War

API Documentation:War

Assembles a WAR archive.

Properties

PropertyDescription
appendix

The appendix part of the archive name, if any.

archiveName

The archive name. If the name has not been explicitly set, the pattern for the name is: [baseName]-[appendix]-[version]-[classifier].[extension]

archivePath

The path where the archive is constructed. The path is simply the destinationDir plus the archiveName.

baseName

The base name of the archive.

caseSensitive

Specifies whether case-sensitive pattern matching should be used.

classifier

The classifier part of the archive name, if any.

classpath

The classpath to include in the WAR archive. Any JAR or ZIP files in this classpath are included in the WEB-INF/lib directory. Any directories in this classpath are included in the WEB-INF/classes directory.

destinationDir

The directory where the archive is generated into.

dirMode

The Unix permissions to use for the target directories. null means that existing permissions are preserved. It is dependent on the copy action implementation whether these permissions will actually be applied.

duplicatesStrategy

The strategy to use when trying to copy more than one file to the same destination.

entryCompression

The compression level of the entries of the archive. If set to ZipEntryCompression.DEFLATED (the default), each entry is compressed using the DEFLATE algorithm. If set to ZipEntryCompression.STORED the entries of the archive are left uncompressed.

excludes

The set of exclude patterns.

extension

The extension part of the archive name.

fileMode

The Unix permissions to use for the target files. null means that existing permissions are preserved. It is dependent on the copy action implementation whether these permissions will actually be applied.

includeEmptyDirs

Tells if empty target directories will be included in the copy.

includes

The set of include patterns.

manifest

The manifest for this JAR archive.

source

The source files for this task.

version

The version part of the archive name, if any.

webXml

The web.xml file to include in the WAR archive. When null, no web.xml file is included in the WAR.

zip64
Incubating

Whether the zip can contain more than 65535 files and/or support files greater than 4GB in size.

Methods

MethodDescription
classpath(classpath)

Adds files to the classpath to include in the WAR archive.

eachFile(closure)

Adds an action to be applied to each file as it about to be copied into its destination. The given closure is called with a FileCopyDetails as its parameter. Actions are executed in the order added, and are inherited from the parent spec.

eachFile(action)

Adds an action to be applied to each file as it is about to be copied into its destination. The action can change the destination path of the file, filter the contents of the file, or exclude the file from the result entirely. Actions are executed in the order added, and are inherited from the parent spec.

exclude(excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs.The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. The closure should return true or false. Example:

exclude(excludes)

Adds an ANT style exclude pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

exclude(excludes)

Adds an ANT style exclude pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

exclude(excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

expand(properties)

Expands property references in each file as it is copied. More specifically, each file is transformed using Groovy's SimpleTemplateEngine. This means you can use simple property references, such as $property or ${property} in the file. You can also include arbitrary Groovy code in the file, such as ${version ?: 'unknown'} or ${classpath*.name.join(' ')}

filesMatching(pattern, action)

Configure the FileCopyDetails for each file whose path matches the specified Ant-style pattern. This is equivalent to using eachFile() and selectively applying a configuration based on the file's path.

filesNotMatching(pattern, action)

Configure the FileCopyDetails for each file whose path does not match the specified Ant-style pattern. This is equivalent to using eachFile() and selectively applying a configuration based on the file's path.

filter(closure)

Adds a content filter based on the provided closure. The Closure will be called with each line (stripped of line endings) and should return a String to replace the line.

filter(filterType)

Adds a content filter to be used during the copy. Multiple calls to filter, add additional filters to the filter chain. Each filter should implement java.io.FilterReader. Include org.apache.tools.ant.filters.* for access to all the standard Ant filters.

filter(properties, filterType)

Adds a content filter to be used during the copy. Multiple calls to filter, add additional filters to the filter chain. Each filter should implement java.io.FilterReader. Include org.apache.tools.ant.filters.* for access to all the standard Ant filters.

from(sourcePath, c)

Specifies the source files or directories for a copy and creates a child CopySourceSpec. The given source path is evaluated as per Project.files() .

from(sourcePaths)

Specifies source files or directories for a copy. The given paths are evaluated as per Project.files().

include(includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

include(includes)

Adds an ANT style include pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns to be processed.

include(includes)

Adds an ANT style include pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns to be processed.

include(includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

into(destPath)

Specifies the destination directory *inside* the archive for the files. The destination is evaluated as per Project.file(). Don't mix it up with AbstractArchiveTask.getDestinationDir() which specifies the output directory for the archive.

into(destPath, configureClosure)

Creates and configures a child CopySpec with a destination directory *inside* the archive for the files. The destination is evaluated as per Project.file(). Don't mix it up with AbstractArchiveTask.getDestinationDir() which specifies the output directory for the archive.

manifest(configureClosure)

Configures the manifest for this JAR archive.

metaInf(configureClosure)

Adds content to this JAR archive's META-INF directory.

rename(closure)

Renames a source file to a different relative location under the target directory. The closure will be called with a single parameter, the name of the file. The closure should return a String object with a new target name. The closure may return null, in which case the original name will be used.

rename(sourceRegEx, replaceWith)

Renames files based on a regular expression. Uses java.util.regex type of regular expressions. Note that the replace string should use the '$1' syntax to refer to capture groups in the source regular expression. Files that do not match the source regular expression will be copied with the original name.

rename(sourceRegEx, replaceWith)

Renames files based on a regular expression. See CopyProcessingSpec.rename().

webInf(configureClosure)

Adds some content to the WEB-INF directory for this WAR archive.

with(sourceSpecs)

Adds the given specs as a child of this spec.

