Cache Gradle dependencies on Bitrise

Caching Gradle dependencies might decrease build times. Give it a try if you haven't already.

Caching Gradle dependencies might decrease build times. Give it a try if you haven't already.

Setup

  1. Put the Cache:Pull step after the Git Clone step
  2. Put the Cache:Push step to the very end of the Workflow

If you use v1.0 or newer of the Cache steps and the latest Gradle Runner step then that’s all you have to do.

If you use an older Cache or Gradle Runner step:

  1. Select the Cache:Push step and specify the following paths for caching (Cache paths input):

$HOME/.gradle
./.gradle
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  1. Select the Cache:Push step and specify the following paths for update-check ignore (Ignore Paths from change check input):

$HOME/.gradle/caches/*.lock
$HOME/.gradle/caches/*.bin
./.gradle/*.lock
./.gradle/*.bin
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Example workflow


example:
  steps:
  - git-clone: {}
  - cache-pull: {}
  - gradle-runner:
      inputs:
      - gradle_file: "$BITRISE_PROJECT_PATH"
      - gradle_task: "$GRADLE_TASK"
  - cache-push:
      inputs:
      - cache_paths: |-
          $HOME/.gradle
          ./.gradle
      - ignore_check_on_paths: |-
          $HOME/.gradle/caches/*.lock
          ./.gradle/*.lock
          ./.gradle/*.bin
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Oh, did you know you can use caching to pass artifacts between builds?

Happy building! 🤖

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