Gradle - jar file name in java plugin

Question

I am trying with Gradle first time. I am trying with a maven java project to compile and create a jar file. It is compiling and creating the jar file in build/libs directory as

trunk-XXXVERSION-SNAPSHOT.jar

I am running gradle build file from trunk directory of this maven java project.

I want to get the project name (for ex: project1) in the jar file name, something like

project1-XXXVERSION-SNAPSHOT.jar

in build/libs directory. Please suggest.

Answer 1

Here is the directory structure:

trunk ˪ build   ˪ libs     ˪ project1-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar  ˪ build.gradle 

Include the following in build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'java' apply plugin: 'maven'  archivesBaseName = 'project1' version = '1.0-SNAPSHOT' group = 'example'       

This will produce the correct ZIPs, POMs and JARs.

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Additionally, try setting:

archivesBaseName = 'project1' 

or (deprecated):

jar.baseName = 'project1' 

Answer 2

The default project name is taken from the directory the project is stored in. Instead of changing the naming of the jar explicitly you should set the project name correct for your build. At the moment this is not possible within the build.gradle file. Instead, you have to create a settings.gradle file in your root directory. This settings.gradle file should have this one liner included:

rootProject.name = 'project1'