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## Usage
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The following workflow will run `./gradlew build` on ubuntu, macos and windows.
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The following workflows will execute a Gradle build on ubuntu, macos and windows.
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The only prerequisite is to have Java installed: you define the version of Java you need to run the build using the `actions/setup-java` action.
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### Use the action to setup Gradle for later steps
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If you have an existing workflow invoking Gradle, you can simply add an initial "Setup Gradle" Step to benefit from caching,
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build-scan capture and other features of the gradle-build-action.
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```yaml
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# .github/workflows/gradle-build-pr.yml
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name: Run Gradle on PRs
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on: pull_request
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jobs:
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- uses: actions/setup-java@v1
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with:
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java-version: 11
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- uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
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- name: Setup Gradle
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uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
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- name: Execute Gradle build
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run: ./gradlew build
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```
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### Use the action to setup and execute Gradle
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The `gradle-build-action` can also be used for the actual Gradle execution, by providing an `arguments` parameter.
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The following workflow is effectively the same as the one above, without using a separate `run` step.
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```yaml
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name: Run Gradle on PRs
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on: pull_request
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jobs:
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gradle:
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strategy:
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matrix:
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os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
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runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
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steps:
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- uses: actions/checkout@v2
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- uses: actions/setup-java@v1
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with:
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java-version: 11
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- name: Setup and execute Gradle build
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uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
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with:
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arguments: build
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```
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The `gradle-build-action` can also be used for caching Gradle state without owning the actual Gradle execution.
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The following workflow is effectively the same as the one above, but supports full scripting of the Gradle invocation.
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```yaml
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# .github/workflows/gradle-build-pr.yml
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name: Run Gradle on PRs
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on: pull_request
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jobs:
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gradle:
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strategy:
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matrix:
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os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
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runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
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steps:
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- uses: actions/checkout@v2
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- uses: actions/setup-java@v1
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with:
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java-version: 11
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- uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
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- run: ./gradlew build
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```
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### Multiple Gradle executions in the same Job
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It is possible to configure multiple Gradle executions to run sequentially in the same job.
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Each invocation will start its run with the filesystem state remaining from the previous execution.
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The initial Action step will perform the Gradle setup.
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```yaml
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- uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
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- run: ./gradlew check
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```
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### Why is this better than running Gradle directly?
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## Why use the `gradle-build-action`?
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It is possible to directly invoke Gradle in your workflow, and the `setup-java` action provides a simple way to cache Gradle dependencies.
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The `gradle-build-action` is designed to provide these benefits with minimal configuration.
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These features work both when Gradle is executed via the `gradle-build-action` and for any Gradle execution in subsequent steps.
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## Gradle Installation
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## Use specific Gradle version
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The `gradle-build-action` will download and install a specified Gradle version, adding this installed version to the PATH.
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The `gradle-build-action` will download, install and run a specified Gradle version, adding this installed version to the PATH.
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Downloaded Gradle versions are stored in the GitHub Actions cache, to avoid requiring downloading again later.
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```yaml
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This can be handy to automatically verify your build works with the latest release candidate of Gradle:
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```yaml
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# .github/workflows/test-gradle-rc.yml
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name: Test latest Gradle RC
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on:
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schedule:
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