, which is then used to delete the files.

evaluationDependsOn(path)

Declares that this project has an evaluation dependency on the project with the given path.

exec(closure)

Executes an external command. The closure configures a ExecSpec.

exec(action)

Executes an external command.

file(path)

Resolves a file path relative to the project directory of this project. This method converts the supplied path based on its type:

file(path, validation)

Resolves a file path relative to the project directory of this project and validates it using the given scheme. See PathValidation for the list of possible validations.

fileTree(baseDir)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object).

fileTree(baseDir, configureClosure)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). The closure will be used to configure the new file tree. The file tree is passed to the closure as its delegate. Example:

fileTree(baseDir, configureAction)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). The action will be used to configure the new file tree. Example:

fileTree(args)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the provided map of arguments. The map will be applied as properties on the new file tree. Example:

files(paths, configureClosure)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileCollection using the given paths. The paths are evaluated as per Project.files(java.lang.Object[]). The file collection is configured using the given closure. The file collection is passed to the closure as its delegate. Example:

files(paths, configureAction)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileCollection using the given paths. The paths are evaluated as per Project.files(java.lang.Object[]). The file collection is configured using the given action. Example:

files(paths)

Returns a ConfigurableFileCollection containing the given files. You can pass any of the following types to this method:

findProject(path)

Locates a project by path. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

findProperty(propertyName)

Returns the value of the given property or null if not found. This method locates a property as follows:

getAllTasks(recursive)

Returns a map of the tasks contained in this project, and optionally its subprojects.

getTasksByName(name, recursive)

Returns the set of tasks with the given name contained in this project, and optionally its subprojects. NOTE: This is an expensive operation since it requires all projects to be configured.

hasProperty(propertyName)

Determines if this project has the given property. See here for details of the properties which are available for a project.

javaexec(closure)

Executes a Java main class. The closure configures a JavaExecSpec.

javaexec(action)

Executes an external Java process.

mkdir(path)

Creates a directory and returns a file pointing to it.

normalization(configuration)

Configures input normalization.

project(path)

Locates a project by path. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

project(path, configureClosure)

Locates a project by path and configures it using the given closure. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project. The target project is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

project(path, configureAction)

Locates a project by path and configures it using the given action. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

property(propertyName)

Returns the value of the given property. This method locates a property as follows:

relativePath(path)

Returns the relative path from the project directory to the given path. The given path object is (logically) resolved as described for Project.file(java.lang.Object), from which a relative path is calculated.

relativeProjectPath(path)

Converts a name to a project path relative to this project.

setProperty(name, value)

Sets a property of this project. This method searches for a property with the given name in the following locations, and sets the property on the first location where it finds the property.

subprojects(action)

Configures the sub-projects of this project

sync(action)

Synchronizes the contents of a destination directory with some source directories and files. The given action is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to synchronize the files.

tarTree(tarPath)

Creates a new FileTree which contains the contents of the given TAR file. The given tarPath path can be:

task(name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Calling this method is equivalent to calling Project.task(java.util.Map, java.lang.String) with an empty options map.

task(name, configureClosure)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given closure is executed to configure the task.

task(name, configureAction)
Incubating

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given action is executed to configure the task.

task(args, name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. The following options are available:

task(args, name, configureClosure)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given closure is executed to configure the task. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. See Project.task(java.util.Map, java.lang.String) for the available options.

uri(path)

Resolves a file path to a URI, relative to the project directory of this project. Evaluates the provided path object as described for Project.file(java.lang.Object), with the exception that any URI scheme is supported, not just 'file:' URIs.

zipTree(zipPath)

Creates a new FileTree which contains the contents of the given ZIP file. The given zipPath path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). You can combine this method with the Project.copy(groovy.lang.Closure) method to unzip a ZIP file.

Methods added by the ear plugin

MethodDescription
appDirName(appDirName)

Allows changing the application directory. Default is "src/main/application".

deploymentDescriptor(configureAction)

Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

libDirName(libDirName)

Allows changing the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

Methods added by the java plugin

MethodDescription
manifest()

Creates a new instance of a Manifest.

manifest(closure)

Creates and configures a new instance of a Manifest. The given closure configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

manifest(action)

Creates and configures a new instance of a Manifest.

Methods added by the maven plugin

MethodDescription
pom()

Creates a new MavenPom.

pom(configureClosure)

Creates and configures a new MavenPom. The given closure is executed to configure the new POM instance.

pom(configureAction)

Creates and configures a new MavenPom. The given action is executed to configure the new POM instance.

