java-tutorials/spring-boot-gradle/build.gradle

buildscript {
    ext {
        springBootVersion = '2.0.0.RELEASE'
    }
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
    }
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'

group = 'org.baeldung'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
sourceCompatibility = 1.8

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}


dependencies {
    compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter')
    testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
}

springBoot {
    mainClassName = 'org.baeldung.DemoApplication'
}

bootJar {
//    This is overridden by the mainClassName in springBoot{} and added here for reference purposes.
    mainClassName = 'org.baeldung.DemoApplication'

//    This block serves the same purpose as the above thus commented out. Added here for reference purposes
//    manifest {
//        attributes 'Start-Class': 'org.baeldung.DemoApplication'
//    }
}