the `tasks.getting` is working for me for all `val dokka by tasks.getting` and `tasks { val dokka by...

# gradle

[mkobit]

the tasks.getting is working for me for all val dokka by tasks.getting and tasks { val dokka by getting(DokkaTask::class) }, and val dokka by tasks.getting(DokkaTask::class)

[napperley]

Are you using Gradle 4.4 and Kotlin JS?

[mkobit]

not using kotlin JS, that is in a JVM project

[napperley]

Does the Gradle Kotlin DSL API differ between Kotlin JVM and Kotlin JS ❓

[mkobit]

it shouldnt in the build.gradle.kts - what was failing for you with the getting? was the build.gradle.kts script failing to compile?

[napperley]

The getting function wasn't appearing during code completion. Even tried a Gradle refresh but to no avail.

[napperley]

Think I have found the issue. Used the IntelliJ Kotlin Gradle DSL wizard which for some strange reason is using Gradle 3.5-rc-2. Can't update the Gradle wrapper due to a caching issue:

Could not open cache directory 30ykzcb62p64x023wp0i1xrws (/home/napperley/.gradle/caches/4.4/gradle-kotlin-dsl/30ykzcb62p64x023wp0i1xrws).

[mkobit]

ahh ok - that was going to be the next thing. updating gradle version with intellij never seems to take well for me so i have to sometimes do an Invalidate and Restart of intellij

[napperley]

Is Invalidate and Restart a IntelliJ menu option?

[mkobit]

im not sure where it actually lol, i do Ctrl + Shift + A and type Invalidate and click the option that pops up

[napperley]

Fixed the caching issue (only when updating Gradle wrapper) by doing the following:

1. Rename build.gradle.kts to build.gradle.kts.bak

2. Create build.gradle file

3. Update the Gradle wrapper

[napperley]

The Invalidate trick works. Still have to use the "compile" function with Kotlin JS though 🙁.

[mkobit]

glad you found a way to update it - the "compile" part may be specific to how the Kotlin JS Gradle plugin is written and not beging as friendly to the kotlin-dsl

[napperley]

From what I understand Kotlin JS uses the old Gradle plugin system.

[eskatos]

you have to use string literals in place of static extensions because the plugin is not applied using the plugins {} block
see https://github.com/gradle/kotlin-dsl/blob/master/doc/getting-started/Configuring-Plugins.md

[eskatos]

the Kotlin JS plugin cannot be used via the plugins {} block by default because it is improperly published, also see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-20156

[eskatos]

there’s a workaround in the issue, same workaround as documented above

[napperley]

Can the workaround be applied in the settings.gradle.kts file?

[eskatos]

Yes