Have you ever wanted to write an extension fonction like `fun Project.doSomethingCool()` that would...

# gradle

[jmfayard]

Have you ever wanted to write an extension fonction like fun Project.doSomethingCool() that would also works in a Groovy build.gradle file?

Have a look at this pattern: project.kt.doSomethingCool()

https://github.com/jmfayard/gradledemo/commit/896ea008fea9d792d69dad122addc76d09ebce54

[Nikky]

very cool pattern, but i need extension functions inside compile() or plugins() much more often than on Project, any idea how to make those work in groovy ?

[Nikky]

in kotlin i can do compile(ktor("engine-cio")) for example

[jmfayard]

I mean the thing with Project is that when you have it you can configure everything else in Gradle

[jmfayard]

I have just used a static function for the thing you requires:

compile(Config.ktor("engine-cio"))

object Config {

    @JvmStatic
    fun ktor(module: String): String {
        require(module in ktorModules) { "Ktor module=$module not in $ktorModules"}
        return "io.ktor:ktor-$module:1.0.0"
    }
    val ktorModules = listOf("server-core", "client-core" , ...)