How to download dependencies in gradle

Question

I have a custom compile task.

task compileSpeedTest(type: JavaCompile) {
    classpath = files(\'build\')
    source = fileTree(\'src/test/java/speed\')
             


        

Answer 1

I have found this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/47107135/3067148 also very helpful:

gradle dependencies will list the dependencies and download them as a side-effect.