Gradle Build System
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Course Id: DEVO-BGRD
Duration: 24 Hours
Overview
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* This training course introduces the Groovy language.
* Next, it teaches the fundamentals of the Gradle build system
* Gradle is used to compile, test, and deploy Java and/or Groovy projects
* Gradle uses different techniques as compared to ant and maven
Pre-Requisites
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* Awareness of software to build code is helpful
* Programming experience in teams
Training Objectives
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All participants learn to:
* Learn the basics of Groovy programming
* Understand the challenges of build processes
* Use Gradle with the standard conventions
* Manage dependencies
* Declare repositories
* Create custom tasks
* Use the Gradle wrapper
* Use Gradle plugins for additional functionality
* Work with the Gradle directed acyclic graph
* Create and use configurations in Gradle
Course Structure
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* We provide more focus on hands-on in our technical courses (typically 80% hands-on/20% theory)
* Students get the capability to apply the material they learn to real-world problems
Materials Provided
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* All participants receive
* PDF of slides
* PDF of handson
* Access to instance with lab environment
Software Requirements
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Any of the following
* Any current internet browser
* vnc client
* rdp client
Hardware Requirements
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* Processor: 1.2 GHz+
* RAM: 512 MB+
* Disk space: 1 GB+
* Network Connection with low latency (<250ms) to Internet
## Daywise Course Outline
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## Day 1
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* Unit 1 : Introduction to Groovy
* Unit 2 : Installing Gradle
* Unit 3 : Introducing Gradle
* Unit 4 : Build Java Projects
## Day 2
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* Unit 5 : Building Groovy Projects
* Unit 6 : Tasks in Gradle
* Unit 7 : Incremental Builds
* Unit 8 : Gradle Daemon
## Day 3
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* Unit 9 : Plugins
* Unit 10 : IDE Integration
* Unit 11 : The Gradle Wrapper
* Unit 12 : Multiproject Builds
## Detailed Outline
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Unit 1 : Introduction to Groovy
* Basics of Groovy
* Groovy data types
* optional typing
* Overriding operators and type coercion
* Groovy strings
* Ranges, lists, and collections
* Closures
Unit 2 : Installing Gradle
* Download proper version
* Environment variables
* Testing your installation
Unit 3 : Introducing Gradle
* Creating build scripts
* Declaring dependencies
* Accessing repositories
* Applying plugins
* Configuring the DAG (directed acyclic graph)
Unit 4 : Build Java Projects
* Standard project structure
* The Java plugin
* Running tests
Unit 5 : Building Groovy Projects
* The Groovy project structure
* Working with both Groovy and Java
* Executing tests with JUnit
* Executing tests with Spock
Unit 6 : Tasks in Gradle
* Declaring tasks
* Defining project properties
* Setting dependencies
* Using doFirst and doLast
* Using the builtin task types
* Inserting your tasks into the DAG
Unit 7 : Incremental Builds
* Inputs and outputs
* Using onlyIf
* Refreshing the cache
Unit 8 : Gradle Daemon
* Usage and troubleshooting
* Configuring the daemon
Unit 9 : Plugins
* Built-in Plugins
* The standard plugin repository
* Some useful plugins
Unit 10 : IDE Integration
* Using Gradle In Eclipse projects
* IntelliJ IDEA
Unit 11 : The Gradle Wrapper
* Specifying versions
* Generating the scripts
Unit 12 : Multi-project Builds
* Using settings.xml
* Consolidating configuration properties
* Making one subproject depend on another