Hi all - can code built in `buildSrc/src/main/kotlin` access a constant in `buildSrc/build.gradle.k...

# gradle

[Rob Elliot]

Hi all - can code built in buildSrc/src/main/kotlin access a constant in buildSrc/build.gradle.kts?

At the moment I have

plugins {
  kotlin("jvm") version "1.4.10"
}

in buildSrc/build.gradle.kts and const val kotlinVersion = "1.4.10" in buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/DependencyVersions.kt and having to change two files to update kotlin universally rather than one is irritating me.

[louiscad]

You might be looking for #gradle-refresh-versions that allows to centralize the version declarations and supports buildSrc

[Rob Elliot]

I’ll have a look at it, thanks

[Javier]

There is a trick so you can do that

[Rob Elliot]

I meant to ask this in the gradle slack, as it’s not really a kotlin specific thing, so I’m continuing research there.

[Javier]

• Inside buildSrc, create another buildSrc folder
• Add a build.gradle.kts file with the content you can see in the image (you can change the file names you include)
• Now you should be able to use Versions.kotlin in the dependencies block

[Javier]

buildSrc/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts

[Javier]

And
buildSrc/build.gradle.kts

[Rob Elliot]

Cool, I’ll give that a try, thanks