professional-gradle-usage

name: professional-gradle-usage description: Use this skill when configuring builds, dependencies, testing, or artifact generation using Gradle.

When using Gradle:

1. Use Gradle 8.6

2. Dependency rules:

   • No dynamic versions
   • Explicit versions only
   • Use dependency locking

3. Build outputs:

   • Executable JAR
   • Docker-ready artifact

4. Testing:

   • Separate unit and integration tests
   • Fail build on test failure

Gradle scripts must be readable and deterministic. Always leverage Gradle's built-in tasks and plugins before creating custom ones.