• Gradle build lifecycle consist of three phases: initialization, configuration, and execution. settings.gradle get evaluated in the initialization phase.
  • create a single Jar with all dependencies task fatJar(type: Jar) { manifest {. attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'Gradle Jar File Example'
  • In this Gradle Build Script tutorial you’ll learn the basic syntax in build.gradle files generated by Android Studio.
  • Gradle comes with various built-in plugins. A custom plugin can also be built in any JVM based language. A Gradle plugin is a group of tasks.
  • # Gradle v2 # Build using a Gradle wrapper script. - task: Gradle@2 inputs: gradleWrapperFile: 'gradlew' # string. Alias: wrapperScript.
  • Today, Android is using Gradle to automate and manage build process and at the same time to define flexible custom build configurations.
  • Gradle configuration is performed in the Configure System (before Jenkins 2.0) or Global Tool Configuration (starting in Jenkins 2.0).
  • Conclusions. Download the Gradle Scripts. Gradle Properties: Build and Configuration Example. Why should we use Gradle Properties?
  • As Android Studio comes with Gradle system pre-installed, there is no need to install additional runtime softwares to build our project.
  • Gradle has developed an API to query the Gradle project artifacts like taskNames, dependencies, etc. It allows users to execute builds programatically.