This project is build with the purpose of given a base code from where to start developing a Gradle plugin in Groovy with little effort.

This project is unlicensed.

• Base code for Gradle plugins development in Groovy with basic validations.

• Adds required plugins:
  • groovy.
  • com.gradle.plugin-publish.
• Adds additional useful plugins:
  • all.shared.gradle.project-style-checker.
  • jacoco.
• Configures basic important Gradle's tasks:
  • assemble.
  • assessCommon.
  • assessGradle.
  • codenarcMain.
  • codenarcTest.
  • jacocoTestReport.
  • jacocoTestCoverageVerification.
• Provides the basic folder structure.
• Adds additional useful md files.

• Java.
• Git (only if you are going to clone the project).

Clone or download the project[1], in the desired folder execute:

git clone https://github.com/gmullerb/gradlegpluginbasecode

[1] Cloning a repository

• No need, only download and run (It's Gradle! Yes!).

  /src
    /main
      /groovy
    /test
      /groovy

• src/main/groovy: Source code files.
  • SomeGradlePluginPlugin is the entry point of the plugin.
  • SomeGradlePluginExtension extension of the plugin.
• src/test/groovy: Test code files[1]:
  • SomeGradlePluginPluginTest some test for the plugin.

[1] Tests are done with JUnit and Mockito.

1 . Rename somepackage/SomeGradlePlugin/some-gradle-plugin based on the plugin name:

• somepackage:

  • In folders.
  • In package declaration in code files: package all.shared.gradle.somepackage:
    • SomeGradlePluginPlugin.
    • SomeGradlePluginExtension.
    • SomeGradlePluginPluginTest.

• SomeGradlePlugin:

  • Code files names:
    • SomeGradlePluginPlugin.
    • SomeGradlePluginExtension.
    • SomeGradlePluginPluginTest.
  • Classes names:
    • SomeGradlePluginPlugin.
    • SomeGradlePluginExtension.
    • SomeGradlePluginPluginTest.

• some-gradle-plugin:

  • Plugin file name: all.shared.gradle.some-gradle-plugin.properties.
    • Change implementation class: all.shared.gradle.somepackage.SomeGradlePluginPlugin.
  • Gradle's settings file:

    rootProject.name = 'some-gradle-plugin'

  • Gradle's build file (if required):

    apply plugin: 'all.shared.gradle.some-gradle-plugin'

  • Logs:
    • Change the following messages:
      • 'Added some-gradle-plugin extension'.
      • 'Couldn\'t add some-gradle-plugin extension'.
    • In the following files:
      • SomeGradlePluginPlugin.
      • SomeGradlePluginPluginTest.

2 . Adjust the License according to requirements:

• Add License.txt file (and remove UNLICENSE.txt).
• Modify header on Code files and any other file that requires it:

  //  Copyright (c) 2018 SomeDeveloper/SomeCompany.
  //  Licensed under the SOME License, see LICENSE.txt

3 . Adjust plugin publishing information in Gradle's build file:

• site.
• description.
• tags.
• id (can fix it here or set it by command line)
• title.

final PLUGIN_SITE = 'plugin site'
..
pluginBundle {
  ..
  description = 'plugin description'
  tags = ['plugin tag 1', 'plugin tag 2']
  plugins {
    thePlugin {
      id = project.hasProperty('PLUGIN_ID')
        ? property('PLUGIN_ID')
        : 'Set plugin id'
      displayName = 'plugin title'
    }
  }
}

4 . If the plugin is not going to be used in the same project that creates the plugin, then remove:

• the /buildSrc folder.
• the whole apply plugin: 'all.shared.gradle.some-gradle-plugin' block from Gradle's build file.

Optional . Run gradlew, this will run default task, should get BUILD SUCCESSFUL indicating every change went well.

5 . Modify README.md file according to requirements.

6 . Modify CHANGELOG.md file according to requirements.

• Change title.
• Clear logs.

7 . Add additional required code and Source files.

8 . Add additional required tests and Test files.

• if gradleTestKit() is not required, then remove it from Gradle's build file.

9 . Remove .git folder.

For actual use examples, see:

• code-common-tasks project.
• base-style-config-wrapper project.
• file-lister project.
• project-style-checker project.

• To build it:

  • gradlew: this will run default task, or
  • gradlew build.

• To assess files:

  • gradlew assessCommon: will check common style of files.
  • gradlew assessGradle: will check code style of Gradle's.
  • gradlew codenarcMain: will check code style of Groovy's source files.
  • gradlew codenarcTest: will check code style of Groovy's test files.
  • assemble task depends on these four tasks.

• To test code: gradlew test

  • This will run jacoco code coverage [1].

• To publish plugin: ./gradlew -PPLUGIN_ID=all.shared.gradle.some-gradle-plugin publishPlugins

  • -PPLUGIN_ID indicates the plugin id.

• To get all the tasks for the project: gradlew tasks --all

[1] May not get 100% since Groovy adds some extra code, that may not be tested.

All all.shared.gradle plugins define:

• PluginNamePlugin: which contains the class implements Plugin interface.
• PluginNameExtension: which represent the extension of the plugin.
• If Tasks are define, then their names will be TaskNameTask.
• If Actions are define, then their names will be ActionNameAction.

All all.shared.gradle plugins have two static members:

• String EXTENSION_NAME: This will have the name of the extension that the plugin add.

  • if the plugin does not add an extension the this field will not exist.

• boolean complement(final Project project): will apply the plugin and return true if successful, false otherwise.

  • this methods is exactly equivalent to the instance apply method, but without instantiate the class if not required.

Both may be useful when applying the plugin when creating custom plugins.

All all.shared.gradle plugins "silently" fail when the extension can not be added.

Due to delays in the approval on Gradle Plugin Repository[1], is possible that the plugin is not available from there, consequently, always recommend to the plugin's user to add the following to settings.gradle:

  pluginManagement {
    repositories {
        gradlePluginPortal()
        maven {
          url 'the plugin repository'
        }
    }
  }

e.g. [2]:

  pluginManagement {
    repositories {
        gradlePluginPortal()
        maven {
          url 'https://dl.bintray.com/gmullerb/all.shared.gradle'
        }
    }
  }

[1] Due to new Gradle Plugin Repository policies, delays of several days, without answer, for approval of the plugin publication can happen.
[2] For an actual use example, see basecode - settings.gradle.

• CHANGELOG.md: add information of notable changes for each version here, chronologically ordered [1].

[1] Keep a Changelog

Unlicense