Hello! I've created a `src/main` folder inside the `buildSrc` folder... Is there a way I can access ...

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[Matiasdelbel]

Hello! I've created a src/main folder inside the buildSrc folder... Is there a way I can access to the files inside src/main from the build.gradle.kts file?

[louiscad]

Yes, out of the box, except for the build.gradle.kts file of the buildSrc itself.

[Matiasdelbel]

Ok! I meant to the build.gradle.kts file of the buildSrc... So, there isn't a way to access to the src content from that file 👎 😢

[louiscad]

@Matiasdelbel The build.gradle.kts of the buildSrc defines how the files in buildSrc will be treated, so that's expectable.

[louiscad]

I think you want both the egg and the chicken to be the origin.

[Matiasdelbel]

hahaha yeah! My idea was to split the build.gradle.kts, and I thought I could do it this way

[louiscad]

You can make a gradle plugin (in another project) and use it in buildSrc if that's worth the effort.

[Matiasdelbel]

Yes, I was able to do that. And also, I was able to define the plugin inside the src/main on the buildSrc of the same project. But I can't find the way to do the same with the dependencies...

[Matiasdelbel]

Here is an example: https://github.com/matiasdelbel/android-zygote-multi-modules/blob/master/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts#L22

[Matiasdelbel]

I want to move all the dependencies out of the build.gradle file

[louiscad]

Why, and where do you want to put them?

[Matiasdelbel]

Where: I don't know 😆 Why: Some plugins versions need to be consistent with the dependencies that then I added to the modules. For example hilt: implementation("com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.28-alpha") When a stable version of hilt is been released, I only want to change a single file

[louiscad]

I think you'd greatly benefit from #gradle-refresh-versions that does exactly that and also finds the updated dependencies. I need to publish a (half breaking) release this weekend with some improvements, should I let you know when it's up?

[Matiasdelbel]

Yes, please! Thanks... If I want to use it , must all my dependencies be on a build.gradle.kts ?

[louiscad]

Specified there, I think it's preferrable. Now, the string values can be defined elsewhere, including in a gradle plugin, and the versions can be defined in another place.

[Matiasdelbel]

Ok, thanks for the answer! And please let me know when you release a new version 🙂

[louiscad]

I set up a reminder 🙂

[louiscad]

Hi @Matiasdelbel!

I spent some time updating the docs, and making a few changes this weekend, but I didn't have the time to publish a plain release yet (it requires to write the changelog and a few other things).

There's a dev version though (0.9.5-dev-003) that you can use. All the new docs for setup (including for dev versions) and usage are reachable from there: https://github.com/jmfayard/refreshVersions/tree/378be818c3e2583582214ad41309063ebb01f0ca

Please, let me know if you have any questions or encounter any friction point.

[Matiasdelbel]

Great! Thanks, Louis!