Chapter 10. IDE support and tooling
This chapter covers
- Using IDE plugins to generate project files
- Managing Gradle projects in popular IDEs
- Embedding Gradle with the tooling API
While Gradle’s target runtime environment is the command line, editing build scripts happens in a text editor. The types of editors that developers use range from simple screen-oriented editors like vi or Emacs, to full-blown integrated development environments (IDEs) like Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA. IDEs can boost a developer’s productivity tremendously. Functionality like syntax highlighting, navigation through keyboard shortcuts, refactoring, and code completion generation save valuable time during development and make implementing code a more enjoyable experience. ...
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