{"id":41,"date":"2026-10-14T03:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/2015\/02\/24\/gradle-training-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T03:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:41:36","slug":"gradle-training-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/gradle-training-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gradle Training Curriculum: Hands-On Learning Path for Build and DevOps Engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gradle-training-1.png\" alt=\"Gradle training banner\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published on 2015-02-24; fully revised and updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page is for engineers and team leads evaluating or planning a practical Gradle upskilling program. You will find a structured curriculum, hands-on command examples, and a CI workflow you can adapt for internal training or onboarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who this training helps and key learning outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original course positioning was aimed at <strong>SCM engineers, Build and Release engineers, DevOps engineers, developers, and QA professionals<\/strong>. A modernized training plan should help participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand Gradle fundamentals, project layout, tasks, and build lifecycle.<\/li><li>Use the Gradle Wrapper for reproducible builds across developer machines and CI agents.<\/li><li>Work with multi-project builds and dependency management.<\/li><li>Apply Gradle plugins for Java, Groovy, WAR, Scala, and selected native or frontend scenarios.<\/li><li>Integrate Gradle with IDEs, CI servers, and artifact repositories.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum at a glance (based on the original agenda)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Agenda module<\/th><th>Core topics<\/th><th>Practical outcome<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. Getting Started<\/td><td>Prerequisites, installation, Gradle binaries, default layout, wrapper<\/td><td>Install Gradle and run a first build reliably.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Gradle Tasks<\/td><td>build.gradle, task API, dynamic tasks, Ant task usage, task graph<\/td><td>Create and customize tasks for repeatable automation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Java, Groovy, WAR Plugins<\/td><td>Plugin tasks, testing, multimodule builds, distribution creation<\/td><td>Build JVM applications and web archives.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. IDE Integration<\/td><td>IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans<\/td><td>Import and run Gradle projects from common IDEs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Dependency Management<\/td><td>Dependency types, declarations, configurations, publishing artifacts<\/td><td>Control external and internal dependencies cleanly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. C++ Support<\/td><td>Platforms, native plugins, executables, variant support, publishing<\/td><td>Understand Gradle basics for native builds.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7. JavaScript Build Topics<\/td><td>gradle-js-plugin topics including linting, docs, RequireJS, CSS plugin<\/td><td>See legacy patterns for frontend automation with Gradle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8. Scala Builds<\/td><td>Tasks, layout, compiler setup, incremental compilation<\/td><td>Compile and package Scala projects with Gradle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9. CI Servers<\/td><td>CI concepts, Jenkins\/Hudson plugin, TeamCity, Bamboo<\/td><td>Run Gradle builds in automated CI pipelines.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10. Repository Managers<\/td><td>Artifactory, Bintray, Nexus<\/td><td>Publish and consume build artifacts through repositories.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hands-on commands and starter configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initialize a project and run common build commands<\/h3>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-bash\">mkdir gradle-demo\ncd gradle-demo\ngradle init\ngradle wrapper\n.\/gradlew tasks\n.\/gradlew clean test build<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Windows, use <strong>gradlew.bat<\/strong> instead of <strong>.\/gradlew<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimal multi-project setup for training labs<\/h3>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php language-groovy\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ settings.gradle<\/span>\nrootProject.name = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'training-demo'<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">include<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'app'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'common'<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript language-groovy\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ build.gradle (root)<\/span>\nplugins {\n    id <span class=\"hljs-string\">'base'<\/span>\n}\n\nsubprojects {\n    apply plugin: <span class=\"hljs-string\">'java'<\/span>\n\n    repositories {\n        mavenCentral()\n    }\n\n    tasks.register(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'trainingInfo'<\/span>) {\n        doLast {\n            println <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Running Gradle training lab task'<\/span>\n        }\n    }\n}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gradle Wrapper vs local Gradle installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Option<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><th>Trade-off<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Gradle Wrapper (recommended)<\/td><td>Team projects, CI, reproducible builds<\/td><td>Wrapper files must be committed and maintained in VCS.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Local Gradle installation<\/td><td>Quick experiments, ad-hoc local usage<\/td><td>Version drift between developers and CI can cause inconsistent results.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical Gradle CI workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"mermaid\">\nflowchart TD\n    A[Developer commits code] --> B[CI checks out repository]\n    B --> C[Run gradlew clean test]\n    C --> D{Tests pass}\n    D -- No --> E[Fix code and recommit]\n    D -- Yes --> F[Run gradlew build]\n    F --> G[Publish artifact]\n    G --> H[Deploy to target environment]\n<\/pre>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-meta\">#!\/usr\/bin\/env bash<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> -euo pipefail\n\n.\/gradlew --version\n.\/gradlew clean test build<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integration areas covered in the original training outline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>Tools named in original post<\/th><th>How to use in a modern training plan<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>IDEs<\/td><td>IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans<\/td><td>Show project import, sync, and test execution from the IDE and CLI.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CI servers<\/td><td>Jenkins\/Hudson, TeamCity, Bamboo<\/td><td>Demonstrate one pipeline end to end, then map the same steps to other CI tools.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Repository managers<\/td><td>Artifactory, Bintray, Nexus<\/td><td>Teach publish\/resolve flows, credentials handling, and repository layout conventions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delivery format, prerequisites, and contact details from the original post<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Format advertised: intensive 1-day and 2-day workshop options.<\/li><li>Delivery: online delivery was explicitly mentioned; on-site delivery was also offered on request.<\/li><li>Approach: modular, flexible, and hands-on (the post stated approximately 80% lab work).<\/li><li>Prerequisite: working knowledge of software development and basic SDLC concepts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original contact details listed: <a href=\"mailto:info@scmGalaxy.com\">info@scmGalaxy.com<\/a>, phone <strong>+91 700 483 5930<\/strong>, Skype <strong>scmGalaxy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best practices for successful Gradle 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