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Add Gradle dependency

org.openrewrite.gradle.AddDependency

Add a gradle dependency to a build.gradle file in the correct configuration based on where it is used.

Recipe source​

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Apache License Version 2.0.

Options​

TypeNameDescriptionExample
StringgroupIdThe first part of a dependency coordinate 'com.google.guava:guava:VERSION'.com.google.guava
StringartifactIdThe second part of a dependency coordinate 'com.google.guava:guava:VERSION'guava
StringversionOptional. An exact version number or node-style semver selector used to select the version number. You can also use latest.release for the latest available version and latest.patch if the current version is a valid semantic version. For more details, you can look at the documentation page of version selectors.29.X
StringversionPatternOptional. Allows version selection to be extended beyond the original Node Semver semantics. So for example, Setting 'version' to "25-29" can be paired with a metadata pattern of "-jre" to select Guava 29.0-jre-jre
StringconfigurationOptional. A configuration to use when it is not what can be inferred from usage. Most of the time this will be left empty, but is used when adding a new as of yet unused dependency.implementation
StringonlyIfUsingOptional. Used to determine if the dependency will be added and in which scope it should be placed.org.junit.jupiter.api.*
StringclassifierOptional. A classifier to add. Commonly used to select variants of a library.test
StringextensionOptional. The extension of the dependency to add. If omitted Gradle defaults to assuming the type is "jar".jar
StringfamilyPatternOptional. A pattern, applied to groupIds, used to determine which other dependencies should have aligned version numbers. Accepts '*' as a wildcard character.com.fasterxml.jackson*
BooleanacceptTransitiveOptional. Default false. If enabled, the dependency will not be added if it is already on the classpath as a transitive dependency.true

Usage​

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly (unless you are running them via the Moderne CLI). To activate this recipe you must create a new recipe which fills in the required parameters. In your rewrite.yml create a new recipe with a unique name. For example: com.yourorg.AddDependencyExample. Here's how you can define and customize such a recipe within your rewrite.yml:

rewrite.yml
---
type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
name: com.yourorg.AddDependencyExample
displayName: Add Gradle dependency example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.gradle.AddDependency:
      groupId: com.google.guava
      artifactId: guava
      version: 29.X
      versionPattern: '-jre'
      configuration: implementation
      onlyIfUsing: org.junit.jupiter.api.*
      classifier: test
      extension: jar
      familyPattern: com.fasterxml.jackson*
      acceptTransitive: true

Now that com.yourorg.AddDependencyExample has been defined, activate it in your build file:

  1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:
build.gradle
plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("7.6.1")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.AddDependencyExample")
    setExportDatatables(true)
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}
  1. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

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Data Tables​

Maven metadata failures​

org.openrewrite.maven.table.MavenMetadataFailures

Attempts to resolve maven metadata that failed.

Column NameDescription
Group idThe groupId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Artifact idThe artifactId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
VersionThe version of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Maven repositoryThe URL of the Maven repository that the metadata download failed on.
SnapshotsDoes the repository support snapshots.
ReleasesDoes the repository support releases.
FailureThe reason the metadata download failed.