gradle buildPluginZip

Author: Patrick Rypalla

build.gradle

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'maven'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
@@ -18,8 +19,17 @@ jar {
 }
 
 configurations {
-	releaseJars {
-		extendsFrom runtime
+    wagon
+    releaseJars {
+        extendsFrom runtime
+        exclude group: 'org.elasticsearch'
+        exclude group: 'org.apache.lucene'
+        exclude module: 'commons-logging'
+        exclude module: 'commons-codec'
+        exclude module: 'commons-lang3'
+        exclude module: 'httpclient'
+        exclude module: 'httpcore'
+        exclude module: 'junit'
 	}
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +59,6 @@ dependencies {
 	compile("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.2")
 
 	// stuff
-	compile("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4")	
 	compile("com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting:randomizedtesting-runner:2.3.4")
 
 	//test
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ uploadArchives {
 
 task makePluginDescriptor(type: Copy) {
     from 'src/main/templates'
-    into 'src/main/resources'
+    into 'build/tmp/plugin'
     expand([
             'descriptor': [
                     'name': pluginName,
@@ -89,3 +98,17 @@ task makePluginDescriptor(type: Copy) {
             ]
     ])
 }
+
+task buildPluginZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: [':jar', ':makePluginDescriptor']) {
+    from configurations.releaseJars
+    from 'build/tmp/plugin'
+    classifier = 'plugin'
+}
+
+task unpackPlugin(type: Copy, dependsOn: [':buildPluginZip']) {
+    delete "plugins"
+    from configurations.releaseJars
+    from 'build/tmp/plugin'
+    into "plugins/${pluginName}"
+}
+