Output Directory for exportDatatables Function in Gradle Plugin

[yusasak1]

Hi,

I have questions about exportDatatables function when using Gradle plugin.

1. When setExportDatatables is set to true, the CSV files are output to <repository top directory>/build/datatables. I expected them to be output to <gradle project top directory>/build/datatables. Is there a reason why they must be output to the top directory of the repository?

2. In a multi-project setup with Gradle, the DataTables from the OpenRewrite tasks executed for subprojects are also output to <repository top directory>/build/datatables. I expected them to be output to the build/datatables directory of each subproject. Is there a reason why they are not output to each subproject's directory? (For example, is it for the same reason that files output with the --profile option in Gradle are output to the top directory of Gradle, regardless of the subproject?)

I'm using:

• Gradle 8.10
• OpenRewrite 2.20.0
• OpenRewrite Gradle plugin 6.24.0

<Repository Top Directory>
+---build
|   \---rewrite
|       \---datatables // Currennt export Directory
|
+---GradleTop
|   +---.gradle
|   +---app
|   |   +---build
|   |   |   +---classes
|   |   |   |   \---java
|   |   |   |       +---main
|   |   |   |       \---test
|   |   |   +---distributions
|   |   |   +---generated
|   |   |   +---libs
|   |   |   +---reports
|   |   |   |   +---rewrite
|   |   |   |   \---tests
|   |   |   +---rewrite
|   |   |       \---datatables // or should be here?
|   |   |   +---scripts
|   |   |   +---test-results
|   |   |   \---tmp
|   |   \---src
|   |
|   +---build
|   |   \---rewrite
|   |       \---datatables // should be here?
|   |
|   +---buildSrc
|   |   +---.gradle
|   |   +---build
|   |   \---src
|   |
|   +---gradle
|   |   \---wrapper
|   \---utilities
|       +---build
|       |   +---classes
|       |   |   \---java
|       |   |       \---main
|       |   +---generated
|       |   +---libs
|       |   \---tmp
|       \---src
|           +---main
|           |   +---java
|           |   \---resources
|           \---test
|               \---resources
+---otherDirA
\---otherDirB

Thank you.

[timtebeek]

hi @yusasak1 ; welcome to the project! Writing out data tables from the Gradle plugin was contributed in openrewrite/rewrite-gradle-plugin#310 ; from what you describe the way we determine the output path could be improved to look at Gradle project build directories, as opposed to the git repository base directory. I'll convert your discussion into an issue on the plugin, thanks!

• Output Directory for exportDatatables Function in Gradle Plugin rewrite-gradle-plugin#341

[yusasak1]

Hi @timtebeek,
Thank you for creating the issue ticket. I have sent a PR. Could you please review it?

openrewrite/rewrite-gradle-plugin#342

[yusasak1]

I will close this discussion because the PR has been merged. Thanks.