Add referenced libraries when using gradle

[chientrm]

Add referenced libraries when using gradle

Environment

• Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04
• JDK version: 11
• Visual Studio Code version: Gitpod Code 1.75.1
• Java extension version: 1.14.0

Description

When there's not build.gradle or pom.xml in the root project, we can use java.project.referencedLibraries to add paths to local jar files so that vscode will suggest classes from them.
When there's build.gradle or pom.xml in the root project, java.project.referencedLibraries is ignored.

Expected

How can I get the same result while using build.gradle?

[fbricon]

You can't use "java.project.referencedLibraries" for anything other than "unmanaged folders".

It then becomes the build tool's job to add your dependencies to the classpath.

• for gradle: https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/declaring_dependencies.html#sub:file_dependencies
• for Maven: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4955695/753170 is the closest solution, but not the recommended one, you'd better install the dependencies to your local Maven repo, see other SO responses on that page.

[chientrm]

You can't use "java.project.referencedLibraries" for anything other than "unmanaged folders".

It then becomes the build tool's job to add your dependencies to the classpath.

• for gradle: https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/declaring_dependencies.html#sub:file_dependencies
• for Maven: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4955695/753170 is the closest solution, but not the recommended one, you'd better install the dependencies to your local Maven repo, see other SO responses on that page.

I'll try this solution.
Currently, I disabled gradle importer from the extension, I just use gradle for the building process and manually configure classpath using settings.json.
Plus, it's an Android project so that there're aar dependencies files requires manual unzip.

[judfs]

Is there a way to specify "sources" for a gradle file dependency? Looks like at least historically there wasn't? I have wasted my day trying to figure this out and it would be GREAT if I could just use "java.project.referencedLibraries": { "sources": { with my gradle project.

Edit: Looks like -sources.jar is picked up on a flatDir repository. For anyone else coming across this:

repositories { 
    mavenCentral()

    flatDir{
        dirs '/usr/local/share/java'
    }
}
dependencies {
  implementation ':some-lib'
}

instead of

dependencies {
  implementation files('/usr/local/share/java/some-lib.jar')
}