Methods added by the osgi plugin

MethodDescription
osgiManifest()

Creates a new instance of OsgiManifest. The returned object is preconfigured with:

osgiManifest(closure)

Creates and configures a new instance of an OsgiManifest . The closure configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

osgiManifest(action)

Creates and configures a new instance of an OsgiManifest. The action configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

Script blocks

BlockDescription
allprojects

Configures this project and each of its sub-projects.

ant

Executes the given closure against the AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. The AntBuild is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate. See example in javadoc for Project.getAnt()

artifacts

Configures the published artifacts for this project.

buildscript

Configures the build script classpath for this project.

configurations

Configures the dependency configurations for this project.

dependencies

Configures the dependencies for this project.

repositories

Configures the repositories for this project.

subprojects

Configures the sub-projects of this project.

Script blocks added by the announce plugin

BlockDescription
announce

Configures the AnnouncePluginExtension added by the announce plugin.

Script blocks added by the application plugin

BlockDescription
application

Configures the JavaApplication added by the application plugin.

Script blocks added by the checkstyle plugin

BlockDescription
checkstyle

Configures the CheckstyleExtension added by the checkstyle plugin.

Script blocks added by the codenarc plugin

BlockDescription
codenarc

Configures the CodeNarcExtension added by the codenarc plugin.

Script blocks added by the distribution plugin

BlockDescription
distributions

Configures the DistributionContainer added by the distribution plugin.

Script blocks added by the ear plugin

BlockDescription
deploymentDescriptor

Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

Script blocks added by the eclipse plugin

BlockDescription
eclipse

Configures the EclipseModel added by the eclipse plugin.

Script blocks added by the findbugs plugin

BlockDescription
findbugs

Configures the FindBugsExtension added by the findbugs plugin.

Script blocks added by the idea plugin

BlockDescription
idea

Configures the IdeaModel added by the idea plugin.

Script blocks added by the jacoco plugin

BlockDescription
jacoco

Configures the JacocoPluginExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Script blocks added by the java plugin

BlockDescription
reporting

Configures the ReportingExtension added by the java plugin.

sourceSets

Configures the source sets of this project.

Script blocks added by the jdepend plugin

BlockDescription
jdepend

Configures the JDependExtension added by the jdepend plugin.

Script blocks added by the pmd plugin

BlockDescription
pmd

Configures the PmdExtension added by the pmd plugin.

Script blocks added by the publishing plugin

BlockDescription
publishing

Configures the PublishingExtension added by the publishing plugin.

Script blocks added by the signing plugin

BlockDescription
signing

Configures the SigningExtension added by the signing plugin.

Script blocks added by the visual-studio plugin

BlockDescription
visualStudio

Configures the VisualStudioRootExtension added by the visual-studio plugin.

Property details

Set<Project> allprojects (read-only)

The set containing this project and its subprojects.

AntBuilder ant (read-only)

The AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. See example below.

task printChecksum {
  doLast {
    ant {
      //using ant checksum task to store the file checksum in the checksumOut ant property
      checksum(property: 'checksumOut', file: 'someFile.txt')

      //we can refer to the ant property created by checksum task:
      println "The checksum is: " + checksumOut
    }

    //we can refer to the ant property later as well:
    println "I just love to print checksums: " + ant.checksumOut
  }
}

Consider following example of ant target:

<target name='printChecksum'>
  <checksum property='checksumOut'>
    <fileset dir='.'>
      <include name='agile.txt'/>
    </fileset>
  </checksum>
  <echo>The checksum is: ${checksumOut}</echo>
</target>

Here's how it would look like in gradle. Observe how the ant XML is represented in groovy by the ant builder

task printChecksum {
  doLast {
    ant {
      checksum(property: 'checksumOut') {
        fileset(dir: '.') {
          include name: 'agile1.txt'
        }
      }
    }
    logger.lifecycle("The checksum is $ant.checksumOut")
  }
}

ArtifactHandler artifacts (read-only)

Returns a handler for assigning artifacts produced by the project to configurations.

Examples:

See docs for ArtifactHandler

File buildDir

The build directory of this project. The build directory is the directory which all artifacts are generated into. The default value for the build directory is projectDir/build

File buildFile (read-only)

The build script for this project.

If the file exists, it will be evaluated against this project when this project is configured.

ScriptHandler buildscript (read-only)

The build script handler for this project. You can use this handler to query details about the build script for this project, and manage the classpath used to compile and execute the project's build script.

Map<String, Project> childProjects (read-only)

The direct children of this project.

ConfigurationContainer configurations (read-only)

The configurations of this project.

Examples:

See docs for ConfigurationContainer

Convention convention (read-only)

The Convention for this project.

You can access this property in your build file using convention. You can also access the properties and methods of the convention object as if they were properties and methods of this project. See here for more details

List<String> defaultTasks

The names of the default tasks of this project. These are used when no tasks names are provided when starting the build.

DependencyHandler dependencies (read-only)

The dependency handler of this project. The returned dependency handler instance can be used for adding new dependencies. For accessing already declared dependencies, the configurations can be used.

Examples:

See docs for DependencyHandler

String description

The description of this project, if any.

