Skip refreshing dependencies in gradle

Question

Short version of question: Is there a way of telling gradle not to resolve dependencies? I know I can skip single task with -x switch but resolving dependen

Answer 1

There's the --offline flag. Alternatively, you can declare a flatDir rather than a maven repository whenever the build should be run with "local" dependencies.

Answer 2

For my use case, my internet is restricted so I would setup dependencies while I can still have full access. And when I'm restricted, go to Preferences, search for Gradle, and check "Offline work".

Of course I'll have to turn it back on whenever new dependencies are added.