Why intelliJ IDEA dependency scope is “provided” instead of “compile”?

Question

I would like IntelliJ IDEA to have my libraries as \"compile\" scope instead of \"provided\" scope. This is a part of my gradle file:

apply plugin: \'java\'         


        

Answer 1

It's a known issue in IntelliJ IDEA that is specific to Gradle 3.4:

• IDEA-167412 Gradle 3.4-rc-1 changes compile dependencies to provided
• original bug report in the Gradle project with more details
• comment from the responsible developer regarding "Create Module per source set" option and how Gradle integration works in IntelliJ IDEA

It's already fixed in 2017.1 EAP build.

You can use Gradle 3.3 or older as a workaround until IDEA 2017.1 is released.