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Wrong classpath with Gradle `compileOnly` like instructions
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Description
We need to use the compileOnly in a gradle modules.
The expected behaviour is to have the dependency available at the compile time, but not at runtimes.
It's useful to create spring boot auto-configurations that load only if the dependency is present in the consumer module.
We have this declaration in a library:
dependencies {
compileOnly 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security'
}
In the application module we have this declaration:
dependencies {
implementation project(':libs:my-lib')
}
Running the following command, the project works as expected. The spring-boot-starter-security is not loaded.
./gradlew bootRun
But if we run the following configuration, the dependency is in classpath at runtime and the auto-configuration is applied at wrong.
{
"configurations": [
{
"type": "java",
"name": "Spring Boot-Application",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"mainClass": "com.mycompany.Application",
"projectName": "application",
"args": ""
}
]
}
There is also dependency problems in test but I can't exactly explain what. There is some BeanDefinitionOverrideException that are not present running the ./gradlew test command.
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Research direction
Reproduce the project with the shown compileOnly dependency, comparing ./gradlew bootRun and the Java launch configuration in .vscode/launch.json. Trace the classpath assembled for the VS Code launch and test runs; done means compileOnly dependencies stay available for compilation but are absent at runtime, matching Gradle behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spring-boot, vscode
- Domain
- build-system, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100