ExtensionContainer extensions (read-only)

Allows adding DSL extensions to the project. Useful for plugin authors.

Gradle gradle (read-only)

The Gradle invocation which this project belongs to.

Object group

The group of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the group. The group defaults to the path with dots as separators.

Logger logger (read-only)

The logger for this project. You can use this in your build file to write log messages.

LoggingManager logging (read-only)

The LoggingManager which can be used to receive logging and to control the standard output/error capture for this project's build script. By default, System.out is redirected to the Gradle logging system at the QUIET log level, and System.err is redirected at the ERROR log level.

String name (read-only)

The name of this project. The project's name is not necessarily unique within a project hierarchy. You should use the Project.getPath() method for a unique identifier for the project.

InputNormalizationHandler normalization (read-only)

Provides access to configuring input normalization.

Project parent (read-only)

The parent project of this project, if any.

String path (read-only)

The path of this project. The path is the fully qualified name of the project.

PluginManager pluginManager (read-only)

The plugin manager for this plugin aware object.

PluginContainer plugins (read-only)

The container of plugins that have been applied to this object.

While not deprecated, it is preferred to use the methods of this interface or the PluginAware.getPluginManager() than use the plugin container.

Use one of the 'apply' methods on this interface or on the PluginAware.getPluginManager() to apply plugins instead of applying via the plugin container.

Use PluginManager.hasPlugin(java.lang.String) or similar to query for the application of plugins instead of doing so via the plugin container.

Project project (read-only)

Returns this project. This method is useful in build files to explicitly access project properties and methods. For example, using project.name can express your intent better than using name. This method also allows you to access project properties from a scope where the property may be hidden, such as, for example, from a method or closure.

File projectDir (read-only)

The directory containing the project build file.

Map<String, ?> properties (read-only)

The properties of this project. See here for details of the properties which are available for a project.

RepositoryHandler repositories (read-only)

Returns a handler to create repositories which are used for retrieving dependencies and uploading artifacts produced by the project.

ResourceHandler resources (read-only)

Provides access to resource-specific utility methods, for example factory methods that create various resources.

File rootDir (read-only)

The root directory of this project. The root directory is the project directory of the root project.

Project rootProject (read-only)

The root project for the hierarchy that this project belongs to. In the case of a single-project build, this method returns this project.

ProjectState state (read-only)

The evaluation state of this project. You can use this to access information about the evaluation of this project, such as whether it has failed.

Object status

The status of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the status. The status defaults to release.

The status of the project is only relevant, if you upload libraries together with a module descriptor. The status specified here, will be part of this module descriptor.

Set<Project> subprojects (read-only)

The set containing the subprojects of this project.

TaskContainer tasks (read-only)

The tasks of this project.

Object version

The version of this project. Gradle always uses the toString() value of the version. The version defaults to unspecified.

AnnouncePluginExtension announce (read-only)

The AnnouncePluginExtension added by the announce plugin.

JavaApplication application (read-only)

The JavaApplication added by the application plugin.

Iterable<String> applicationDefaultJvmArgs

Array of string arguments to pass to the JVM when running the application

CopySpec applicationDistribution

The specification of the contents of the distribution.

Use this CopySpec to include extra files/resource in the application distribution.

apply plugin: 'application'

applicationDistribution.from("some/dir") {
  include "*.txt"
}

Note that the application plugin pre configures this spec to; include the contents of "src/dist", copy the application start scripts into the "bin" directory, and copy the built jar and its dependencies into the "lib" directory.

String applicationName

The name of the application.

String executableDir

Note: This property is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

Directory to place executables in

String mainClassName

The fully qualified name of the application's main class.

CheckstyleExtension checkstyle (read-only)

The CheckstyleExtension added by the checkstyle plugin.

CodeNarcExtension codenarc (read-only)

The CodeNarcExtension added by the codenarc plugin.

DistributionContainer distributions (read-only)

The DistributionContainer added by the distribution plugin.

String appDirName

The name of the application directory, relative to the project directory. Default is "src/main/application".

DeploymentDescriptor deploymentDescriptor

A custom deployment descriptor configuration. Default is an "application.xml" with sensible defaults.

String libDirName

The name of the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

EclipseModel eclipse (read-only)

The EclipseModel added by the eclipse plugin.

FindBugsExtension findbugs (read-only)

The FindBugsExtension added by the findbugs plugin.

IdeaModel idea (read-only)

The IdeaModel added by the idea plugin.

JacocoPluginExtension jacoco (read-only)

The JacocoPluginExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

String archivesBaseName

The base name to use for archive files.

File distsDir (read-only)

Note: This property is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

The directory to generate TAR and ZIP archives into.

String distsDirName

The name for the distributions directory. This in interpreted relative to the project' build directory.

