setting classpath for gradle task / runconfig in intellij - intellij-idea

I'm running unit tests in Intellij 14.1.2 with the Gradle plugin. I have external config and test data that is in environment specific in a set of directories (directory for each env). I want to load the config and data via the classpath.
In Eclipse I'd just add the env specific path to the run-config and save the config as:
'Test-XYZ-UAT1'
for example.
In intellij, it seems my application config classpath is tied to my 'module' classpath:
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.3/run-debug-configuration-application.html
how to add directory to classpath in an application run profile in intellij idea?
..which is bad enough but for the Gradle run configs I don't even have the option to add the module classpath.
Run/Debug Configurations window has no:
'Use classpath of mod...'
section.
Question:
How can I set the classpath of the run config when running a Gradle Task within Intellij ?
..and if someone could tell me how to get application run config specific classpaths setup that would be even better.
(please tell me I'm missing something ingenius about Intellij..)

Based on quite a bit of research and trial and error, here is the solution that works for my Kotlin based Spring Boot project.
Background:
My Spring Boot project run configuration is configured to use Run Gradle task in place of the standard IDEA build as its Before launch configuration (see screen shot below).
My Spring Boot project uses src/main/resources/application.properties for JPA and logging properties.
gradle build uses the following output directories for the build. These are the default gradle build output directories for a Kotlin project.
build/classes/kotlin/main for the main class files.
build/classes/kotlin/test for the test class files.
build/resources/main for the main resource files. This is where application.properties is copied during a build.
When I attempted to run this project inside IDEA using the run configuration above, it would fail during Spring Boot start up because it could not find application.properties inside the classpath. When I inspected the classpath used during application startup, build/resources/main was missing.
My Solution
Use the information from: Gradle Goodness: Delegate Build And Run Actions To Gradle In IntelliJ IDEA to delegate IDEA build and execution to Gradle.
When IDEA is configured to delegate build and execution to Gradle, the main and test modules should be configured as follows: On the Paths tab, select Inherit project compile output path.

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IDEA 2016.1, Gradle's processResources expanding not working automatically

I have an IDEA 2016.1 Enterprise and a Gradle 2.12 multi-module project. In one of the modules, in src/main/resources, I have a file which I would like Gradle to 'expand', here is my configuration:
processResources {
filesMatching('my.properties') {
expand(project.properties)
}
}
(I would like to expand just this single file, and just copy the rest.)
It all works fine when built on the command line, but not by default in IDEA - when I clean and build the project, the file lands in build/resources/main but the placeholders are not replaced. I have to manually invoke the Gradle processResources task using the Gradle pane in IDEA and double clicking on the task.
Is this something I should report to Jetbrains (i.e. a bug) or has anybody have it working and I should change something in my configuration?
When you build from command line, you are using gradle. However, when you build the project from intellij, by default intellij doesn't use gradle to build, but use its internal build system which doesn't understand your gradle's processResources.
One way to solve it is to check "Delegate IDE build/run actions to gradle" as shown below:
If you don't want to use gradle build in intellij, there's another workaround - add processResources as a gradle task to run after build in your "Run/Debug Configurations":
Try adding the dependency in your build.gradle file, eg.
assemble.dependsOn processResources
This should work if you have java plugin applied.

IntelliJ Spring Boot: How to create an executable jar

I'm trying to create an executable jar from IntelliJ.
First I got the Java Security Exception and I changed sqljdbc4-4.0 to unsigned. First problem solved.
Then I got Manifest not found. Added META-INF dir to output. Second problem solved.
Next I got the BeanCreationException (unsolved):
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath.
In IntelliJ it is working.
I think the resources are not in the output. (application.properties, ...)
In which way do I add the resources or where are they stored in the jar.
I'm using gradle and on the spring boot homepage are only instructions for maven.
You should use spring-boot-maven-plugin or spring-boot-gradle-plugin, depending on your preferred build system.
EDIT:
Just run ./gradlew build
I suggest to dive into this getting started guide. It clarifies a lot of stuff for beginners.
A typical Spring boot project is a Maven project or a Gradle-Project (I only know how to do it with Maven, for Gradle see [luboskrnacs answer][1]). So you just need to run the maven targetpackageand pick the jar form the (created)target` folder
use a shell, go to the project root directory (where the pom.xml file is) and type
mvn clean package
cd target
the there is the xxx.jar file.

