Minimal steps to add a new dependency

[nkiesel]

Hello,
assuming I have version 0.40.1 setup and working, here is my current recipe for adding a new dependency:

1. make sure the dependency does not already exist by searching in Libs.kt
2. add the new dependency as a "literal dependency" to build.gradle (or build.gradle.kts). Example: add implementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.22.0")
3. run ./gradlew buildSrcLibs which will add a line to Libs.kt and a line to versions.properties for the new dependency
4. replace the line added in step 2 to build.gradle (or build.gradle.kts) with implementation(Libs.assertj_core)

Is that correct?

[jmfayard]

Yes that's correct.

If your library is part of the built-in dependency notations from https://github.com/jmfayard/refreshVersions/tree/main/plugins/dependencies/src/main/kotlin/dependencies
then you would only need to add implementation(Testing.assertj.core)
but assertj is not one of the built-in dependencies

[nkiesel]

Thanks! It gets a bit more complicated when adding multiple dependencies covered by a rule (e.g. assertj-core and assertj-db). I will experiment a bit and then share my recipe for that as well.