File docsDir (read-only)

Returns a file pointing to the root directory supposed to be used for all docs.

String docsDirName

The name of the docs directory. Can be a name or a path relative to the build dir.

File libsDir (read-only)

Note: This property is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

The directory to generate JAR and WAR archives into.

String libsDirName

The name for the libs directory. This in interpreted relative to the project' build directory.

ReportingExtension reporting (read-only)

The ReportingExtension added by the java plugin.

JavaVersion sourceCompatibility

The source compatibility used for compiling Java sources.

SourceSetContainer sourceSets (read-only)

The source sets container.

JavaVersion targetCompatibility

The target compatibility used for compiling Java sources.

File testReportDir (read-only)

Returns a file pointing to the root directory to be used for reports.

String testReportDirName

The name of the test reports directory. Can be a name or a path relative to ReportingExtension.getBaseDir().

File testResultsDir (read-only)

Returns a file pointing to the root directory of the test results.

String testResultsDirName

The name of the test results directory. Can be a name or a path relative to the build dir.

JDependExtension jdepend (read-only)

The JDependExtension added by the jdepend plugin.

Conf2ScopeMappingContainer conf2ScopeMappings

The set of rules for how to map Gradle dependencies to Maven scopes.

File mavenPomDir

The directory to generate Maven POMs into.

PmdExtension pmd (read-only)

The PmdExtension added by the pmd plugin.

File projectReportDir (read-only)

The directory to generate the project reports into.

String projectReportDirName

The name of the directory to generate the project reports into, relative to the project's reports dir.

PublishingExtension publishing (read-only)

The PublishingExtension added by the publishing plugin.

SigningExtension signing (read-only)

The SigningExtension added by the signing plugin.

VisualStudioRootExtension visualStudio (read-only)

The VisualStudioRootExtension added by the visual-studio plugin.

File webAppDir (read-only)

The web application directory.

String webAppDirName

The name of the web application directory, relative to the project directory.

Method details

String absoluteProjectPath(String path)

Converts a name to an absolute project path, resolving names relative to this project.

void afterEvaluate(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately after this project has been evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as a parameter. Such a listener gets notified when the build file belonging to this project has been executed. A parent project may for example add such a listener to its child project. Such a listener can further configure those child projects based on the state of the child projects after their build files have been run.

void afterEvaluate(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to execute immediately after this project is evaluated.

void allprojects(Action<? super Project> action)

Configures this project and each of its sub-projects.

This method executes the given Action against this project and each of its sub-projects.

AntBuilder ant(Action<? super AntBuilder> configureAction)

Executes the given action against the AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. See example in javadoc for Project.getAnt()

void apply(Closure closure)

Applies zero or more plugins or scripts.

The given closure is used to configure an ObjectConfigurationAction, which “builds” the plugin application.

This method differs from PluginAware.apply(java.util.Map) in that it allows methods of the configuration action to be invoked more than once.

void apply(Map<String, ?> options)

Applies a plugin or script, using the given options provided as a map. Does nothing if the plugin has already been applied.

The given map is applied as a series of method calls to a newly created ObjectConfigurationAction. That is, each key in the map is expected to be the name of a method ObjectConfigurationAction and the value to be compatible arguments to that method.

The following options are available:

  • from: A script to apply. Accepts any path supported by Project.uri(java.lang.Object).
  • plugin: The id or implementation class of the plugin to apply.
  • to: The target delegate object or objects. The default is this plugin aware object. Use this to configure objects other than this object.

void apply(Action<? super ObjectConfigurationAction> action)

Applies zero or more plugins or scripts.

The given closure is used to configure an ObjectConfigurationAction, which “builds” the plugin application.

This method differs from PluginAware.apply(java.util.Map) in that it allows methods of the configuration action to be invoked more than once.

void artifacts(Action<? super ArtifactHandler> configureAction)

Configures the published artifacts for this project.

This method executes the given action against the ArtifactHandler for this project.

Example:

configurations {
  //declaring new configuration that will be used to associate with artifacts
  schema
}

task schemaJar(type: Jar) {
  //some imaginary task that creates a jar artifact with the schema
}

//associating the task that produces the artifact with the configuration
artifacts {
  //configuration name and the task:
  schema schemaJar
}

void beforeEvaluate(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately before this project is evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as a parameter.

void beforeEvaluate(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to execute immediately before this project is evaluated.

Iterable<?> configure(Iterable<?> objects, Closure configureClosure)

Configures a collection of objects via a closure. This is equivalent to calling Project.configure(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure) for each of the given objects.

Iterable<T> configure(Iterable<T> objects, Action<? super T> configureAction)

Configures a collection of objects via an action.

Object configure(Object object, Closure configureClosure)

Configures an object via a closure, with the closure's delegate set to the supplied object. This way you don't have to specify the context of a configuration statement multiple times.

