create version.txt file in project dir via build.gradle task

Question

Apologies in advance for my ignorance. I\'m very new to gradle.

My is goal is to have some task in my build.gradle file, wherein a file \'version.txt\' is created in

Answer 1

The example you're referring to is almost correct. With a couple of minor tweaks it works as expected:

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
import org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit

plugins {
    id "org.ajoberstar.grgit" version "1.7.2"
}

version = 1.0

task versionTxt()  {
    doLast {
        new File(projectDir, "version.txt").text = """
Version: $version
Revision: ${grgit.head().abbreviatedId}
Buildtime: ${new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss").format(new Date())}
Application-name: foobarbaz app
"""
    }
}

Run gradle versionTxt to get the desired output.