Gradle

API Documentation:Gradle

Represents an invocation of Gradle.

You can obtain a Gradle instance by calling Project.getGradle().

Properties

PropertyDescription
extensions

The container of extensions.

gradle

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

gradleHomeDir

The Gradle home directory, if any. This directory is the directory containing the Gradle distribution executing this build.

gradleUserHomeDir

The Gradle user home directory. This directory is used to cache downloaded resources, compiled build scripts and so on.

gradleVersion

The current Gradle version.

includedBuilds

The included builds for this build.

parent

The parent build of this build, if any.

pluginManager

The plugin manager for this plugin aware object.

plugins

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

rootProject

The root project of this build.

startParameter

The StartParameter used to start this build.

taskGraph

The TaskExecutionGraph for this build.

Methods

MethodDescription
addBuildListener(buildListener)

Adds a BuildListener to this Build instance. The listener is notified of events which occur during the execution of the build.

addListener(listener)

Adds the given listener to this build. The listener may implement any of the given listener interfaces:

addProjectEvaluationListener(listener)

Adds a listener to this build, to receive notifications as projects are evaluated.

afterProject(closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately after a project is evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as the first parameter. The project evaluation failure, if any, is passed as the second parameter. Both parameters are optional.

afterProject(action)

Adds an action to be called immediately after a project is evaluated.

allprojects(action)

Adds an action to execute against all projects of this build. The action is executed immediately against all projects which are already available. It is also executed as subsequent projects are added to this build.

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.

beforeProject(closure)

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

beforeProject(action)

Adds an action to be called immediately before a project is evaluated.

beforeSettings(closure)

Adds an action to be called before the build settings have been loaded and evaluated.

beforeSettings(action)

Adds an action to be called before the build settings have been loaded and evaluated.

buildFinished(closure)
Deprecated

Adds a closure to be called when the build is completed. All selected tasks have been executed. A BuildResult instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

buildFinished(action)
Deprecated

Adds an action to be called when the build is completed. All selected tasks have been executed.

includedBuild(name)

Returns the included build with the specified name for this build.

projectsEvaluated(closure)

Adds a closure to be called when all projects for the build have been evaluated. The project objects are fully configured and are ready to use to populate the task graph. This Gradle instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

projectsEvaluated(action)

Adds an action to be called when all projects for the build have been evaluated. The project objects are fully configured and are ready to use to populate the task graph.

projectsLoaded(closure)

Adds a closure to be called when the projects for the build have been created from the settings. None of the projects have been evaluated. This Gradle instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

projectsLoaded(action)

Adds an action to be called when the projects for the build have been created from the settings. None of the projects have been evaluated.

removeListener(listener)

Removes the given listener from this build.

removeProjectEvaluationListener(listener)

Removes the given listener from this build.

rootProject(action)

Adds an action to execute against the root project of this build. If the root project is already available, the action is executed immediately. Otherwise, the action is executed when the root project becomes available.

settingsEvaluated(closure)

Adds a closure to be called when the build settings have been loaded and evaluated. The settings object is fully configured and is ready to use to load the build projects. The Settings object is passed to the closure as a parameter.

settingsEvaluated(action)

Adds an action to be called when the build settings have been loaded and evaluated. The settings object is fully configured and is ready to use to load the build projects.

useLogger(logger)

Uses the given object as a logger. The logger object may implement any of the listener interfaces supported by Gradle.addListener(java.lang.Object).

Script blocks

No script blocks

Property details

ExtensionContainer extensions (read-only)

The container of extensions.

Gradle gradle (read-only)

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

File gradleHomeDir (read-only)

The Gradle home directory, if any. This directory is the directory containing the Gradle distribution executing this build.

When using the “Gradle Daemon”, this may not be the same Gradle distribution that the build was started with. If an existing daemon process is running that is deemed compatible (e.g. has the desired JVM characteristics) then this daemon may be used instead of starting a new process and it may have been started from a different “gradle home”. However, it is guaranteed to be the same version of Gradle. For more information on the Gradle Daemon, please consult the User Manual.

