0.5.0

General Notes

Gradle Script Kotlin v0.5.0 greatly improves startup performance by caching compiled build script classes. v0.5.0 is expected to be included in the upcoming Gradle 3.3 RC1.

IMPORTANT: This release requires the latest IntelliJ IDEA Kotlin Plugin from the EAP 1.1 channel (1.1-M02+).

The features in this release are also available for immediate use within the latest Gradle Script Kotlin distribution snapshot. To use it, upgrade your Gradle wrapper in the following fashion:

$ cd $YOUR_PROJECT_ROOT
$ gradle wrapper --gradle-distribution-url https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/kotlin-dsl-snapshots-local/gradle-script-kotlin-3.3-20161123161139+0000-all.zip

Updates since v0.4.1

• Compiled build scripts are cached (#31). For a very positive, noticeable, impact on startup performance, specially on multi-project builds. We consider this to be a major milestone in the project for Kotlin build script startup performance is now on par with that of Groovy build scripts.
• Build scripts outside the imported project can be edited with the correct classpath (#181). With previous Gradle Script Kotlin releases, IntelliJ IDEA would always assume the buildscript classpath of the imported project for its content-assist features, even when editing a build script from a different project. With this release, IDEA will now assume a classpath computed from the project containing the open build script.
• Improved Gradle API (#124, #125, #126 and #162). Many methods in the Gradle API previously only available to Groovy have been overloaded with versions better suited to Kotlin.
• Better interoperability with Groovy plugins (#153). The existing closureOf helper has been improved to set the Closure's owner object and it's now compatible with a wider set of Groovy plugins. A new delegateClosureOf helper was introduced to facilitate interoperability with plugins requiring Groovy Closures that operate directly on the Closure's delegate instead of its first argument.