Remove .DS_Store from Gradle build directory before running tasks—globally, that is from any built project

init.gradle.kts

/**
 * [Gradle init script](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/init_scripts.html) that has
 * to be places in one of the [documented locations](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/init_scripts.html#sec:using_an_init_script),
 * for example
 * - `$GRADLE_USER_HOME/init.gradle.kts`, respectively
 * - `$HOME/init.gradle.kts
 */
rootProject {
    logger.info("Running init script on $name")

    afterEvaluate {
        val project = this
        val removeOsJunk by tasks.creating(Delete::class) {
            description = "Removes OS created files (i.e. `.DS_Store`) from the build directory"
            val junk = fileTree(project.layout.buildDirectory) {
                include { fileTreeElement ->
                    if (fileTreeElement.name == ".DS_Store") {
                        // It couldn't be more annoying, but certain files are excluded
                        // by default, see https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/1348.
                        // Therefor simply delete them during the evaluation.
                        fileTreeElement.file.runCatching {
                            if (delete() && logger.isInfoEnabled) {
                                logger.info(
                                    "Removed .DS_Store from build directory of {}: {}",
                                    project.name,
                                    relativeTo(project.layout.buildDirectory.asFile.get()),
                                )
                            }
                        }.getOrElse { /* ignore failures due to concurrent OS operations, etc. */ }
                    }
                    fileTreeElement.isDirectory // otherwise, the file tree is not checked recursively
                }
            }
            delete(junk)
        }
        tasks.configureEach {
            if (this != removeOsJunk) {
                dependsOn(removeOsJunk)
            }
        }
    }
}

Sample output:

> Task :buildSrc:validatePlugins UP-TO-DATE
> Task :buildSrc:check UP-TO-DATE
> Task :buildSrc:build UP-TO-DATE

> Configure project :
Removed .DS_Store from build directory of foo-service: .DS_Store
Removed .DS_Store from build directory of foo-service: bar/.DS_Store

> Task :removeOsJunk UP-TO-DATE
> Task :kaptGenerateStubsKotlin UP-TO-DATE
> Task :kaptKotlin UP-TO-DATE
> Task :compileKotlin UP-TO-DATE