build: update to Gradle 7.6.4 (prev. 5.6.4)

[scroix]

Just an exercise in maintenance, but also managed to roll up some convenient updates as well.

• Upgrade to Gradle 7.6.4 (bin) from 5.6.4 (all)
• Resolve subsequent depreciations
• Extract git/build variables to parent build.gradle for re-use
• Introduce FileChecker class/method(s) to nodel-webui-js such that subsequent builds are only triggered when any of the following folders or files have been altered:

src/ 
package.json
package-lock.json
Gruntfile.js

[scroix]

If this is judged to be a useful PR; let's squash it. It took a whole lot of spaghetti to get to something I'm proud of.

[justparking]

Hey @scroix - that's a lot of work you did there! Fantastic.

Now that I know you can get your hands dirty with Gradle, I've got a few other thoughts about how nodel is built which I'll raise in separate issues.

For the record, I've done a quick diff (patch format) of the build output differences from the following commands:

The commands were:

• gradlew --stop
• git clean -xfd
• gradlew build
• gradlew --version

"old" gradle, 5.6.4 is in red. 7.6.4 is in green. Everything else is common output.

diff --git a/log.txt b/log.txt
index 8434287..0bbd7f3 100644
--- a/log.txt
+++ b/log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-H:\nodel>gradlew --stop
+H:\scroix-nodel>gradlew --stop
 Stopping Daemon(s)
 1 Daemon stopped
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Stopping Daemon(s)
 
 
 
-H:\nodel>git clean -xfd
+H:\scroix-nodel>git clean -xfd
 Removing .gradle/
 Removing nodel-framework/build/
 Removing nodel-jyhost/build/
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Removing nodel-webui-js/build/
 Removing nodel-webui-js/node_modules/
 Removing nodel-webui-js/src/dark/theme.less
 Removing nodel-webui-js/src/light/theme.less
-Removing nodel-webui-js/temp/
 
 
 
@@ -30,26 +29,39 @@ Removing nodel-webui-js/temp/
 
 
 
-H:\nodel>gradlew build
-Starting a Gradle Daemon, 2 stopped Daemons could not be reused, use --status for details
+
+H:\scroix-nodel>gradlew build
+Starting a Gradle Daemon, 3 stopped Daemons could not be reused, use --status for details
+Couldn't get final path for handle 0x14e8, error code: 0
 
 > Task :nodel-framework:compileJava
+Caught exception: Couldn't resolve final path of, error = 0: H:\scroix-nodel
 Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
 Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
 
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:npmInstall
 
-> core-js-pure@3.19.1 postinstall H:\nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\core-js-pure
+> core-js-pure@3.19.1 postinstall H:\scroix-nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\core-js-pure
 > node -e "try{require('./postinstall')}catch(e){}"
 
+Thank you for using core-js ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js ) for polyfilling JavaScript standard library!
+
+The project needs your help! Please consider supporting of core-js:
+> https://opencollective.com/core-js
+> https://patreon.com/zloirock
+> https://paypal.me/zloirock
+> bitcoin: bc1qlea7544qtsmj2rayg0lthvza9fau63ux0fstcz
+
+Also, the author of core-js ( https://github.com/zloirock ) is looking for a good job -)
 
-> @fortawesome/fontawesome-free@5.15.4 postinstall H:\nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\@fortawesome\fontawesome-free
+
+> @fortawesome/fontawesome-free@5.15.4 postinstall H:\scroix-nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\@fortawesome\fontawesome-free
 > node attribution.js
 
 Font Awesome Free 5.15.4 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com
 License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)
 
-added 260 packages from 1212 contributors and audited 265 packages in 1.753s
+added 260 packages from 1212 contributors and audited 265 packages in 1.783s
 
 16 packages are looking for funding
   run `npm fund` for details
@@ -58,13 +70,6 @@ found 22 vulnerabilities (10 moderate, 11 high, 1 critical)
   run `npm audit fix` to fix them, or `npm audit` for details
 
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:gruntRun
-
-> bootskel@0.0.1 run-grunt H:\nodel\nodel-webui-js
-> grunt
-
-Running "googlefonts:build" (googlefonts) task
->> 2 fonts downloaded.
-
 Running "copy:updatetheme" (copy) task
 Copied 2 files
 
@@ -100,8 +105,14 @@ Done.
 Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
 Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
 
-BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 34s
-19 actionable tasks: 19 executed
+Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.
+
+You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.
+
+See https://docs.gradle.org/7.6.4/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
+
+BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 43s
+20 actionable tasks: 19 executed, 1 up-to-date
 
 
 
@@ -113,14 +124,14 @@ BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 34s
 
 
 
-H:\nodel>dir nodel-jyhost\build\distributions\standalone\nodelhost-dev-2.2.1-rev507.jar
+H:\scroix-nodel>dir nodel-jyhost\build\distributions\standalone\nodelhost-upgrade\gradle-7.6-2.2.1-rev529.jar
  Volume in drive H is RamDisk
  Volume Serial Number is C4F1-9937
 
