Logging options in Gradle
| Command | Description |
| –quite (or -q) | Log errors only. |
| –debug (or -d) | This option provides a lot of output with information about the steps and classes used to run the build. |
| –warn(or -w) | Set log level to warn.Less verbose that debug |
| –info (or -i) | To get a better insight into the steps that are executed for our task |
| –stacktrace (or -s) | Print out the stacktrace for all exceptions. |
| –full-stacktrace (or -S) | Print out the full (very verbose) stacktrace for all exceptions. |
gradle -q task gradle -i task gradle -d task gradle -qs task gradle -is task gradle -ds task gradle -qS task gradle -iS task gradle -dS task
Help in gradle
gradle -q help
Find details about task in gradle
gradle -q help --task <task_name>
List of tasks in gradle
gralde -q tasks
List of properties in Gradle
gradle -q properties
Running tasks without actually executing them (dry run)
With the help of –dry-run option or (-m) we can actually run the task without actually executing them, Gradle builds up a DAG(Direct Acyclic Graph) with all the task needed to be executed in that build
gradle --dry-run build gradle -m build
Gradle Demon
Check status of Gradle Demon
gradle --status //Status of Demon
Disabling Demon in gradle via properties file
org.gradle.daemon=false
Kill Gradle demon
gradle --stop
Check dependency of a gradle java jar
gradle dependencies gradle dependencyInsight --configuration compile --dependency <name> gradle dependencyInsight --configuration testCompile --dependency <name>
If you find it hard to navigate console output then you can apply a gradle plugin and get the report in html file.
apply plugin: 'project-report'
Generate report using below command :
/gradlew htmlDependencyReport
Source and target java version
apply plugin: 'java' sourceCompatibility = 1.8 targetCompatibility = 1.8