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].

This sample shows how to build a Gradle plugin in the Java language. 

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include::sample[dir="samples/gradle-plugin/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=plugin]"]
include::sample[dir="samples/gradle-plugin/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[tags=plugin]"]
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For a more guided tour with plugin development, see link:https://gradle.org/guides/?q=Plugin%20Development[the guides for plugin development].

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