IntelliJ IDEA export Runnable program as Uber Jar

In Intellij IDEA, If a Java or Groovy class has "main" method, Intellij provides an option to Run the program and it figures out the classpath based on the classpath of the module. Run <className>.main() works fine. However I want to export a Uber jar for the corresponding including all the required jars from the classpath so that I can run this program somewhere else. I did not see an option in Intellij to export the java/class as uber(fat) jar. I am not looking for a gradle/maven build script to create the jar. Checking if Intellij has an option to do this automatically.
Using Intellij Ultimate Edition 14.0.4
I think that this feature is what you are looking for:
https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2010/08/quickly-create-jar-artifact/
The key step is to customize the artifact and select "select to target JAR".

Building war with Gradle, Debugging with IntelliJ IDEA

I have JavaEE webapp project(named ProjectA) developed in IntelliJ IDEA.It has build.gradle file that applies war plugin :
apply plugin: 'war'
I want to debug(or run) gradle generated war file instead of debugging auto generated intellij artifact.
It's very important for me that I can update classes changed during debugging without need to restart server.
How can I do it?
Note that :
1) When click refresh button in gradle plugin tab () Intellij updates all project configurations(for example module dependencies) and generate artifacts.I called it auto generated intellij artifact.
For run it,I should only create new local Tomcat Server configuration and add artifact to deployment tab.
2) In addition,there is some gradle tasks(clean,build,war and etc).I can execute build task or war task to generate war file.I called it gradle generated war file.
Instead of deploying the IntelliJ build artifact, you can deploy an "External source" by clicking the "+" button in your final screenshot. You can then navigate to the artifact built by Gradle (in this case, the .war file in build/libs).
Second, you can instruct IntelliJ to run a Gradle task before running the configuration. Again, in your final screenshot, I would remove the second step labeled "Build 'Gradle ...' artifact" and add a step to run the Gradle war task.

How to set environment vars in IntelliJ for Gradle tasks

the easiest way to pass spring profiles to gradle bootRun is (for me) by environment variable (e.g. SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE), when run on commandline.
Unlike the Application configurations, the config for gradle tasks does not provide an input for environment variables. And as VM options don't get picked up either as it seems, I can not run those tasks from the IDE.
I am aware, that I could start IntelliJ with the envvar set, but this seems rather cumbersome.
So what I need is the IntelliJ pendant for SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE=dev,testdb gradle bootRun, unless there is a good reason, they have left this out.
System is linux, intellij 14. The project in question is using springboot and I want to move over from running main in IntelliJ to running with springloaded+bootRun and separate compileGroovy calls as IntelliJ is not "understanding" the gradle file completely and therefor hides errors.
Make the System.properties available in the bootRun (or other) tasks.
bootRun.systemProperties = System.properties
This way we can set in IntelliJ VM Options like -Dspring.profiles.active=dev.
Here is my solution for setting up Spring environment variables / settings with Gradle / IntelliJ
Firstly, define a basic properties file, and then one based on your environment, such as:
#Configuration
#PropertySources(value = {#PropertySource("classpath:default.properties"),#PropertySource("classpath:${env}.properties")})
Int the above example, pay careful attention to the #PropertySource("classpath:${env}.properties"). This is an environment variable being pulled through.
Next, add a VM argument to IntelliJ (via the Gradle Tasks Run Configurations) - or as an argument via the gradle command line.
Lastly, copy the properties across in the gradle task as #cfrick mentioned and #mdjnewman have correctly shown:
tasks.withType(org.springframework.boot.gradle.run.BootRunTask) {
bootRun.systemProperties = System.properties
}
I've had success adding the following to my build.gradle file:
tasks.withType(org.springframework.boot.gradle.run.BootRunTask) {
systemProperty('spring.profiles.active', 'local')
}
This allows gradlew bootRun to be run from IntelliJ without requiring any changes to the IntelliJ Run/Debug Configurations (and also from the command line without having to manually specify a profile).