Instead of:

MyType myType = new MyType()
myType.doThis()
myType.doThat()

you can do:

MyType myType = configure(new MyType()) {
    doThis()
    doThat()
}

The object being configured is also passed to the closure as a parameter, so you can access it explicitly if required:

configure(someObj) { obj -> obj.doThis() }

NamedDomainObjectContainer<T> container(Class<T> type)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The specified type must have a public constructor which takes the name as a String parameter.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

NamedDomainObjectContainer<T> container(Class<T> type, Closure factoryClosure)

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given closure is used to create object instances. The name of the instance to be created is passed as a parameter to the closure.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

Creates a container for managing named objects of the specified type. The given factory is used to create object instances.

All objects MUST expose their name as a bean property named "name". The name must be constant for the life of the object.

WorkResult copy(Closure closure)

Copies the specified files. The given closure is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to copy the files. Example:

copy {
   from configurations.runtimeClasspath
   into 'build/deploy/lib'
}

Note that CopySpecs can be nested:

copy {
   into 'build/webroot'
   exclude '**/.svn/**'
   from('src/main/webapp') {
      include '**/*.jsp'
      filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens:[copyright:'2009', version:'2.3.1'])
   }
   from('src/main/js') {
      include '**/*.js'
   }
}

WorkResult copy(Action<? super CopySpec> action)

Copies the specified files. The given action is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to copy the files.

CopySpec copySpec()

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive.

CopySpec copySpec(Closure closure)

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive. The given closure is used to configure the CopySpec before it is returned by this method.

def baseSpec = copySpec {
   from "source"
   include "**/*.java"
}

task copy(type: Copy) {
   into "target"
   with baseSpec
}

CopySpec copySpec(Action<? super CopySpec> action)

Creates a CopySpec which can later be used to copy files or create an archive. The given action is used to configure the CopySpec before it is returned by this method.

void defaultTasks(String... defaultTasks)

Sets the names of the default tasks of this project. These are used when no tasks names are provided when starting the build.

boolean delete(Object... paths)

Deletes files and directories.

This will not follow symlinks. If you need to follow symlinks too use Project.delete(org.gradle.api.Action).

WorkResult delete(Action<? super DeleteSpec> action)

Deletes the specified files. The given action is used to configure a DeleteSpec, which is then used to delete the files.

Example:

project.delete {
    delete 'somefile'
    followSymlinks = true
}

Project evaluationDependsOn(String path)

Declares that this project has an evaluation dependency on the project with the given path.

ExecResult exec(Closure closure)

Executes an external command. The closure configures a ExecSpec.

ExecResult exec(Action<? super ExecSpec> action)

Executes an external command.

The given action configures a ExecSpec, which is used to launch the process. This method blocks until the process terminates, with its result being returned.

File file(Object path)

Resolves a file path relative to the project directory of this project. This method converts the supplied path based on its type:

  • A CharSequence, including String or GString. Interpreted relative to the project directory. A string that starts with file: is treated as a file URL.
  • A File. If the file is an absolute file, it is returned as is. Otherwise, the file's path is interpreted relative to the project directory.
  • A Path. The path must be associated with the default provider and is treated the same way as an instance of File.
  • A URI or URL. The URL's path is interpreted as the file path. Only file: URLs are supported.
  • A Directory or RegularFile.
  • A Provider of any supported type. The provider's value is resolved recursively.
  • A Closure that returns any supported type. The closure's return value is resolved recursively.
  • A Callable that returns any supported type. The callable's return value is resolved recursively.

File file(Object path, PathValidation validation)

Resolves a file path relative to the project directory of this project and validates it using the given scheme. See PathValidation for the list of possible validations.

ConfigurableFileTree fileTree(Object baseDir)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object).

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

def myTree = fileTree("src")
myTree.include "**/*.java"
myTree.builtBy "someTask"

task copy(type: Copy) {
   from myTree
}

ConfigurableFileTree fileTree(Object baseDir, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). The closure will be used to configure the new file tree. The file tree is passed to the closure as its delegate. Example:

def myTree = fileTree('src') {
   exclude '**/.data/**'
   builtBy 'someTask'
}

task copy(type: Copy) {
   from myTree
}

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

ConfigurableFileTree fileTree(Object baseDir, Action<? super ConfigurableFileTree> configureAction)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the given base directory. The given baseDir path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). The action will be used to configure the new file tree. Example:

def myTree = fileTree('src') {
   exclude '**/.data/**'
   builtBy 'someTask'
}

task copy(type: Copy) {
   from myTree
}

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

ConfigurableFileTree fileTree(Map<String, ?> args)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileTree using the provided map of arguments. The map will be applied as properties on the new file tree. Example:

def myTree = fileTree(dir:'src', excludes:['**/ignore/**', '**/.data/**'])

task copy(type: Copy) {
    from myTree
}

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

ConfigurableFileCollection files(Object paths, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a new ConfigurableFileCollection using the given paths. The paths are evaluated as per Project.files(java.lang.Object[]). The file collection is configured using the given closure. The file collection is passed to the closure as its delegate. Example:

files "$buildDir/classes" {
    builtBy 'compile'
}

The returned file collection is lazy, so that the paths are evaluated only when the contents of the file collection are queried. The file collection is also live, so that it evaluates the above each time the contents of the collection is queried.

