README.md

gradle-serviceloader-manifest

Generate java.util.ServiceLoader manifests for your projects

Groovydocs

This plugin is used to generate the META-INF/services/ manifest files used by the ServiceLoader mechanism built into Java 6 (and higher). Using the service loader, you can specify a particular interface you want to load, and all implementations which have an appropriate manifest on the classpath will be found an available to your application. This is particularly useful for SPI and Plugin architectures.

Installation

Within a standalone build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.github.delphyne.service-loader-manifest'

buildscript {
	repositories {
		maven {
			url 'https://delphyne.github.io/.m2/'
		}
	}
	dependencies {
		classpath 'com.github.delphyne:gradle-service-loader-manifest:1.0.2'
	}
}

With a buildSrc directory

buildSrc/build.gradle

repositories {
	maven {
		url 'https://delphyne.github.io/.m2/'
	}
}

dependencies {
	compile 'com.github.delphyne:gradle-service-loader-manifest:1.0.2'
}

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.github.delphyne.service-loader-manifest'

Usage

Add a serviceLoader block to your build.gradle. For example, if you have an interface com.github.delphyne.Widget

serviceLoader {
    serviceInterface 'com.github.delphyne.Widget'
}

Multiple interfaces may be provided to generate a manifest for each provided interface.

serviceLoader {
    serviceInterface 'com.github.delphyne.Widget'
    serviceInterface 'com.github.delphyne.Action'
}

or

serviceLoader {
    serviceInterface 'com.github.delphyne.Widget', 'com.github.delphyne.Action'
}

or

serviceLoader {
    serviceInterfaces = ['com.github.delphyne.Widget', 'com.github.delphyne.Action']
}

A GDSL file has been provided which will provide code completion within editors that support it.