build.gradle

plugins { // Double quotes evaluate some expressions a-la backticks in JS. Sounds like I should use single quotes by default
    id 'java'
    id 'application'
}

/*
 * Needs this specific name to work with the application
 * plugin. Change this property to set the main class for
 * running and Jar-ing
*/
mainClassName = 'autocadDrawingChecker.start.Main'
version = '3.0'

sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
[compileJava, compileTestJava]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'

// NetBeans will automatically add "run" and "debug" tasks relying on the
// "mainClass" property. You may however define the property prior executing
// tasks by passing a "-PmainClass=<QUALIFIED_CLASS_NAME>" argument.
//
// Note however, that you may define your own "run" and "debug" task if you
// prefer. In this case NetBeans will not add these tasks but you may rely on
// your own implementation.
if (!hasProperty('mainClass')) {
    ext.mainClass = mainClassName
}

jar {
    //need to manually set main class, otherwise, it just compiles the JAR as a library
    manifest {
        attributes(
            'Main-Class': mainClassName,
            'Implementation-Title': project.name,
            'Implementation-Version': project.version
        )
    }

    //include dependencies in JAR file
    doFirst {
        from {
            configurations.compileClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
        }
    }
    /*
     * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/999489/invalid-signature-file-when-attempting-to-run-a-jar
     * Need to exclude signitures from the Google API files, otherwise this causes errors when attempting
     * to run the JAR file.
    */
    exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA', 'META-INF/*.SF','META-INF/*.DSA' 
}

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
    options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:unchecked'
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    // You may define additional repositories, or even remove "mavenCentral()".
    // Read more about repositories here:
    //   http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html#sec:repositories
}

dependencies {
    // TODO: Add dependencies here ...
    // You can read more about how to add dependency here:
    //   http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html#sec:how_to_declare_your_dependencies
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.10'
    
    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-csv
    compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-csv', version: '1.8'
    
    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.poi/poi
    compile group: 'org.apache.poi', name: 'poi', version: '4.1.2'
    
    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.poi/poi-ooxml
    compile group: 'org.apache.poi', name: 'poi-ooxml', version: '4.1.2'
}