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Kotlin-based Custom Gradle Plugin for Build Automation

Build a reusable Gradle plugin written in Kotlin that automates semantic version bumping and changelog generation from commit history for any project that applies it. Learners practice the Gradle Plugin API, Kotlin DSL configuration, and packaging/publishing a plugin.

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~10.5h
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5
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Gradle Plugin API · Kotlin DSL

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Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Scaffold the plugin project

    ~1.5h

    Set up a Gradle plugin project using the java-gradle-plugin convention with Kotlin sources.

  2. 02

    Implement version bumping logic

    ~2.5h

    Write a task that parses git tags and bumps semantic version numbers based on commit conventions.

  3. 03

    Implement changelog generation

    ~2.5h

    Parse conventional commit messages since the last tag and generate a formatted CHANGELOG.md entry.

  4. 04

    Expose plugin DSL extension

    ~2h

    Add a Kotlin DSL extension block so consumers can configure changelog format and version file location.

  5. 05

    Test and publish the plugin

    ~2h

    Write plugin functional tests with TestKit and publish it to a local Maven repository.

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Tech stack

Gradle Plugin APIKotlin DSL