Convert Maven project to Gradle project

Gradle is an open source build automation system and introduces a Groovy-based domain-specific language (DSL) instead of the XML for declaring the project configuration. Gradle is more feature rich than maven and more modern java build tool. If you are planning to port from maven to gradle build system, this article may help you.

You can download one of the Gradle distributions from here. To check if Gradle is properly installed just type gradle –v. The output shows the Gradle version and also the local environment configuration.

gradle init automatically detects the pom.xml and creates a gradle build with the java and maven plugin loaded. Existing Maven dependencies are automatically converted and added to your gradle build file.

This will convert the maven build to a gradle build, generating one or more build.gradle files and a settings.gradle file.

For simpler maven builds, this is all we need to do. For more complex Maven builds, it may be necessary to manually add functionality on the Gradle side that couldn’t be converted automatically.

What is build.gradle file?

This build file defines a project and it’s tasks. Gradle is a general purpose build system hence this build file can perform any task.

What is settings.gradle file?

Gradle reads the settings.gradle file to figure out which subprojects are to take part in a build. It is usually placed in the root project parallel to build.gradle.

This task compiles, tests, and assembles the code into a JAR file. After a few seconds, “BUILD SUCCESSFUL” indicates that the build has completed.

Step 1: I run the gradle –v command into project’s root directory. I get the following output:

Now sure gradle installed successfully on your machine.

Step 2: I run the gradle init command into project’s root directory containing the (master) pom.xml. I get the following output:

Step 3: I run gradlew build in the directory containing build.gradle files.

Example pom.xml file:

Build.gradle file:

my settings.gradle file:

Related posts:

The Choctaw Nation also battles with obesity, which has emerged as one of the most pressing public health issues in the United States. A BMI of greater than 30 is considered obese. A person’s height…

For my interview I had the opportunity to speak with David Chapman who is the President of Starter-Fluid LLC a consulting agency that has been in operation since 2014 and is located in the greater…

Losing weight after pregnancy can be a challenging and overwhelming experience, especially for women between the ages of 22 and 30. It’s important to remember that every woman’s body is different…