- Directory of H:\nodel\nodel-jyhost\build\distributions\standalone
+ Directory of H:\scroix-nodel\nodel-jyhost\build\distributions\standalone\nodelhost-upgrade
 
-03/04/2024  09:33 AM        19,599,932 nodelhost-dev-2.2.1-rev507.jar
-               1 File(s)     19,599,932 bytes
+03/04/2024  09:31 AM        19,014,704 gradle-7.6-2.2.1-rev529.jar
+               1 File(s)     19,014,704 bytes
                0 Dir(s)   3,479,515,136 bytes free
 
 
@@ -133,19 +144,19 @@ H:\nodel>dir nodel-jyhost\build\distributions\standalone\nodelhost-dev-2.2.1-rev
 
 
 
-H:\nodel>gradlew --version
+H:\scroix-nodel>gradlew --version
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-Gradle 5.6.4
+Gradle 7.6.4
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Build time:   2019-11-01 20:42:00 UTC
-Revision:     dd870424f9bd8e195d614dc14bb140f43c22da98
+Build time:   2024-02-05 14:29:18 UTC
+Revision:     e0bb3fc8cefad8432c9033cdfb12dc14facc9dd9
 
-Kotlin:       1.3.41
-Groovy:       2.5.4
-Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.14 compiled on March 12 2019
+Kotlin:       1.7.10
+Groovy:       3.0.13
+Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.13 compiled on January 4 2023
 JVM:          1.8.0_382 (Amazon.com Inc. 25.382-b05)
 OS:           Windows 11 10.0 amd64
 
-H:\nodel>
\ No newline at end of file
+H:\scroix-nodel>
\ No newline at end of file

One thing I notice is that the googlefonts task no longer runs? I haven't actually done a comparison of the output yet to be sure.

I'll start using the build and see what issues I come across.

[scroix]

That's great to hear I'm on the right track 🙌

It looks like the problem was that I was targeting a very particular build job in the Gruntfile which ignored Google Fonts. Thank you for catching it.

[scroix]

I noticed a tiny regression where the built .jar wasn't including the branch name which I've also just resolved.

Here's a full output of the diff.

diff --git a/log_old b/log_new
index cd60a48..1a7aa58 100644
--- a/log_old
+++ b/log_new
@@ -22,31 +22,23 @@ Starting a Gradle Daemon, 2 stopped Daemons could not be reused, use --status fo
 > Task :nodel-framework:test NO-SOURCE
 > Task :nodel-framework:check UP-TO-DATE
 > Task :nodel-framework:build
+> Task :nodel-webui-js:clean UP-TO-DATE
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:nodeSetup
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:npmSetup SKIPPED
 
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:npmInstall
 
-> core-js-pure@3.19.1 postinstall C:\Users\scroix\sandbox\nodel\nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\core-js-pure
+> core-js-pure@3.19.1 postinstall C:\Users\scroix\sandbox\nodel\scroix-nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\core-js-pure
 > node -e "try{require('./postinstall')}catch(e){}"

-> @fortawesome/fontawesome-free@5.15.4 postinstall C:\Users\scroix\sandbox\nodel\nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\@fortawesome\fontawesome-free
+> @fortawesome/fontawesome-free@5.15.4 postinstall C:\Users\scroix\sandbox\nodel\scroix-nodel\nodel-webui-js\node_modules\@fortawesome\fontawesome-free
 > node attribution.js
 
 Font Awesome Free 5.15.4 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com
 License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)
 
-added 260 packages from 1212 contributors and audited 265 packages in 15.742s
+added 260 packages from 1212 contributors and audited 265 packages in 5.094s
 
 16 packages are looking for funding
   run `npm fund` for details
@@ -55,10 +47,6 @@ found 22 vulnerabilities (10 moderate, 11 high, 1 critical)
   run `npm audit fix` to fix them, or `npm audit` for details
 
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:gruntRun
-
-> bootskel@0.0.1 run-grunt C:\Users\scroix\sandbox\nodel\nodel\nodel-webui-js
-> grunt
-
 Running "googlefonts:build" (googlefonts) task
 >> 2 fonts downloaded.
 
@@ -126,19 +114,25 @@ Done.
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:check UP-TO-DATE
 > Task :nodel-webui-js:build
 
-BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1m 43s
-19 actionable tasks: 19 executed
+Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.
+
+You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.
+
+See https://docs.gradle.org/7.6.4/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
+
+BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1m 23s
+20 actionable tasks: 19 executed, 1 up-to-date
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-Gradle 5.6.4
+Gradle 7.6.4
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Build time:   2019-11-01 20:42:00 UTC
-Revision:     dd870424f9bd8e195d614dc14bb140f43c22da98
+Build time:   2024-02-05 14:29:18 UTC
+Revision:     e0bb3fc8cefad8432c9033cdfb12dc14facc9dd9
 
-Kotlin:       1.3.41
-Groovy:       2.5.4
-Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.14 compiled on March 12 2019
+Kotlin:       1.7.10
+Groovy:       3.0.13
+Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.13 compiled on January 4 2023
 JVM:          11.0.19 (Eclipse Adoptium 11.0.19+7)
 OS:           Windows 11 10.0 amd64