How to resolve external dependencies for a plugin

Introduction

Hey Readers!!

Do you know about plugins in Katalon Studio?

The Katalon plugin searches Test Objects by the attributes listed in the Test Object physical files.

In this article, you'll learn How to resolve external dependencies for a plugin.

Let's begin!!

Add your dependencies to the build.gradle File​

To add your dependencies to the build.gradle File does as follows:

1. Go to File> New > Project, and select Generate to build.gradle file box.

Given below is the Default build.gradle template is generated

2. Now Add the dependencies to the build.gradle File.

Enter the following code in the build.gradle File: For Gradle 7

plugins {
  id 'java-library'
  id 'groovy'
  id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
  id 'com.katalon.gradle-plugin' version '0.1.1'
}
repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}
def pluginSources = [
  'Keywords',
  'Test Listeners',
  'Include/scripts/groovy'
]
sourceSets {
   main {
    groovy {
      srcDirs = pluginSources
      srcDir 'Libs' // generated by Katalon Studio
    }
  }
}
shadowJar {
  exclude 'Temp*.class'
}
groovydoc {
  source = pluginSources
  docTitle = 'Zip Custom Keywords'
}
dependencies {
  implementation 'net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j:1.3.2'
}

Enter the following code in the build.gradle File: For Gradle 5-6

plugins {
  id 'java'
  id 'groovy'
  id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '4.0.4'
  id "com.katalon.gradle-plugin" version "0.0.7"
}
repositories {
  jcenter()
  mavenCentral()
}
sourceSets {
  main {
    groovy {
     srcDirs = ['Keywords', 'Libs', 'Test Listeners', 'Include/scripts/groovy']
    }
  }
}
dependencies {
compile 'net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j:1.3.2'
}
shadowJar {
exclude 'Temp*.class'
}
katalon {
  dependencyPrefix = "com.katalon"
minimize = false
}

Your dependencies are repackaged in this way to prevent conflicts with other plugins.

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