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.
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.
- 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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Generates Eclipse project files for the build that can be opened by the IDE. This set of plugins can also be used to fine tune Buildship’s import process for Gradle builds.
- IntelliJ IDEA
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Generates IDEA project files for the build that can be opened by the IDE. It can also be used to fine tune IDEA’s import process for Gradle builds.
- 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.