gradle-console

This plugin for Gradle allows you to easily interact with your Groovy and Java applications using the Groovy Console.

Just run gradle console and you will get a console window with all your runtime dependencies loaded for you. This is useful in case you need to interact your project dependencies or your source code in a fast and flexible way.

Installation

Add one of the following snippets to your build.gradle file according to the version of Gradle you are using:

Gradle >= 2.1

plugins {
	id "net.carlosgsouza.console" version "1.0.1"
}

Gradle < 2.1

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath group: 'net.carlosgsouza', name: 'gradle-console', version: '1.0.1'
    }
}
apply plugin: 'console'

Usage

Invoke the console task using gradle

gradle console

About this project

This is still an young plugin and I am counting on your feedback to make it better! Don't hesitate to send me an e-mail, create an issue on GitHub or, even better, submit a pull request.

Acknowledgement

This plugin was created based on this post by Mike Hugo. Thanks, Mike!