#Gradle Scripts for Play! Framework Application

This repo contains a build.gradle file that contains some useful Gradle snippets to be used for building and packaging a Play! Application.

##build.gradle

Defining Repositories

buildscript{
  repositories{
		mavenLocal()
		mavenCentral()
	}
}

Taking backup of the public folder

task backupResources {
}

task backupJS(type:Copy){
  from ('public/javascripts') {
		include '*.js'
	}
	into 'resources/javascripts'
}

task backupCSS(type:Copy){
	from ('public/stylesheets') {
		include '*.css'
	}
	into 'resources/stylesheets'
}

Script for Zipping the backup file

task zip(type:Zip){
  baseName = projectDir.name
	version = zipVersion

	from("resources/") {
		into 'resources'
	}

	from('app/controllers/'){
		into 'controllers'
	}

	from('app/views/'){
		exclude 'errors'
		into 'views'
	}

	from('conf/'){
		into 'conf'
	}
	
}

Combining Javascript Files

combineJs {
	source = file(jsSrcDir)
	include "*.js"
	exclude "*.min.js"
	dest = file("public/javascripts/all.js")
}

Minifying Javascript Files

minifyJs {
	source = combineJs
	println source
	dest = file("public/javascripts/all.min.js")
	closure{
		compilationLevel = 'SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS'
		warningLevel = 'QUIET'
	}
}

Single command to build your Play! project

task buildProject(type: GradleBuild){
	//buildFile = 'build.gradle'
	//dir = 'app/controllers/Application.java'
	tasks = ['playClean','playStartApp']
}