is there an annotation I can use to mark a class (or maybe even a method in a class?) so gradle will not include it in the output jar files? or maybe some gradle razzamafoo I can do inside build.gradle to achieve that? thanks.

Nice. it can't be done annotating the class though?

I will use the first solution. the annotation is beyond me thanks!

one last thing can I exclude a whole package? like

 

compileJava {
    exclude 'com/mymod/tests/'
}

 

 

You can use

 

compileJava {
    exclude 'com/mymod/test/*.java
}

one last thing can I exclude a whole package? like

 

compileJava {
    exclude 'com/mymod/tests/'
}

 

exclude 'com/mymod/tests/**'

thanks guys. I wish I knew that language gradle uses better. I just copy paste stuff... It would be better if it would use a language more similar to java. Zen Scripts are scripts but are completely clear to anyone familiar with a C++ descendant

Gradle is based on Groovy which runs on the JVM, so anything you can do in Java you can do in Groovy.

Gradle is based on Groovy which runs on the JVM, so anything you can do in Java you can do in Groovy.

 

*Giggle*

Groovy's site says that Groovy has a "flat learning curve" and if they knew what a learning curve actually was, they'd realize that "flat" is not how to describe a curve.  Or more specifically, that it's a function f(x) where x is the number of minutes spent and f(x) is skill obtained.  A flat result from f(x) means that it's never approaching 1, aka mastery.

 

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6209/what-is-meant-by-steep-learning-curve/6226#6226

 

They should have used the phrase "easy to learn."