What is Gradle plugin?

A plugin is simply any class that implements the Plugin interface . Gradle provides the core plugins (e.g. JavaPlugin ) as part of its distribution which means they are automatically resolved. However, non-core binary plugins need to be resolved before they can be applied.

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What is Java Gradle plugin?

The Java Gradle Plugin development plugin can be used to assist in the development of Gradle plugins . It automatically applies the Java Library plugin, adds the gradleApi() dependency to the api configuration and performs validation of plugin metadata during jar task execution.

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