File gradleUserHomeDir (read-only)

The Gradle user home directory. This directory is used to cache downloaded resources, compiled build scripts and so on.

String gradleVersion (read-only)

The current Gradle version.

Collection<IncludedBuild> includedBuilds (read-only)

The included builds for this build.

Gradle parent (read-only)

The parent build of this build, if any.

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 rootProject (read-only)

The root project of this build.

StartParameter startParameter (read-only)

The StartParameter used to start this build.

TaskExecutionGraph taskGraph (read-only)

The TaskExecutionGraph for this build.

Method details

void addBuildListener(BuildListener buildListener)

Adds a BuildListener to this Build instance. The listener is notified of events which occur during the execution of the build.

void addListener(Object listener)

Adds the given listener to this build. The listener may implement any of the given listener interfaces:

The following listener types can be used, but are not supported when configuration caching is enabled. Their usage is deprecated and adding a listener of these types become an error in a future Gradle version:

ProjectEvaluationListener addProjectEvaluationListener(ProjectEvaluationListener listener)

Adds a listener to this build, to receive notifications as projects are evaluated.

void afterProject(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called immediately after a project is evaluated. The project is passed to the closure as the first parameter. The project evaluation failure, if any, is passed as the second parameter. Both parameters are optional.

void afterProject(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to be called immediately after a project is evaluated.

void allprojects(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to execute against all projects of this build. The action is executed immediately against all projects which are already available. It is also executed as subsequent projects are added to this build.

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 beforeProject(Closure closure)

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

void beforeProject(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to be called immediately before a project is evaluated.

void beforeSettings(Closure<?> closure)

Adds an action to be called before the build settings have been loaded and evaluated.

void beforeSettings(Action<? super Settings> action)

Adds an action to be called before the build settings have been loaded and evaluated.

void buildFinished(Closure closure)

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

Adds a closure to be called when the build is completed. All selected tasks have been executed. A BuildResult instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

void buildFinished(Action<? super BuildResult> action)

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

Adds an action to be called when the build is completed. All selected tasks have been executed.

IncludedBuild includedBuild(String name)

Returns the included build with the specified name for this build.

void projectsEvaluated(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called when all projects for the build have been evaluated. The project objects are fully configured and are ready to use to populate the task graph. This Gradle instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

void projectsEvaluated(Action<? super Gradle> action)

Adds an action to be called when all projects for the build have been evaluated. The project objects are fully configured and are ready to use to populate the task graph.

void projectsLoaded(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called when the projects for the build have been created from the settings. None of the projects have been evaluated. This Gradle instance is passed to the closure as a parameter.

An example of hooking into the projectsLoaded to configure buildscript classpath from the init script.

//init.gradle
gradle.projectsLoaded {
  rootProject.buildscript {
    repositories {
      //...
    }
    dependencies {
      //...
    }
  }
}

void projectsLoaded(Action<? super Gradle> action)

Adds an action to be called when the projects for the build have been created from the settings. None of the projects have been evaluated.

void removeListener(Object listener)

Removes the given listener from this build.

void removeProjectEvaluationListener(ProjectEvaluationListener listener)

Removes the given listener from this build.

void rootProject(Action<? super Project> action)

Adds an action to execute against the root project of this build. If the root project is already available, the action is executed immediately. Otherwise, the action is executed when the root project becomes available.

void settingsEvaluated(Closure closure)

Adds a closure to be called when the build settings have been loaded and evaluated. The settings object is fully configured and is ready to use to load the build projects. The Settings object is passed to the closure as a parameter.

void settingsEvaluated(Action<? super Settings> action)

Adds an action to be called when the build settings have been loaded and evaluated. The settings object is fully configured and is ready to use to load the build projects.

void useLogger(Object logger)

Uses the given object as a logger. The logger object may implement any of the listener interfaces supported by Gradle.addListener(java.lang.Object).

Each listener interface has exactly one associated logger. When you call this method with a logger of a given listener type, the new logger will replace whichever logger is currently associated with the listener type. This allows you to selectively replace the standard logging which Gradle provides with your own implementation, for certain types of events.