Script blocks

No script blocks

Property details

String appendix

The appendix part of the archive name, if any.

Default with war plugin:
null

String archiveName

The archive name. If the name has not been explicitly set, the pattern for the name is: [baseName]-[appendix]-[version]-[classifier].[extension]

Default with war plugin:
${baseName}-${appendix}-${version}-${classifier}.${extension}

File archivePath (read-only)

The path where the archive is constructed. The path is simply the destinationDir plus the archiveName.

Default with war plugin:
${destinationDir}/${archiveName}

String baseName

The base name of the archive.

Default with war plugin:
project.archivesBaseName

boolean caseSensitive

Specifies whether case-sensitive pattern matching should be used.

Default with war plugin:
true

String classifier

The classifier part of the archive name, if any.

Default with war plugin:
null

FileCollection classpath

The classpath to include in the WAR archive. Any JAR or ZIP files in this classpath are included in the WEB-INF/lib directory. Any directories in this classpath are included in the WEB-INF/classes directory.

Default with war plugin:
project.configurations.runtime - project.configurations.providedRuntime

File destinationDir

The directory where the archive is generated into.

Default with war plugin:
project.distsDir

Integer dirMode

The Unix permissions to use for the target directories. null means that existing permissions are preserved. It is dependent on the copy action implementation whether these permissions will actually be applied.

Default with war plugin:
null

DuplicatesStrategy duplicatesStrategy

The strategy to use when trying to copy more than one file to the same destination.

The value can be set with a case insensitive string of the enum value (e.g. 'exclude' for DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE).

This strategy can be overridden for individual files by using CopySpec.eachFile() or CopySpec.filesMatching().

Default with war plugin:
null

ZipEntryCompression entryCompression

The compression level of the entries of the archive. If set to ZipEntryCompression.DEFLATED (the default), each entry is compressed using the DEFLATE algorithm. If set to ZipEntryCompression.STORED the entries of the archive are left uncompressed.

Default:
ZipEntryCompression.DEFLATED

Set<String> excludes

The set of exclude patterns.

Default with war plugin:
[]

String extension

The extension part of the archive name.

Integer fileMode

The Unix permissions to use for the target files. null means that existing permissions are preserved. It is dependent on the copy action implementation whether these permissions will actually be applied.

Default with war plugin:
null

boolean includeEmptyDirs

Tells if empty target directories will be included in the copy.

Default with war plugin:
true

Set<String> includes

The set of include patterns.

Default with war plugin:
[]

Manifest manifest

The manifest for this JAR archive.

FileCollection source (read-only)

The source files for this task.

String version

The version part of the archive name, if any.

Default with war plugin:
project.version

File webXml

The web.xml file to include in the WAR archive. When null, no web.xml file is included in the WAR.

Default with war plugin:
null

boolean zip64

Note: This property is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

Whether the zip can contain more than 65535 files and/or support files greater than 4GB in size.

The standard zip format has hard limits on file size and count. The Zip64 format extension practically removes these limits and is therefore required for building large zips.

However, not all Zip readers support the Zip64 extensions. Notably, the ZipInputStream JDK class does not support Zip64 for versions earlier than Java 7. This means you should not enable this property if you are building JARs to be used with Java 6 and earlier runtimes.

Default:
false

Method details

void classpath(Object... classpath)

Adds files to the classpath to include in the WAR archive.

AbstractCopyTask eachFile(Closure closure)

Adds an action to be applied to each file as it about to be copied into its destination. The given closure is called with a FileCopyDetails as its parameter. Actions are executed in the order added, and are inherited from the parent spec.

AbstractCopyTask eachFile(Action<? super FileCopyDetails> action)

Adds an action to be applied to each file as it is about to be copied into its destination. The action can change the destination path of the file, filter the contents of the file, or exclude the file from the result entirely. Actions are executed in the order added, and are inherited from the parent spec.

