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Installation

installation

Create a Project

Create a project

• with gradle init (preferred)
• or with idea

Gradle init

This method is the preferred one because you get the whole structure (if you choose that you will create an application, you get a minimal main entry and all the plugins needed)

mkdir myproject
cd myproject
gradle init

• Select the type:
  • 1: will not have language specific configuration - You get a blank project that is not tailored to your language
  • 2 and 3: will have language specific configuration

Select type of project to generate:
  1: basic
  2: application
  3: library
  4: Gradle plugin
Enter selection (default: basic) [1..4] 2

• Then choose your language

Select implementation language:
  1: C++
  2: Groovy
  3: Java
  4: Kotlin
  5: Swift
Enter selection (default: Java) [1..5] 3

• Then you have to choose the Script DSL: Gradle - Language (DSL) Groovy / Kotlin

Select build script DSL:
  1: Groovy
  2: Kotlin
Enter selection (default: Groovy) [1..2] 2

• Then the test framework

Select test framework:
  1: JUnit 4
  2: TestNG
  3: Spock
  4: JUnit Jupiter
Enter selection (default: JUnit 4) [1..4]

• and the name of the project

Project name (default: myProject):

• The source package

Source package (default: directoryName): com.gerardnico.myproject

> Task :init
Get more help with your project: https://guides.gradle.org/creating-new-gradle-builds

It creates:

• the two gradle files:
  • Gradle - build.gradle
  • a Gradle - settings file
• and the structure (maven for java) with a minimal main entry (if this is an application)

With Idea

You get less artifact than gradle_init

• Idea > File > New Project