Dependency Management

Description

The Gradle Build Tool provides a number of tools to enable you to fine-tune how to manage dependencies that supports the dependency management strategy you have chosen for your software project. In this training we will go over not only how to use these tools but also in which scenario you’d want to use each one.

Duration

4 hours

Audience

This class is designed for developers and build engineers who want to learn how to fine tune their dependencies using the Gradle Build Tool.

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of Gradle Build Tool along with at least Java 8
- Refer to the Java compatibility matrix to ensure appropriate Java version
A good editor
- Recommended: IntelliJ community edition
Gradle Build Tool experience
- Knowledge of core concepts
- Authoring build files
- Kotlin DSL experience a plus
Some experience with software development
Training materials use some Java and Kotlin, experience with these or similar languages is a bonus but not required

Objectives

Understand different Dependency Management strategies
Learn about various dependency features and where to use them
Hands-on exercises to reinforce learning

Course Outline

Version Catalog
Dependency Management Strategies
Dependency Configurations
Declaring Dependencies
- Rich Versions
- Dependency Constraints
Default Version Conflict Resolution
Consistent Resolution
Dependency Locking
Next Steps