AbstractCopyTask exclude(Closure excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs.The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. The closure should return true or false. Example:

copySpec {
  from 'source'
  into 'destination'
  //an example of excluding files from certain configuration:
  exclude { it.file in configurations.someConf.files }
}

If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask exclude(Iterable<String> excludes)

Adds an ANT style exclude pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask exclude(String... excludes)

Adds an ANT style exclude pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask exclude(Spec<FileTreeElement> excludeSpec)

Adds an exclude spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If excludes are not provided, then no files will be excluded. If excludes are provided, then files must not match any exclude pattern to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask expand(Map<String, ?> properties)

Expands property references in each file as it is copied. More specifically, each file is transformed using Groovy's SimpleTemplateEngine. This means you can use simple property references, such as $property or ${property} in the file. You can also include arbitrary Groovy code in the file, such as ${version ?: 'unknown'} or ${classpath*.name.join(' ')}

AbstractCopyTask filesMatching(String pattern, Action<? super FileCopyDetails> action)

Configure the FileCopyDetails for each file whose path matches the specified Ant-style pattern. This is equivalent to using eachFile() and selectively applying a configuration based on the file's path.

AbstractCopyTask filesNotMatching(String pattern, Action<? super FileCopyDetails> action)

Configure the FileCopyDetails for each file whose path does not match the specified Ant-style pattern. This is equivalent to using eachFile() and selectively applying a configuration based on the file's path.

AbstractCopyTask filter(Closure closure)

Adds a content filter based on the provided closure. The Closure will be called with each line (stripped of line endings) and should return a String to replace the line.

AbstractCopyTask filter(Class<? extends FilterReader> filterType)

Adds a content filter to be used during the copy. Multiple calls to filter, add additional filters to the filter chain. Each filter should implement java.io.FilterReader. Include org.apache.tools.ant.filters.* for access to all the standard Ant filters.

Examples:

filter(StripJavaComments)
   filter(com.mycompany.project.CustomFilter)

AbstractCopyTask filter(Map<String, ?> properties, Class<? extends FilterReader> filterType)

Adds a content filter to be used during the copy. Multiple calls to filter, add additional filters to the filter chain. Each filter should implement java.io.FilterReader. Include org.apache.tools.ant.filters.* for access to all the standard Ant filters.

Filter properties may be specified using groovy map syntax.

Examples:

filter(HeadFilter, lines:25, skip:2)
   filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens:[copyright:'2009', version:'2.3.1'])

AbstractCopyTask from(Object sourcePath, Closure c)

Specifies the source files or directories for a copy and creates a child CopySourceSpec. The given source path is evaluated as per Project.files() .

AbstractCopyTask from(Object... sourcePaths)

Specifies source files or directories for a copy. The given paths are evaluated as per Project.files().

AbstractCopyTask include(Closure includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. The given closure is passed a FileTreeElement as its parameter. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

AbstractCopyTask include(Iterable<String> includes)

Adds an ANT style include pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask include(String... includes)

Adds an ANT style include pattern. This method may be called multiple times to append new patterns and multiple patterns may be specified in a single call. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns to be processed.

AbstractCopyTask include(Spec<FileTreeElement> includeSpec)

Adds an include spec. This method may be called multiple times to append new specs. If includes are not provided, then all files in this container will be included. If includes are provided, then a file must match at least one of the include patterns or specs to be included.

Specifies the destination directory *inside* the archive for the files. The destination is evaluated as per Project.file(). Don't mix it up with AbstractArchiveTask.getDestinationDir() which specifies the output directory for the archive.

AbstractArchiveTask into(Object destPath, Closure configureClosure)

Creates and configures a child CopySpec with a destination directory *inside* the archive for the files. The destination is evaluated as per Project.file(). Don't mix it up with AbstractArchiveTask.getDestinationDir() which specifies the output directory for the archive.

Jar manifest(Closure<?> configureClosure)

Configures the manifest for this JAR archive.

The given closure is executed to configure the manifest. The Manifest is passed to the closure as its delegate.

CopySpec metaInf(Closure<?> configureClosure)

Adds content to this JAR archive's META-INF directory.

The given closure is executed to configure a CopySpec. The CopySpec is passed to the closure as its delegate.

AbstractCopyTask rename(Closure closure)

Renames a source file to a different relative location under the target directory. The closure will be called with a single parameter, the name of the file. The closure should return a String object with a new target name. The closure may return null, in which case the original name will be used.

AbstractCopyTask rename(String sourceRegEx, String replaceWith)

Renames files based on a regular expression. Uses java.util.regex type of regular expressions. Note that the replace string should use the '$1' syntax to refer to capture groups in the source regular expression. Files that do not match the source regular expression will be copied with the original name.

Example:

rename '(.*)_OEM_BLUE_(.*)', '$1$2'

would map the file 'style_OEM_BLUE_.css' to 'style.css'

AbstractCopyTask rename(Pattern sourceRegEx, String replaceWith)

Renames files based on a regular expression. See CopyProcessingSpec.rename().

CopySpec webInf(Closure configureClosure)

Adds some content to the WEB-INF directory for this WAR archive.

The given closure is executed to configure a CopySpec. The CopySpec is passed to the closure as its delegate.

CopySpec with(CopySpec... sourceSpecs)

Adds the given specs as a child of this spec.

def contentSpec = copySpec {
  from("content") {
    include "**/*.txt"
  }
}

task copy(type: Copy) {
  into "$buildDir/copy"
  with contentSpec
}