NOTE: You can open this sample inside an IDE using the https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/gradle.html#gradle_import_project_start[IntelliJ native importer] or https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.buildship[Eclipse Buildship].

If you are new to Gradle and wish to follow a more detailed tutorial for building Java libraries, we suggest you have an look at the https://guides.gradle.org/building-java-libraries/[Building Java Libraries guide].

This sample shows how a Java library can be built with Gradle.
The library has no dependencies and the build has minimal configuration.

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include::sample[dir="samples/java-library/groovy",files="build.gradle[]"]
include::sample[dir="samples/java-library/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[]"]
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To build the library:

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[.testable-sample,dir="groovy"]
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[.sample-command]
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$ ./gradlew jar

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1s
2 actionable tasks: 2 executed
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For more information, see link:{userManualPath}/java_library_plugin.html[Java Library Plugin reference chapter].

You can also generate this project locally using link:{userManualPath}/build_init_plugin.html#sec:java_library[`gradle init`].
