Fail Gradle Copy task if source directory not exist

Question

I\'m using Gradle to create a build script. I want to protect the script from wrong properties, one of the tasks in the script is simple Copy task and I notice that when I p

Answer 1

This worked for me:

task copySpecificPlatform(type: Copy) {
    from 'source/directory'
    into 'target/directory'
    if(inputs.sourceFiles.empty) throw new StopExecutionException("No files found")
}