Gradle

Gradle Installation If all you want to do is run an existing Gradle project, then you don’t need to install Gradle if the build uses the  Gradle Wrapper . This is identifiable by the presence of the  gradlew  or  gradlew.bat  files in the root of the project: . ├── gradle │ └── wrapper ├── gradlew ├── gradlew.bat └── ⋮ Project root directory. Gradle Wrapper . Scripts for executing Gradle builds. If the  gradlew  or  gradlew.bat  files are already present in your project,  you do not need to install Gradle . But you need to make sure your system  satisfies Gradle’s prerequisites . You can follow the steps in the  Upgrading Gradle section  if you want to update the Gradle version for your project. Please use the  Gradle Wrapper  to upgrade Gradle. Android Studio comes with a working installation of Gradle, so you  don’t need to install Gradle separately when only working within that IDE . I...

  Gradle   automates building, testing, and deployment of software   from information in   build scripts . Gradle core concepts Projects A Gradle  project  is a piece of software that can be built, such as an application or a library. Single project  builds include a single project called the  root project . Multi-project  builds include  one root project  and  any number of subprojects . Build Scripts Build scripts  detail to Gradle what steps to take to build the project. Each project can include one or more build scripts. Dependency Management Dependency management  is an automated technique for declaring and resolving external resources required by a project. Each project typically includes a number of external dependencies that Gradle will resolve during the build. Tasks Tasks are a basic unit of work  such as compiling code or running your test. Each project contains one or more tasks defined inside a build...