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What is grabl¶

Gradle + (OpenEdge) ABL = grabl (powered-by Riverside-Software PCT)

Grabl is a plugin for Gradle providing language support for OpenEdge ABL. It provides gradle tasks to compile ABL code and run unit tests using ABLUnit. All the hard work is done by PCT, thanks to gradle's fantastic integration with Ant.

How to use it¶

Grabl is hosted on the Gradle Plugin Portal so you can use it by just adding this to your build.gradle:

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plugins {
  id "io.gitlab.grabl.grabl" version "0.1.0"
}

What does it do¶

adds PCT tasks and types to your project
adds tasks that integrate PCT with Gradle lifecycle tasks

How does it do it¶

It modifies the Gradle project model in the following way:

adds new configuration pct
adds a repository where PCT can be downloaded from; this is temporary, we hope PCT can be published to Maven Central or JCenter in the future
adds a dependency on PCT 207
adds a dependency on Google gson 2.8.0 which is required by PCT ABLUnit task
loads PCT Ant tasks and types into AntBuilder using loader ref pct
creates native Gradle tasks

Contributing¶

Want to suggest a feature or report a bug? Head to issue tracker.

The source code is available on GitLab.

Code contributions are very welcome, please check out hacking notes.

License¶

grabl is free and open-source software licensed under the Apache License 2.0