If we want to execute a Java executable from a Gradle build, we have several options. Before we explore these options, we will first create a new Java class with a
main() method in our project. We will execute this Java class from our build file.
In the directory src/main/java/gradle/sample, we need to create a new file SampleApp.java. The following code listing shows the contents of the file. We use our Sample class to print the value of the getWelcomeMessage() method to System.out:
// File: src/main/java/gradle/sample/SampleApp.java
package gradle.sample;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
public class SampleApp {
public SampleApp() {
}
public static void main(final String[] arguments) {
final SampleApp app = new SampleApp();
app.welcomeMessage();
}
public void welcomeMessage() {
final String welcomeMessage = readMessage();
showMessage(welcomeMessage);
}
private String readMessage() {
final...