Creates a new ConfigurableFileCollection using the given paths. The paths are evaluated as per Project.files(java.lang.Object[]). The file collection is configured using the given action. Example:

files "$buildDir/classes" {
    builtBy 'compile'
}

The returned file collection is lazy, so that the paths are evaluated only when the contents of the file collection are queried. The file collection is also live, so that it evaluates the above each time the contents of the collection is queried.

Returns a ConfigurableFileCollection containing the given files. You can pass any of the following types to this method:

  • A CharSequence, including String or GString. Interpreted relative to the project directory, as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). A string that starts with file: is treated as a file URL.
  • A File. Interpreted relative to the project directory, as per Project.file(java.lang.Object).
  • A Path as defined by Project.file(java.lang.Object).
  • A URI or URL. The URL's path is interpreted as a file path. Only file: URLs are supported.
  • A Directory or RegularFile.
  • A Collection, Iterable, or an array that contains objects of any supported type. The elements of the collection are recursively converted to files.
  • A FileCollection. The contents of the collection are included in the returned collection.
  • A Provider of any supported type. The provider's value is recursively converted to files. If the provider represents an output of a task, that task is executed if the file collection is used as an input to another task.
  • A Callable that returns any supported type. The return value of the call() method is recursively converted to files. A null return value is treated as an empty collection.
  • A Closure that returns any of the types listed here. The return value of the closure is recursively converted to files. A null return value is treated as an empty collection.
  • A Task. Converted to the task's output files. The task is executed if the file collection is used as an input to another task.
  • A TaskOutputs. Converted to the output files the related task. The task is executed if the file collection is used as an input to another task.
  • Anything else is treated as a failure.

The returned file collection is lazy, so that the paths are evaluated only when the contents of the file collection are queried. The file collection is also live, so that it evaluates the above each time the contents of the collection is queried.

The returned file collection maintains the iteration order of the supplied paths.

The returned file collection maintains the details of the tasks that produce the files, so that these tasks are executed if this file collection is used as an input to some task.

This method can also be used to create an empty collection, which can later be mutated to add elements.

Project findProject(String path)

Locates a project by path. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

Object findProperty(String propertyName)

Returns the value of the given property or null if not found. This method locates a property as follows:

  1. If this project object has a property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  2. If this project has an extension with the given name, return the extension.
  3. If this project's convention object has a property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  4. If this project has an extra property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  5. If this project has a task with the given name, return the task.
  6. Search up through this project's ancestor projects for a convention property or extra property with the given name.
  7. If not found, null value is returned.

Map<Project, Set<Task>> getAllTasks(boolean recursive)

Returns a map of the tasks contained in this project, and optionally its subprojects.

Set<Task> getTasksByName(String name, boolean recursive)

Returns the set of tasks with the given name contained in this project, and optionally its subprojects. NOTE: This is an expensive operation since it requires all projects to be configured.

boolean hasProperty(String propertyName)

Determines if this project has the given property. See here for details of the properties which are available for a project.

ExecResult javaexec(Closure closure)

Executes a Java main class. The closure configures a JavaExecSpec.

ExecResult javaexec(Action<? super JavaExecSpec> action)

Executes an external Java process.

The given action configures a JavaExecSpec, which is used to launch the process. This method blocks until the process terminates, with its result being returned.

File mkdir(Object path)

Creates a directory and returns a file pointing to it.

void normalization(Action<? super InputNormalizationHandler> configuration)

Configures input normalization.

Project project(String path)

Locates a project by path. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

Project project(String path, Closure configureClosure)

Locates a project by path and configures it using the given closure. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project. The target project is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Project project(String path, Action<? super Project> configureAction)

Locates a project by path and configures it using the given action. If the path is relative, it is interpreted relative to this project.

Object property(String propertyName)

Returns the value of the given property. This method locates a property as follows:

  1. If this project object has a property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  2. If this project has an extension with the given name, return the extension.
  3. If this project's convention object has a property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  4. If this project has an extra property with the given name, return the value of the property.
  5. If this project has a task with the given name, return the task.
  6. Search up through this project's ancestor projects for a convention property or extra property with the given name.
  7. If not found, a MissingPropertyException is thrown.

String relativePath(Object path)

Returns the relative path from the project directory to the given path. The given path object is (logically) resolved as described for Project.file(java.lang.Object), from which a relative path is calculated.

