gradle-providers-properties

What problem does it solve?

Gradle's lazy API details are often hard to reason about; this skill provides a clear mental model and practical guidance for using Provider, Property, ListProperty, and related APIs to build robust, cache-friendly plugins and build scripts.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Explain the type hierarchy: Provider<T>, Property<T>, ListProperty<T>, and file properties, with practical examples.
• Demonstrate common patterns for lazy wiring, defaults, and finalization in Gradle plugins.
• Showcase real-world use cases such as task inputs/outputs, extensions, and configuration cache-safe patterns.

Quick Start

Experiment by creating a tiny Gradle project that defines a custom extension using Provider and Property, then wire a task input to that extension and observe lazy evaluation.