Gradle

Gradle is a build automation tool for multi-language software development. It controls the development process in the tasks of compilation and packaging to testing, deployment, and publishing. Supported languages include Java (as well as Kotlin, Groovy, Scala), C/C++, and JavaScript.[2] It also collects statistical data about the usage of software libraries around the globe.

Gradle
Developer(s)Hans Dockter, Adam Murdoch, Szczepan Faber, Peter Niederwieser, Luke Daley, Rene Gröschke, Daz DeBoer
Initial release21 April 2008 (2008-04-21)
Stable release
7.4.2[1]  / 31 March 2022 (31 March 2022)
Preview release
7.4 RC2 / 2 February 2022 (2022-02-02)
Repository
Written inJava, Groovy, Kotlin
TypeBuild tool
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitewww.gradle.org

Gradle builds on the concepts of Apache Ant and Apache Maven, and introduces a Groovy- and Kotlin-based domain-specific language contrasted with the XML-based project configuration used by Maven.[3] Gradle uses a directed acyclic graph to determine the order in which tasks can be run, through providing dependency management. It runs on the Java Virtual Machine.[4]

Gradle was designed for multi-project builds, which can grow to be large. It operates based on a series of build tasks that can run serially or in parallel. Incremental builds are supported by determining the parts of the build tree that are already up to date; any task dependent only on those parts does not need to be re-executed. It also supports caching of build components, potentially across a shared network using the Gradle Build Cache. It produces web-based build visualization called Gradle Build Scans. The software is extensible for new features and programming languages with a plugin subsystem.

Gradle is distributed as open-source software under the Apache License 2.0, and was first released in 2008.[5]

History

As of 2016 the initial plugins were primarily focused on Java,[6] Groovy, and Scala development and deployment.

Major versions
Version Date
0.1 21 April 2008[7]
1.0 12 June 2012[8]
2.0 1 July 2014
3.0 15 August 2016
4.0 14 June 2017
5.0 26 November 2018
6.0 8 November 2019
7.0 9 April 2021

See also

References
  1. https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases/tag/v7.4.2.
  2. "Gradle User Manual". docs.gradle.org. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "Getting Started With Gradle". Petri Kainulainen. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. "What is Gradle?".
  5. "Our Story". Gradle Enterprise. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. "Getting Started · Building Java Projects with Gradle". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. "Index of /gradle". 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. "Gradle | Releases". Gradle. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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