Plugins List

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Plugins List

Plugins extend your build capabilities by adding new Gradle tasks. Community plugins, like the Dependency Analysis plugin, add useful functionality.

Common plugins are listed below. You can find additional Gradle plugins in the Gradle plugin portal.

Core Plugins

These are included with with Gradle. See Gradle documentation.

java: Base plugin for many JVM projects. Adds Java compilation.
application: Extends Java plugin to create a runnable application. Use this for console applications.
java-library: Extends Java plugin to support building a Java library. Use this if you are building a shared module in a multi-project build.

Community plugins that can extend your build’s functionality.

Dependency Analysis can analyze your dependencies and locate errors in config files. Use this if you get strange dependency errors!
Shadow is a plugin for creating fat/uber JARs. Useful for creating standalone console applications. This is not recommended for Android or Compose projects.