String relativeProjectPath(String path)

Converts a name to a project path relative to this project.

void setProperty(String name, Object value)

Sets a property of this project. This method searches for a property with the given name in the following locations, and sets the property on the first location where it finds the property.

  1. The project object itself. For example, the rootDir project property.
  2. The project's Convention object. For example, the srcRootName java plugin property.
  3. The project's extra properties.

If the property is not found, a MissingPropertyException is thrown.

void subprojects(Action<? super Project> action)

Configures the sub-projects of this project

This method executes the given Action against the sub-projects of this project.

WorkResult sync(Action<? super CopySpec> action)

Synchronizes the contents of a destination directory with some source directories and files. The given action is used to configure a CopySpec, which is then used to synchronize the files.

This method is like the Project.copy(org.gradle.api.Action) task, except the destination directory will only contain the files copied. All files that exist in the destination directory will be deleted before copying files, unless a preserve option is specified.

Example:

project.sync {
   from 'my/shared/dependencyDir'
   into 'build/deps/compile'
}

Note that you can preserve output that already exists in the destination directory:

project.sync {
    from 'source'
    into 'dest'
    preserve {
        include 'extraDir/**'
        include 'dir1/**'
        exclude 'dir1/extra.txt'
    }
}

FileTree tarTree(Object tarPath)

Creates a new FileTree which contains the contents of the given TAR file. The given tarPath path can be:

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

Unless custom implementation of resources is passed, the tar tree attempts to guess the compression based on the file extension.

You can combine this method with the Project.copy(groovy.lang.Closure) method to untar a TAR file:

task untar(type: Copy) {
  from tarTree('someCompressedTar.gzip')

  //tar tree attempts to guess the compression based on the file extension
  //however if you must specify the compression explicitly you can:
  from tarTree(resources.gzip('someTar.ext'))

  //in case you work with unconventionally compressed tars
  //you can provide your own implementation of a ReadableResource:
  //from tarTree(yourOwnResource as ReadableResource)

  into 'dest'
}

Task task(String name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Calling this method is equivalent to calling Project.task(java.util.Map, java.lang.String) with an empty options map.

After the task is added to the project, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details

If a task with the given name already exists in this project, an exception is thrown.

Task task(String name, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given closure is executed to configure the task.

After the task is added to the project, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details

Task task(String name, Action<? super Task> configureAction)

Note: This method is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given action is executed to configure the task.

After the task is added to the project, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details

Task task(Map<String, ?> args, String name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. The following options are available:

OptionDescriptionDefault Value
typeThe class of the task to create.DefaultTask
overwriteReplace an existing task?false
dependsOnA task name or set of task names which this task depends on[]
actionA closure or Action to add to the task.null
descriptionA description of the task. null
groupA task group which this task belongs to. null

After the task is added to the project, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details

If a task with the given name already exists in this project and the override option is not set to true, an exception is thrown.

Task task(Map<String, ?> args, String name, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this project. Before the task is returned, the given closure is executed to configure the task. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. See Project.task(java.util.Map, java.lang.String) for the available options.

After the task is added to the project, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details

If a task with the given name already exists in this project and the override option is not set to true, an exception is thrown.

URI uri(Object path)

Resolves a file path to a URI, relative to the project directory of this project. Evaluates the provided path object as described for Project.file(java.lang.Object), with the exception that any URI scheme is supported, not just 'file:' URIs.

FileTree zipTree(Object zipPath)

Creates a new FileTree which contains the contents of the given ZIP file. The given zipPath path is evaluated as per Project.file(java.lang.Object). You can combine this method with the Project.copy(groovy.lang.Closure) method to unzip a ZIP file.

The returned file tree is lazy, so that it scans for files only when the contents of the file tree are queried. The file tree is also live, so that it scans for files each time the contents of the file tree are queried.

void appDirName(String appDirName)

Allows changing the application directory. Default is "src/main/application".

EarPluginConvention deploymentDescriptor(Action<? super DeploymentDescriptor> configureAction)

Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

The given action is executed to configure the deployment descriptor.

void libDirName(String libDirName)

Allows changing the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

Manifest manifest()

Creates a new instance of a Manifest.

Manifest manifest(Closure closure)

Creates and configures a new instance of a Manifest. The given closure configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

Manifest manifest(Action<? super Manifest> action)

Creates and configures a new instance of a Manifest.

MavenPom pom()

Creates a new MavenPom.

MavenPom pom(Closure configureClosure)

Creates and configures a new MavenPom. The given closure is executed to configure the new POM instance.

MavenPom pom(Action<? super MavenPom> configureAction)

Creates and configures a new MavenPom. The given action is executed to configure the new POM instance.

