Gradle

Modern build automation for JVM projects. Run tasks, manage dependencies, and configure multi-project builds.

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Getting Started

Quick setup and installation

3commands

Build

Build lifecycle

10commands

Tasks

Task management

7commands

Dependencies

Dependency management

7commands

Testing

Test execution

8commands

Wrapper

Gradle wrapper

6commands

Projects

Multi-project builds

8commands

Install Gradle (macOS)

$ brew install gradle

Install Gradle using Homebrew on macOS

Check Gradle version

$ gradle --version

Verify Gradle installation and display version info

Initialize a new Gradle project

$ gradle init

Create a new Gradle project with interactive setup wizard

Assemble

$ ./gradlew assemble

Compile and package without tests

Spring Boot JAR

$ ./gradlew bootJar

Build executable Spring Boot JAR

Build Project

$ ./gradlew build

Compile, test, and assemble the project

Build with Cache

$ ./gradlew build --build-cache

Use build cache for incremental builds

Offline Build

$ ./gradlew build --offline

Build using only cached dependencies

Parallel Build

$ ./gradlew build --parallel

Build subprojects in parallel

Build Without Tests

$ ./gradlew build -x test

Build project skipping tests

Clean Build

$ ./gradlew clean

Delete the build directory

Clean and Build

$ ./gradlew clean build

Clean then rebuild from scratch

Create JAR

$ ./gradlew jar

Build the main JAR file

Run Spring Boot

$ ./gradlew bootRun

Run Spring Boot application

Run All Checks

$ ./gradlew check

Run all verification tasks

Task Help

$ ./gradlew help --task <taskName>

Show help for a specific task

Run Application

$ ./gradlew run

Run the application (application plugin)

Show Task Graph

$ ./gradlew <task> --dry-run

Show task execution order without running

List Tasks

$ ./gradlew tasks

Show all available tasks

List All Tasks

$ ./gradlew tasks --all

Show all tasks including hidden ones

Build Environment

$ ./gradlew buildEnvironment

Show buildscript dependencies

Show Dependencies

$ ./gradlew dependencies

Display project dependency tree

Dependencies by Configuration

$ ./gradlew dependencies --configuration compileClasspath

Show dependencies for specific configuration

Lock Dependencies

$ ./gradlew dependencies --write-locks

Generate dependency lock file

Dependency Insight

$ ./gradlew dependencyInsight --dependency <name>

Show why a dependency version was selected

Check for Updates

$ ./gradlew dependencyUpdates

Check for dependency updates (requires plugin)

Refresh Dependencies

$ ./gradlew build --refresh-dependencies

Force refresh of all dependencies

Integration Tests

$ ./gradlew integrationTest

Run integration tests (if configured)

Run Tests

$ ./gradlew test

Execute all unit tests

Debug Tests

$ ./gradlew test --debug-jvm

Run tests with debugger attached

Fail Fast Tests

$ ./gradlew test --fail-fast

Stop on first test failure

Run Specific Tests

$ ./gradlew test --tests "com.example.MyTest"

Run specific test classes or methods

Run Single Test Method

$ ./gradlew test --tests "*MyTest.testMethod"

Run a specific test method

Open Test Report

$ open build/reports/tests/test/index.html

View HTML test report

Rerun Tests

$ ./gradlew test --rerun-tasks

Force rerun all tests even if up-to-date

Show Properties

$ ./gradlew properties

Display all project properties

Show Version

$ ./gradlew --version

Display Gradle version info

Generate Wrapper

$ gradle wrapper

Generate Gradle wrapper files

Set Distribution Type

$ ./gradlew wrapper --distribution-type all

Include sources and docs in wrapper

Validate Wrapper

$ ./gradlew wrapper --validate-url

Verify wrapper distribution URL

Set Wrapper Version

$ ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version 8.5

Update wrapper to specific Gradle version

Continuous Build

$ ./gradlew build --continuous

Rebuild automatically on file changes

Initialize Project

$ gradle init --type java-application

Create new Gradle project

Profile Build

$ ./gradlew build --profile

Generate build timing report

List Projects

$ ./gradlew projects

Show project hierarchy

Quiet Output

$ ./gradlew build -q

Suppress most output

Build Scan

$ ./gradlew build --scan

Generate build scan for analysis

Run Subproject Task

$ ./gradlew :subproject:build

Run task for specific subproject

Test Subproject

$ ./gradlew :app:test

Run tests for specific subproject

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Gradle

Modern build automation for JVM projects. Run tasks, manage dependencies, and configure multi-project builds.

