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Using Gradle by foundationdb — Agent Skill

Name: Using Gradle
Author: foundationdb

File contents

Building

./gradlew build                        # full build
./gradlew package                      # build + generate protobuf sources (required before first compile)
./gradlew clean                        # clean build artifacts
./gradlew -PspotbugsEnableHtmlReport check   # all checks including SpotBugs and Checkstyle

Compile a single module without running tests:

./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:compileJava
./gradlew :fdb-record-layer-core:compileJava

Running tests

Standard test tasks

Task	What it runs
`test`	Unit + integration tests, excluding `WipesFDB` and `AutomatedTest` tags
`quickTest`	Like `test` but faster (excludes `WipesFDB`)
`destructiveTest`	Tests tagged `WipesFDB` — wipes FDB data, single fork
`performanceTest`	Tests tagged `Performance`, assertions disabled
`rpcTest`	Tests via embedded RPC server rather than embedded connection
`mixedModeTest`	Tests tagged `MixedMode` (requires external server JARs)
`singleVersionTest`	Tests against a single external server version

Run a specific test class or method in a module:

./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:test --tests 'com.apple.foundationdb.relational.recordlayer.EmbeddedRelationalStatementTest'
./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:test --tests 'com.apple.foundationdb.relational.recordlayer.EmbeddedRelationalStatementTest.testGet'

yaml-tests

./gradlew :yaml-tests:test             # run all yaml integration tests
./gradlew :yaml-tests:test --tests 'YamlIntegrationTests.myTestName'

Custom seed and iteration count (for reproducing flaky yaml tests):

./gradlew :yaml-tests:test -Ptests.yaml.seed=12345 -Ptests.yaml.iterations=10

FDB prerequisite

Tests that hit FDB require a running FoundationDB cluster and fdb-environment.yaml in the repo root.

Example fdb-environment.yaml:

libraryPath: /usr/local/lib/libfdb_c.dylib
clusterFiles:
  - /usr/local/etc/foundationdb/fdb.cluster

Publishing locally (to use in another project)

./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -PpublishBuild=true

Jars land in ~/.m2/repository/org/foundationdb/.

JMH benchmarks (fdb-relational-core)

./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:jmh

Benchmark sources live in fdb-relational-core/src/jmh/java/. The active benchmarks are controlled by the includes list in the jmh {} block of fdb-relational-core.gradle. Useful JMH options (pass as Gradle properties or edit the block):

./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:jmh -Pjmh.include=DirectAccessVsQueryBenchmark

---name: using-gradledescription: Building---# Building```./gradlew build # full build./gradlew package # build + generate protobuf sources (required before first compile)./gradlew clean # clean build artifacts./gradlew -PspotbugsEnableHtmlReport check # all checks including SpotBugs and Checkstyle```Compile a single module without running tests:```./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:compileJava./gradlew :fdb-record-layer-core:compileJava```# Running tests## Standard test tasks| Task | What it runs ||---|---|| `test` | Unit + integration tests, excluding `WipesFDB` and `AutomatedTest` tags || `quickTest` | Like `test` but faster (excludes `WipesFDB`) || `destructiveTest` | Tests tagged `WipesFDB` — wipes FDB data, single fork || `performanceTest` | Tests tagged `Performance`, assertions disabled || `rpcTest` | Tests via embedded RPC server rather than embedded connection || `mixedModeTest` | Tests tagged `MixedMode` (requires external server JARs) || `singleVersionTest` | Tests against a single external server version |Run a specific test class or method in a module:```./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:test --tests 'com.apple.foundationdb.relational.recordlayer.EmbeddedRelationalStatementTest'./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:test --tests 'com.apple.foundationdb.relational.recordlayer.EmbeddedRelationalStatementTest.testGet'```## yaml-tests```./gradlew :yaml-tests:test # run all yaml integration tests./gradlew :yaml-tests:test --tests 'YamlIntegrationTests.myTestName'```Custom seed and iteration count (for reproducing flaky yaml tests):```./gradlew :yaml-tests:test -Ptests.yaml.seed=12345 -Ptests.yaml.iterations=10```## FDB prerequisiteTests that hit FDB require a running FoundationDB cluster and `fdb-environment.yaml` in therepo root.Example `fdb-environment.yaml`:```yamllibraryPath: /usr/local/lib/libfdb_c.dylibclusterFiles: - /usr/local/etc/foundationdb/fdb.cluster```## Publishing locally (to use in another project)```./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -PpublishBuild=true```Jars land in `~/.m2/repository/org/foundationdb/`.## JMH benchmarks (fdb-relational-core)```./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:jmh```Benchmark sources live in `fdb-relational-core/src/jmh/java/`. The active benchmarks arecontrolled by the `includes` list in the `jmh {}` block of `fdb-relational-core.gradle`.Useful JMH options (pass as Gradle properties or edit the block):```./gradlew :fdb-relational-core:jmh -Pjmh.include=DirectAccessVsQueryBenchmark```

Frequently asked questions

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