Gradle - Information of Tags

Gradle: It is used to make build for any software, it is a Domain specific language used to configure and fulfill all plugins, libraries downloaded from repositories.

Use Plugins:

Apply plugin: ‘com.android.application’

Plugin is property in key value form. In above statement plugin denotes to key and right side string in single coats becomes its value.

Gradle is DSL (Domain specific language):

It contains different blocks:Tags

repositories { } 
dependencies {}
android {}

Repositories and dependencies are used to configure requirements for application code. Android block is used to add android specific code or information into application. We also generate our custom tags and define our own custom code, library and information.

By using “task” tag :

task genrateTestDb (depends on: ….) {
 }

Gradle files for any application

Build.gradle -These file is working for all project. Settings.gradle – define all sub directories or projects are included in application.

Build.gradle contains below:

repositories { 
mavenCentral()
}

Above repositories tag hold mevenCentral() it means all dependencies are downloaded from mevenCentral() .we can use jcenter() or any other source too. Dependencies block holds all compile time dependencies that’s should be downloaded from repositories.

dependencies {
compile ‘org.codehous.groovy:groovy-all:2.3.2’
}

Above is meven library : syntax:

org.codehous.groovy - > group id

groovy-all - > order fact id , that’s is a name gradle used to identify library .

2.3.2’ - > version

Settings.gradle – it’s include tag for all sub projects that’s is added into project.

Include ‘googlechart’, ‘chuckgroovy’