NOTE: You can open the samples 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 create a plugin with a task that accepts arguments.
The plugin is packaged via an included build.

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include::sample[dir="groovy",files="build.gradle[];settings.gradle[]"]
include::sample[dir="kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[];settings.gradle.kts[]"]
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To execute the sample task:

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[.testable-sample,dir="groovy"]
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[.sample-command]
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$ ./gradlew projectInfo --format json
{
    "projectName": "task-with-arguments"
    "version": "1.0.2"
}

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1s
1 actionable task: 1 executed
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For more information, see link:{userManualPath}/custom_plugins.html[Gradle Plugins reference chapter].
You can also get started quickly using the link:{userManualPath}/build_init_plugin.html#sec:java_library[Build Init Plugin].
