Best way to add Gradle support to IntelliJ Project
I have looked around quite a bit and haven't found the best solution to convert an existing IntelliJ project to Gradle. I work in a team environment and we currently share the .ipr file as we have a few build configurations that we track. We will be getting rid of those in favor of Gradle eventually but I can't screw things up too much until the Gradle conversion is done.
Also, our Java source files are located in the root of the src directory instead of src/main/java as is standard.
Is there a way I can add Gradle to my project that won't make me delete and recreate my IntelliJ project and won't screw everyone else up when they do a Git pull?
Solution 1:
Add:
build.gradle
in your root project folder, and use plugin for example:
apply plugin: 'idea'
//and standard one
apply plugin: 'java'
and with this fire from command line:
gradle cleanIdea
and after that:
gradle idea
After that everything should work
Solution 2:
There is no need to remove any .iml files. Follow this:
- close the project
-
File->Open...and choose your newly createdbuild.gradle - IntelliJ will ask you whether you want:
Open Existing ProjectDelete Existing Project and Import
- Choose the second option and you are done
Solution 3:
Another way, simpler.
Add your
build.gradle
file to the root of your project. Close the project. Manually remove "*.iml" file and/or ".idea" directory. Then choose "Import Project...", navigate to your project directory, select the build.gradle file and click OK.
Solution 4:
In IntelliJ 2017.2.4 I just closed the project and reopened it and I got a dialog asking me if I wanted to link with build.gradle which opened up the import dialog for Gradle projects.
No need to delete any files or add the idea plugin to build.gradle.
Solution 5:
Just as a future reference, if you already have a Maven project all you need to do is doing a gradle init in your project directory which will generates build.gradle and other dependencies, then do a gradle build in the same directory.