run jetty on dependency resolved war file in gradle

build.gradle

// Run Jetty on dependency resolved war file
//
//  you can run multiple wars with different configuration by
//  adding more task definitions.
//
import org.gradle.api.plugins.jetty.JettyRunWar

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'jetty'

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

configurations {
  // define custom dependency configuration for war file
  myWebApp
}

dependencies {
  // add war file dependency to my custom configuration
  myWebApp "org.some:my-app:1.0@war"
}


task runMyWebApp(type: JettyRunWar) {
  // specify the resolved war file
  webApp = configurations.myWebApp.singleFile

  // more configuration
  httpPort = 8001
  contextPath = 'myWebApp'
}