49 commands

Browse by Topic

Getting Started

Quick setup and installation

3commands

Build

Build lifecycle

10commands

Tasks

Task management

7commands

Dependencies

Dependency management

7commands

Testing

Test execution

8commands

Wrapper

Gradle wrapper

6commands

Projects

Multi-project builds

8commands

Install Gradle (macOS)

$ brew install gradle

Install Gradle using Homebrew on macOS

Check Gradle version

$ gradle --version

Verify Gradle installation and display version info

Initialize a new Gradle project

$ gradle init

Create a new Gradle project with interactive setup wizard

Assemble

$ ./gradlew assemble

Compile and package without tests

Spring Boot JAR

$ ./gradlew bootJar

Build executable Spring Boot JAR

Build Project

$ ./gradlew build

Compile, test, and assemble the project

Build with Cache

$ ./gradlew build --build-cache

Use build cache for incremental builds

Offline Build

$ ./gradlew build --offline

Build using only cached dependencies

Parallel Build

$ ./gradlew build --parallel

Build subprojects in parallel

Build Without Tests

$ ./gradlew build -x test

Build project skipping tests

Clean Build

$ ./gradlew clean

Delete the build directory

Clean and Build

$ ./gradlew clean build

Clean then rebuild from scratch

Create JAR

$ ./gradlew jar

Build the main JAR file

Run Spring Boot

$ ./gradlew bootRun

Run Spring Boot application

Run All Checks

$ ./gradlew check

Run all verification tasks

Task Help

$ ./gradlew help --task <taskName>

Show help for a specific task

Run Application

$ ./gradlew run

Run the application (application plugin)

Show Task Graph

$ ./gradlew <task> --dry-run

Show task execution order without running

List Tasks

$ ./gradlew tasks

Show all available tasks

List All Tasks

$ ./gradlew tasks --all

Show all tasks including hidden ones

Build Environment

$ ./gradlew buildEnvironment

Show buildscript dependencies

Show Dependencies

$ ./gradlew dependencies

Display project dependency tree

Dependencies by Configuration

$ ./gradlew dependencies --configuration compileClasspath

Show dependencies for specific configuration

Lock Dependencies

$ ./gradlew dependencies --write-locks

Generate dependency lock file

Dependency Insight

$ ./gradlew dependencyInsight --dependency <name>

Show why a dependency version was selected

Check for Updates

$ ./gradlew dependencyUpdates

Check for dependency updates (requires plugin)

Refresh Dependencies

$ ./gradlew build --refresh-dependencies

Force refresh of all dependencies

Integration Tests

$ ./gradlew integrationTest

Run integration tests (if configured)

Run Tests

$ ./gradlew test

Execute all unit tests

Debug Tests

$ ./gradlew test --debug-jvm

Run tests with debugger attached

Fail Fast Tests

$ ./gradlew test --fail-fast

Stop on first test failure

Run Specific Tests

$ ./gradlew test --tests "com.example.MyTest"

Run specific test classes or methods

Run Single Test Method

$ ./gradlew test --tests "*MyTest.testMethod"

Run a specific test method

Open Test Report

$ open build/reports/tests/test/index.html

View HTML test report

Rerun Tests

$ ./gradlew test --rerun-tasks

Force rerun all tests even if up-to-date

Show Properties

$ ./gradlew properties

Display all project properties

Show Version

$ ./gradlew --version

Display Gradle version info

Generate Wrapper

$ gradle wrapper

Generate Gradle wrapper files

Set Distribution Type

$ ./gradlew wrapper --distribution-type all

Include sources and docs in wrapper

Validate Wrapper

$ ./gradlew wrapper --validate-url

Verify wrapper distribution URL

Set Wrapper Version

$ ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version 8.5

Update wrapper to specific Gradle version

Continuous Build

$ ./gradlew build --continuous

Rebuild automatically on file changes

Initialize Project

$ gradle init --type java-application

Create new Gradle project

Profile Build

$ ./gradlew build --profile

Generate build timing report

List Projects

$ ./gradlew projects

Show project hierarchy

Quiet Output

$ ./gradlew build -q

Suppress most output

Build Scan

$ ./gradlew build --scan

Generate build scan for analysis

Run Subproject Task

$ ./gradlew :subproject:build

Run task for specific subproject

Test Subproject

$ ./gradlew :app:test

Run tests for specific subproject

Discussion

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