LGP not work with gradle 7.3

[gkwan-ibm]

I got the following error when I use gradle 7.3.

gilberts-mbp:gradle gkwan$ gradle libertyStart
Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 stopped Daemon could not be reused, use --status for details
> Task :installLiberty FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
A problem was found with the configuration of task ':installLiberty' (type 'InstallLibertyTask').
  - In plugin 'liberty' type 'io.openliberty.tools.gradle.tasks.InstallLibertyTask' property 'libertyRuntimeConfiguration' has @Input annotation used on property of type 'Configuration'.
    
    Reason: A property of type 'Configuration' annotated with @Input cannot determine how to interpret the file.
    
    Possible solutions:
      1. Annotate with @InputFile for regular files.
      2. Annotate with @InputDirectory for directories.
      3. If you want to track the path, return File.absolutePath as a String and keep @Input.
    
    Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.3/userguide/validation_problems.html#incorrect_use_of_input_annotation for more details about this problem.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 6s
1 actionable task: 1 executed

[mattbsox]

This issue should be fixed with the 3.2 release. Version 3.3 had a similar issue fixed in #666. Updating to 3.3.1-SNAPSHOT should fix these issues for Gradle 7.3.

[jensengelke]

@mattbsox How would I point to 3.3.1-SNAPSHOT from my gradle file? It is not in maven central (or at least not resolved with my current repository definition).

I run into a related issue with gradle-7.3.3 and the open liberty plugin 3.3:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Some problems were found with the configuration of task ':liberty:installFeature' (type 'InstallFeatureTask').
  - In plugin 'io.openliberty.tools.gradle.Liberty' type 'io.openliberty.tools.gradle.tasks.InstallFeatureTask' property 'additionalJsonList' is missing an input or output annotation.
    
    Reason: A property without annotation isn't considered during up-to-date checking.
    
    Possible solutions:
      1. Add an input or output annotation.
      2. Mark it as @Internal.
    
    Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.3.3/userguide/validation_problems.html#missing_annotation for more details about this problem.
  - In plugin 'io.openliberty.tools.gradle.Liberty' type 'io.openliberty.tools.gradle.tasks.InstallFeatureTask' property 'newProject' is missing an input or output annotation.
    
    Reason: A property without annotation isn't considered during up-to-date checking.
    
    Possible solutions:
      1. Add an input or output annotation.
      2. Mark it as @Internal.
    
    Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.3.3/userguide/validation_problems.html#missing_annotation for more details about this problem.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

Execution optimizations have been disabled for 1 invalid unit(s) of work during this build to ensure correctness.
Please consult deprecation warnings for more details.

The issue appears to be fixed with #666 but there hasn't been a release to pick up.

[cherylking]

@jensengelke You need to add the sonatype repo to pick up a snapshot. Our readme contains a snippet like this:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        maven {
            name = 'Sonatype Nexus Snapshots'
            url = 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
        }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'io.openliberty.tools:liberty-gradle-plugin:3.3.1-SNAPSHOT'
    }
}

[jensengelke]

Thanks @cherylking
This worked.

Is there a timeline when to expect a release?

[cherylking]

@jensengelke We will likely have a milestone release in February as we have some new functionality currently under development.

[realModusOperandi]

Will there be a public 3.3.1 release? As of right now it's not possible to use LGP on Java 17 due to the confluence of version incompatibilities. It's also extremely difficult to convert a build.gradle.kts to point at the snapshots (and then convert it back when a public release is available.)

[cherylking]

@realModusOperandi We have been planning a release for late March with some new functionality and this fix will be included. It will most likely be a 3.4 release since it includes new functionality.

[jensengelke]

@cherylking How does 3.3.1 progress?
Older versions of the plugin and gradle appear WhiteSource reports. We'd like to close these findings by moving to a properly released plugin that can support latest gradle.

[cherylking]

@jensengelke Hello, I totally understand and the new release was supposed to be delivered already, but some final fixes were needed. The 3.4 release is imminent. Should be published early next week.

[cherylking]

@jensengelke @realModusOperandi Sorry for the delay. The 3.3.1 release has been published.