ok, related issue: how do I define a generatedBy in a multiplatform sourceset? I've got a task that ...

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[Bernhard]

ok, related issue: how do I define a generatedBy in a multiplatform sourceset? I've got a task that generates json files into build/generated/resources which need to be picked up by commonMain. I supopse it's something along the lines of

resources.srcDir(tasks.named<CombineJsonFiles>("combineJsonFiles"))

but I'm getting a Task with name 'combineJsonFiles' not found in root project 'pfrpg2eKingdomCampingWeather'.

[Javier]

That is correct, are you sure the task is already registered?

If you do

resources.srcDir(tasks.withType<CombineJsonFiles>())

Does it work?

If this last is working, probably you are calling register after named and that is the reason it is not found.

[Bernhard]

the task is registered further down in the source file, is order important? I thought it was evaluated lazily

[Javier]

AFAIK register/named has that issue. You need to call register before named

[Javier]

I think named { } would work, it was added recently

[Javier]

resources.srcDir(tasks.named { it == "combineJsonFiles" })

[Bernhard]

how recently? I'm on 8.10

[Javier]

There should be included

[Bernhard]

does not compile

[Bernhard]

ah, type argument has to be removed

[Bernhard]

thank you

[Vampire]

The type argument would go in a preliminary withType<...>() before doing named { ... }.

But be careful.
.named { ... } does not work like advertised yet.
If not combined with configureEach { ... } it will break task-configuration avoidance, in your case for each and every task, if combined with withType just for all tasks of that type.

Better register the task first and then give the returned task provider to srcDir, then you are on the safe side.

[Bernhard]

thank you!