businessvur.blogg.se - Android gradle build

The execution phase involves actually executing the task. The configuration phase involves executing code in the task that is not the action. There is an initialization phase that is used to configure multi-project builds. This allows specifying an order in which tasks are executed. Task also have dependencies-one task can depend on the other. Task actions are broken into two parts: ‘first action’ and ‘last action.’ Tasks have ‘action,’ which is code that is going to execute. Each task has a lifecycle and properties. Gradle TasksĪ task is code that Gradle executes. The build file contains tasks, plugins, and dependencies.

We also can use sdkman (Software Development Kit Manager) from (works on non-Windows only).

Gradle expresses intent, which makes is easily readable, understandable, and hence highly maintainable. Gradle is a declarative build language, meaning, you tell it what to build, not how to build.

Gradle also can support building non-Java projects. Gradle not only supports multi-project builds, but it also supports dependencies like Ivy and Maven. Gradle is written in Java, but the build language is Groovy DSL (domain spec language).

Gradle is an easily customizable build system that supports building by a convention model. Ant and Maven come to mind for Java developers, but as any Android developer would know, the de facto buildset for Android development, Android Studio, is Gradle. There are various world-class build solutions available for developers.