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briarheart
briarheart

Reputation: 2006

Synchronize directories with Gradle

How can I synchronize two directories after task execution? I can do it like this:

task syncDirs(type: Sync) {
    ...
}

task someTask {
    doLast {
        syncDirs.execute()
    }
}

But method "execute" is internal and I have to avoid it.
Thanks for the answer in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1886

Answers (2)

devdanke
devdanke

Reputation: 1620

task myTask << {

    copy {
        from 'src_dir'
        into 'dst_dir'
        include 'myfile.txt'
    }

    sync {
        from "src_dir/foo"
        into "dst_dir/bar"
    }
}

In Gradle 1.10, you can do things like copy files and sync dirs all in a single task. I prefer this to having separate tasks for copying and syncing.

For syncing, the idea of doing a separate delete and copy, as suggested above, seems tedious. I'm glad I can call sync to do both.

Upvotes: 1

Peter Niederwieser
Peter Niederwieser

Reputation: 123960

Depending on your exact needs, you can use syncDirs.dependsOn(someTask), or call the delete and copy methods inside someTask.doLast (that's how Sync is currently implemented).

Upvotes: 1

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