Good morning from Germany I have a complex multi module proj

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Good morning from Germany I have a complex multi module project that I want to convert from Gradle to Gradle Kotlin DSL In Gradle I moved common module configuration into separate Gradle files and applied imported them in each module With Kotlin DSL this does not seem to work properly Please see <https gist github com svenjacobs 3643a1ba83def5edf8a07f1d209158ef> It seems that Kotlin scripts applied via `apply from = ` do not evaluate plugins For instance in `common gradle kts` I get an error because `implementation ` is not found I know that in this case I can use ` implementation ` but that doesn t solve the actual problem In other base modules where I load the Android plugin for instance suddenly `android ` is not found How do I solve this with Kotlin DSL

gildor · Answer

See previous message it kinda related

gildor · Answer

tl dr you don t have static accessors in script plugins you have a few choices use dynamic syntax similar to what you have when write gradle plugin or use experimental precompiled script plugins

gildor · Answer

gt In other base modules where I load the Android plugin for instance suddenly `android ` is not found To have static accessor you must apply plugin using plugins dsl

gildor · Answer

But this also work if you apply some plugin that will apply plugin for you so it will work as transitive dependency

svenjacobs · Answer

I use the plugin DSL like `plugins id com android application ` but in the common build script `android` is still not found

gildor · Answer

common build script also must apply it with plugins dsl

gildor · Answer

but problem that script plugins do not support plugins dsl yet

gildor · Answer

so the only similar way is to use precompiled script plugins that support type safe accessors and plugins dsl but they are experimental and not everything work as expected

svenjacobs · Answer

Hmm I try to use `buildSrc` instead but how do I configure the `android` block for instance in a `fun Project androidProject `

gildor · Answer

there are other ways to do that

gildor · Answer

first you don t have static accessors in simple buildSrc src kotlin source code

gildor · Answer

but you can add Android plugin as dependency to your buildSrc project and use it using standard Gradle plugins API like `project extension lt EXTENSION TYPE gt configure`

svenjacobs · Answer

Okay I will try this way

gildor · Answer

precompiled script plugins is another way they support static accessors and plugins dsl but as I said not everything work for now

svenjacobs · Answer

FYI I migrated the whole project to Kotlin DSL moving common configuration into `buildSrc` It was quite some work and I still have a few minor issues but all in all the project compiles and it was worth it smile

Nikky · Answer

< gildor> can you point me to some docs of precompiled script plugins

gildor · Answer

< Nikky> <https docs gradle org 5 3 1 userguide kotlin dsl html kotdsl precompiled plugins>