How to debug a Gradle build.gradle file (in a debugger, with breakpoints)?

Question

Is there a tool that will allow me to set breakpoints in a build.gradle file and step through tasks in a debugger?

Note: I believe that I\'m asking a different ques

Answer 1

There is the easier way:

just add in your command line -Dorg.gradle.debug=true --no-daemon

For example: gradle nameOfTask -Dorg.gradle.debug=true --no-daemon

Then you should start your IDE and run remote debugging with localhost port 5005, that all.

Gradle is waiting to you, because standard option server=y

org.gradle.debug

When set to true, Gradle will run the build with remote debugging enabled, listening on port 5005. Note that this is the equivalent of adding -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005 to the JVM command line and will suspend the virtual machine until a debugger is attached.

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