If you re familiar with Gradle s basics elements possibly through the author s previous O Reilly book, Building and Testing with Gradle this more advanced guide provides the recipes, techniques, and syntax to help you master this build automation tool. With clear, concise explanations and lots of ready-to-use code examples, you ll explore four discrete areas of Gradle functionality: file operations, custom Gradle plugins, build lifecycle hooks, and dependency management.

Learn how to use Gradle s rich set of APIs and Groovy-based Domain Specific Language to customize build...