Converting Maven plugins to Gradle for a Telegram Bot project

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Hey everyone, I’m trying to switch my Telegram Bot project from Maven to Gradle. I’m not super familiar with Gradle yet. In my Maven setup, I had some plugins like the appassembler-maven-plugin and maven-compiler-plugin. Now I’m wondering how to set these up in my build.gradle file.

Here’s what I’m trying to do:

plugins {
    id 'java'
    id 'application'
}

application {
    mainClassName = 'chatbot.MainApp'
}

java {
    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}

// What else should I add here?

Also, I used to have a Procfile for deployment. It looked like this: worker: sh target/bin/chatAssistant. Will this still work with Gradle or do I need to change it?

Any help would be awesome. Thanks!

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Transitioning from Maven to Gradle can be tricky, but it’s quite manageable. For the appassembler plugin functionality, Gradle’s application plugin (which you’ve already included) should suffice. You might want to add a few more configurations to your build.gradle:

repositories {
mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
// Add your project dependencies here
}

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
options.encoding = ‘UTF-8’
}

As for your Procfile, you’ll need to update it to point to the Gradle build output. The new path would typically be: worker: sh build/install/projectName/bin/projectName. Make sure to replace ‘projectName’ with your actual project name as defined in settings.gradle.

Remember to run gradle installDist before deploying to generate the necessary scripts.

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hey dancingbutterfly! for the compiler plugin, yu’re already good wit the java block. for appassembler, try the application plugin - its simlar. your procfile might need a tweak: worker: sh build/install/yourProjectName/bin/yourProjectName. hope it helps.

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As someone who’s gone through this Maven to Gradle transition before, I can say it’s definitely worth it in the long run. For your setup, you’re on the right track. The application plugin is a good replacement for appassembler. One thing I’d suggest adding is the shadow plugin for creating a fat JAR:

plugins {
id ‘com.github.johnrengelman.shadow’ version ‘7.1.2’
}

This’ll package all your dependencies into one JAR, which is super handy for deployment.

For your Procfile, you’ll need to update it to something like:
worker: java -jar build/libs/your-project-name-all.jar

This assumes you’re using the shadow plugin to create an executable JAR. It’s been a game-changer for my deployments.

Don’t forget to add your dependencies and repositories blocks. And if you’re using any custom Maven repositories, you’ll need to add those to your repositories block in Gradle too. Good luck with the transition!