If I want to set a property in my gralde.properties file, how do I get it in my module (multi-module...

# gradle

[Humphrey]

If I want to set a property in my gralde.properties file, how do I get it in my module (multi-module project)? I'm using latest gradle and kotlin DSL.
property is: a.b.c=Hello World

I've found this solution online but I'm wondering if there is a better way:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55799287/how-to-read-a-dotted-gradle-property-in-kotlin-dsl

[Marcus Ilgner]

In every module, there's a rootProject available which you can access to retrieve extra properties. For example

val pluginsDir: File by rootProject.extra

But usually the regular project should work, too:

val ktorVersion: String by project

Is a line from the top of a one of my modules' build.gradle.kts

[Adam S]

I prefer using Gradle properties, accessed using providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c")

1. the values are available via the Provider API, which has a lot of benefits
2. the values can have sensible defaults in the project's gradle.properties file, but can be overridden easily, which is useful for CI/CD or on other developer's machines

[Humphrey]

Yes saw that String by project but that doesn't work with dots properties

[Marcus Ilgner]

I wasn't aware of the Provider API 👍 Always used the delegated properties to access gradle.properties values. Thanks for the tip, having a dedicated mechanism (apart from shunting in a new gradle.properties) to override in CI/CD is certainly valuable.

[Marcus Ilgner]

@Humphrey ah, right. But `

providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c").get()

should work?

[Vampire]

having a dedicated mechanism (apart from shunting in a new gradle.properties) to override in CI/CD is certainly valuable

That has nothing to do with by ... or gradleProperty, the same overrides work either way.

[Humphrey]

I’ll try the provider.

[Vampire]

All these work for example:

println(project.findProperty("a.b.c"))
println(providers.gradleProperty("a.b.c").get())
println(project.property("a.b.c"))

[Vampire]

Just the by ... does not work as even with back-ticks, dots are not valid in property names.

[Humphrey]

I find the providers.gradleProperty("my.property") the cleanest way to go. Thanks for the tips.