OsgiManifest osgiManifest()

Creates a new instance of OsgiManifest. The returned object is preconfigured with:

version: project.version
name: project.archivesBaseName
symbolicName: project.group + "." + project.archivesBaseName (see below for exceptions to this rule)

The symbolic name is usually the group + "." + archivesBaseName, with the following exceptions

  • if group has only one section (no dots) and archivesBaseName is not null then the first package name with classes is returned. eg. commons-logging:commons-logging -> org.apache.commons.logging
  • if archivesBaseName is equal to last section of group then group is returned. eg. org.gradle:gradle -> org.gradle
  • if archivesBaseName starts with last section of group that portion is removed. eg. org.gradle:gradle-core -> org.gradle.core

OsgiManifest osgiManifest(Closure closure)

Creates and configures a new instance of an OsgiManifest . The closure configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

OsgiManifest osgiManifest(Action<? super OsgiManifest> action)

Creates and configures a new instance of an OsgiManifest. The action configures the new manifest instance before it is returned.

Script block details

allprojects { }

Configures this project and each of its sub-projects.

This method executes the given closure against this project and its sub-projects. The target Project is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Delegates to:
Each Project in allprojects

ant { }

Executes the given closure against the AntBuilder for this project. You can use this in your build file to execute ant tasks. The AntBuild is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate. See example in javadoc for Project.getAnt()

Delegates to:
AntBuilder from ant

artifacts { }

Configures the published artifacts for this project.

This method executes the given closure against the ArtifactHandler for this project. The ArtifactHandler is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Example:

configurations {
  //declaring new configuration that will be used to associate with artifacts
  schema
}

task schemaJar(type: Jar) {
  //some imaginary task that creates a jar artifact with the schema
}

//associating the task that produces the artifact with the configuration
artifacts {
  //configuration name and the task:
  schema schemaJar
}
Delegates to:
ArtifactHandler from artifacts

buildscript { }

Configures the build script classpath for this project.

The given closure is executed against this project's ScriptHandler. The ScriptHandler is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Delegates to:
ScriptHandler from buildscript

configurations { }

Configures the dependency configurations for this project.

This method executes the given closure against the ConfigurationContainer for this project. The ConfigurationContainer is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Examples:

See docs for ConfigurationContainer

dependencies { }

Configures the dependencies for this project.

This method executes the given closure against the DependencyHandler for this project. The DependencyHandler is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Examples:

See docs for DependencyHandler

repositories { }

Configures the repositories for this project.

This method executes the given closure against the RepositoryHandler for this project. The RepositoryHandler is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

subprojects { }

Configures the sub-projects of this project.

This method executes the given closure against each of the sub-projects of this project. The target Project is passed to the closure as the closure's delegate.

Delegates to:
Each Project in subprojects

announce { }

Configures the AnnouncePluginExtension added by the announce plugin.

application { }

Configures the JavaApplication added by the application plugin.

Delegates to:
JavaApplication from application

checkstyle { }

Configures the CheckstyleExtension added by the checkstyle plugin.

codenarc { }

Configures the CodeNarcExtension added by the codenarc plugin.

Delegates to:
CodeNarcExtension from codenarc

distributions { }

Configures the DistributionContainer added by the distribution plugin.

deploymentDescriptor { }

Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

The given closure is executed to configure the deployment descriptor. The DeploymentDescriptor is passed to the closure as its delegate.

eclipse { }

Configures the EclipseModel added by the eclipse plugin.

Delegates to:
EclipseModel from eclipse

findbugs { }

Configures the FindBugsExtension added by the findbugs plugin.

Delegates to:
FindBugsExtension from findbugs

idea { }

Configures the IdeaModel added by the idea plugin.

Delegates to:
IdeaModel from idea

jacoco { }

Configures the JacocoPluginExtension added by the jacoco plugin.

Delegates to:
JacocoPluginExtension from jacoco

reporting { }

Configures the ReportingExtension added by the java plugin.

Delegates to:
ReportingExtension from reporting

sourceSets { }

Configures the source sets of this project.

The given closure is executed to configure the SourceSetContainer. The SourceSetContainer is passed to the closure as its delegate.

See the example below how SourceSet 'main' is accessed and how the SourceDirectorySet 'java' is configured to exclude some package from compilation.

apply plugin: 'java'

sourceSets {
  main {
    java {
      exclude 'some/unwanted/package/**'
    }
  }
}
Delegates to:
SourceSetContainer from sourceSets

jdepend { }

Configures the JDependExtension added by the jdepend plugin.

Delegates to:
JDependExtension from jdepend

pmd { }

Configures the PmdExtension added by the pmd plugin.

Delegates to:
PmdExtension from pmd

publishing { }

Configures the PublishingExtension added by the publishing plugin.

signing { }

Configures the SigningExtension added by the signing plugin.

Delegates to:
SigningExtension from signing

visualStudio { }

Configures the VisualStudioRootExtension added by the visual-studio plugin.