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{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-beta %} {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-github-hosted-runners %}
This guide shows you how to create a workflow that performs continuous integration (CI) for your Java project using the Gradle build system. The workflow you create will allow you to see when commits to a pull request cause build or test failures against your default branch; this approach can help ensure that your code is always healthy. You can extend your CI workflow to cache files and upload artifacts from a workflow run.
{% ifversion ghae %} {% data reusables.actions.self-hosted-runners-software %} {% else %} {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners have a tools cache with pre-installed software, which includes Java Development Kits (JDKs) and Gradle. For a list of software and the pre-installed versions for JDK and Gradle, see "Specifications for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners". {% endif %}
You should be familiar with YAML and the syntax for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. For more information, see:
- "Workflow syntax for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}"
- "Learn {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}"
We recommend that you have a basic understanding of Java and the Gradle framework. For more information, see Getting Started in the Gradle documentation.
{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-setup-prereq %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} provides a Gradle starter workflow that will work for most Gradle-based Java projects. For more information, see the Gradle starter workflow.
To get started quickly, you can choose the preconfigured Gradle starter workflow when you create a new workflow. For more information, see the "{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} quickstart."
You can also add this workflow manually by creating a new file in the .github/workflows
directory of your repository.
{% data reusables.actions.actions-not-certified-by-github-comment %}
name: Java CI
on: [push]
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-checkout %}
- name: Set up JDK 11
uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-setup-java %}
with:
java-version: '11'
distribution: 'adopt'
- name: Validate Gradle wrapper
uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
- name: Build with Gradle
uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@0d13054264b0bb894ded474f08ebb30921341cee
with:
arguments: build
This workflow performs the following steps:
- The
checkout
step downloads a copy of your repository on the runner. - The
setup-java
step configures the Java 11 JDK by Adoptium. - The "Validate Gradle wrapper" step validates the checksums of Gradle Wrapper JAR files present in the source tree.
- The "Build with Gradle" step does a build using the
gradle/gradle-build-action
action provided by the Gradle organization on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. The action takes care of invoking Gradle, collecting results, and caching state between jobs. For more information seegradle/gradle-build-action
.
The default starter workflows are excellent starting points when creating your build and test workflow, and you can customize the starter workflow to suit your project’s needs.
{% data reusables.actions.example-github-runner %}
{% data reusables.actions.java-jvm-architecture %}
You can use the same commands that you use locally to build and test your code.
The starter workflow will run the build
task by default. In the default Gradle configuration, this command will download dependencies, build classes, run tests, and package classes into their distributable format, for example, a JAR file.
If you use different commands to build your project, or you want to use a different task, you can specify those. For example, you may want to run the package
task that's configured in your ci.gradle file.
steps:
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-checkout %}
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-setup-java %}
with:
java-version: '11'
distribution: 'adopt'
- name: Validate Gradle wrapper
uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
- name: Run the Gradle package task
uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@0d13054264b0bb894ded474f08ebb30921341cee
with:
arguments: -b ci.gradle package
When using {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners, your build dependencies can be cached to speed up your workflow runs. After a successful run, the gradle/gradle-build-action
caches important parts of the Gradle user home directory. In future jobs, the cache will be restored so that build scripts won't need to be recompiled and dependencies won't need to be downloaded from remote package repositories.
Caching is enabled by default when using the gradle/gradle-build-action
action. For more information, see gradle/gradle-build-action
.
After your build has succeeded and your tests have passed, you may want to upload the resulting Java packages as a build artifact. This will store the built packages as part of the workflow run, and allow you to download them. Artifacts can help you test and debug pull requests in your local environment before they're merged. For more information, see "Persisting workflow data using artifacts."
Gradle will usually create output files like JARs, EARs, or WARs in the build/libs
directory. You can upload the contents of that directory using the upload-artifact
action.
steps:
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-checkout %}
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-setup-java %}
with:
java-version: '11'
distribution: 'adopt'
- name: Validate Gradle wrapper
uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
- name: Build with Gradle
uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@0d13054264b0bb894ded474f08ebb30921341cee
with:
arguments: build
- uses: {% data reusables.actions.action-upload-artifact %}
with:
name: Package
path: build/libs