This chapter covered details of dependency management provided by Gradle. We looked into dependency configuration, strategies involved in dependency resolution, and configuring transitive dependencies. We also learned different versions of conflict strategies provided by Gradle and how we can configure it to get the most out of it.

We also talked about repositories. We covered how you can use different repositories such as flat file, local Maven Repository, and remote repositories hosted on the HTTPS server. Finally, we discussed the publication of the project. With the help of different plugins, you can publish artifacts to a central location such as the local or remote Maven Repository. We also discussed how we can utilize the new maven-publish plugin and how to configure it, so that it fits into our own requirement.

In the next chapter, we will discuss few important plugins such as War and Scala. We'll also discuss other important concepts such as File management, Multi-Project...