Gradle Plugin Reference
This page contains links and short descriptions for all the core plugins provided by Gradle itself.
JVM languages and frameworks
- Java
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Provides support for building any type of Java project.
- Java Library
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Provides support for building a Java library.
- Java Platform
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Provides support for building a Java platform.
- Groovy
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Provides support for building any type of Groovy project.
- Scala
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Provides support for building any type of Scala project.
- ANTLR
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Provides support for generating parsers using ANTLR.
- JVM Test Suite
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Provides support for modeling and configuring multiple test suite invocations.
- Test Report Aggregation
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Aggregates the results of multiple Test task invocations (potentially spanning multiple Gradle projects) into a single HTML report.
Native languages
- C++ Application
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Provides support for building C++ applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- C++ Library
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Provides support for building C++ libraries on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- C++ Unit Test
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Provides support for building and running C++ executable-based tests on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Swift Application
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Provides support for building Swift applications on Linux and macOS.
- Swift Library
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Provides support for building Swift libraries on Linux and macOS.
- XCTest
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Provides support for building and running XCTest-based tests on Linux and macOS.
Packaging and distribution
- Application
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Provides support for building JVM-based, runnable applications.
- WAR
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Provides support for building and packaging WAR-based Java web applications.
- EAR
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Provides support for building and packaging Java EE applications.
- Maven Publish
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Provides support for publishing artifacts to Maven-compatible repositories.
- Ivy Publish
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Provides support for publishing artifacts to Ivy-compatible repositories.
- Distribution
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Makes it easy to create ZIP and tarball distributions of your project.
- Java Library Distribution
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Provides support for creating a ZIP distribution of a Java library project that includes its runtime dependencies.
Code analysis
- Checkstyle
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Performs quality checks on your project’s Java source files using Checkstyle and generates associated reports.
- PMD
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Performs quality checks on your project’s Java source files using PMD and generates associated reports.
- JaCoCo
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Provides code coverage metrics for your Java project using JaCoCo.
- JaCoCo Report Aggregation
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Aggregates the results of multiple JaCoCo code coverage reports (potentially spanning multiple Gradle projects) into a single HTML report.
- CodeNarc
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Performs quality checks on your Groovy source files using CodeNarc and generates associated reports.
IDE integration
- Eclipse
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Customizes how Eclipse/http://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.buildship[Buildship] understands your Gradle project during import.
- IntelliJ IDEA
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Customizes how IntelliJ IDEA understands your Gradle project during import.
- Visual Studio
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Generates Visual Studio solution and project files for build that can be opened by the IDE.
- Xcode
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Generates Xcode workspace and project files for the build that can be opened by the IDE.
Utility
- Base
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Provides common lifecycle tasks, such as
clean, and other features common to most builds. - Build Init
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Generates a new Gradle build of a specified type, such as a Java library. It can also generate a build script from a Maven POM — see Migrating from Maven to Gradle for more details.
- Signing
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Provides support for digitally signing generated files and artifacts.
- Plugin Development
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Makes it easier to develop and publish a Gradle plugin.
- Project Report Plugin
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Helps to generate reports containing useful information about your build.
- Build Dashboard Plugin
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Generates a single HTML dashboard that provides a single point of access to all of the reports generated by your build.