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+apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'scala'
+apply plugin: 'maven'
+apply plugin: 'signing'
+apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+apply plugin: 'idea'
+
+ group = '$organization$'
+ version = '$version$'
+ 
+ext {
+	//Change this with your scalafx executable file path
+	mainClass = "$package$.HelloScalaFX"
+
+    scalaVersion = '2.9.3'
+    scalaGroup = 'org.scala-lang'
+}
+ 
+  repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+}
+
+
+final javafxHome = System.env['JAVAFX_HOME']
+    if (javafxHome) {
+            ext.javafxJar = "${javafxHome}/rt/lib/jfxrt.jar"
+    if ( !new File( ext.javafxJar ).exists() ) {
+            ext.javafxJar = "${javafxHome}/jre/lib/jfxrt.jar"
+        }
+    } else {
+final javaHome = System.env['JAVA_HOME']
+    if (javaHome)
+        ext.javafxJar = "${javaHome}/jre/lib/jfxrt.jar"
+    }
+
+    try {
+         println "${project.name} - DEBUG: JavaFX runtime jar: ${ext.javafxJar}"
+         dependencies {
+             runtime files(ext.javafxJar)
+        }
+    } catch (MissingPropertyException mpe) {
+        println """
+        | Please set the environment variable JAVAFX_HOME
+        | to the directory that contains rt/lib/jfxrt.jar
+        | or e.g set JAVAFX_HOME to the /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_11.jdk/Contents/Home
+        | otherwise the current JAVA_HOME will be used
+        | with the JavaFX version ${scalafx_requiredJavaFxVersion}.\n""".stripMargin()
+        System.exit 1
+    }
+	
+
+dependencies {
+    scalaTools "${scalaGroup}:scala-compiler:${scalaVersion}"
+    scalaTools "${scalaGroup}:scala-library:${scalaVersion}"
+
+    // Libraries needed for scala api
+    compile "${scalaGroup}:scala-library:${scalaVersion}"
+
+    // We need the JavaFX APIs
+    compile files(ext.javafxJar)
+	
+	compile "org.scalafx:scalafx_2.9.2:1.0.0-M2"
+
+    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.10'
+    testCompile 'org.scalatest:scalatest_2.9.1:1.9.1'
+}
+
+task(run, dependsOn: 'classes', type: JavaExec,
+    description:"Runs the ScalaFX file.") {
+    main = mainClass
+    classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+}
+