[RFE] Allow the usage of Gradle build files for the Source + Dependencies Analysis mode

[rromannissen]

The source+dependencies analysis mode doesn't recognize Gradle build files, so it's not able to retrieve the required dependencies. Even though the usage of Gradle is not as widespread as Maven's, it would be good to cover this use case as well. A way to approach it could be to transform the Gradle build file into a POM, and use the logic we already have from there. The Maven Publish Plugin from Gradle seems to be able to do this as explained here.

[rromannissen]

@pranavgaikwad @jmle is this something that the new analyzer allows? I imagine the Java Language Server is compatible with Gradle build files, is there a way to test this?

[jmle]

@rromannissen according to the feature list the JDT LS supports Gradle projects, but we would need to implement support for dependency search and so on in case the project uses gradle.

[rromannissen]

@pranavgaikwad something to consider for 0.4.0 then!

[rromannissen]

@dymurray this needs to be prioritized for 0.4.0.

[mail2nadeem92]

Hello @rromannissen,

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[jmle]

This has actually been documented as an enhancement in https://github.com/konveyor/enhancements/tree/master/enhancements/gradle-support and implemented in konveyor/analyzer-lsp#609. I will close the RFE.