build.gradle

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'java'

version = 0.1
sourceCompatibility = 1.8

// location to download the depenedencies
repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

// what dependencies to download based on configuration (compile, providedCompile, runtime)
dependencies {
  compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.1'
  providedCompile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
  runtime 'javax.servlet:jstl:1.1.2'
}

// setup wrapper - run only once
task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
 gradleVersion = '6.2'
}

// map src/main/java and src/test/java
sourceSets {
  main {
    java {
      srcDirs = ['src']
    }
  }
  test {
    java {
      srcDirs = ['test']
    }
  }
}

// change `build` dir to `out`
buildDir = 'out'

// configure 'main' class
jar {
  manifest {
    attributes 'Main-Class': 'com.myorg.mymain'
  }
}

// For Web Application, use `webfiles` dir instead of `webapp` dir
webAppDirName = 'webfiles'

// pull contents from `static` folder into war (front end assets- jsp,css,js,html)
war {
 from 'static'
}