Streamline Gradle build scripts: using the Spring Dependency Management Plugin to manage dependencies and versions

Closes gh-51

Author: rainboyan

build.gradle

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath "io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin:2.0.0"
+        classpath "io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:$dependencyManagementPluginVersion"
     }
 }
 
@@ -54,29 +55,40 @@ subprojects {
     apply plugin: "signing"
     apply plugin: "checkstyle"
     apply plugin: "codenarc"
+    apply plugin: "io.spring.dependency-management"
+
+    dependencyManagement {
+        imports {
+            mavenBom "org.graceframework:grace-bom:$graceVersion"
+        }
+        applyMavenExclusions false
+        generatedPomCustomization {
+            enabled = false
+        }
+    }
 
     configurations {
         documentation
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        api "org.apache.groovy:groovy:$groovyVersion"
-        testImplementation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-test-junit5:$groovyVersion"
-        testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junitJupiterVersion"
-        testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junitJupiterVersion"
-        testImplementation "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:$junitJupiterPlatformVersion"
-        testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion") { transitive = false }
+        api "org.apache.groovy:groovy"
+        testImplementation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-test-junit5"
+        testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api"
+        testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine"
+        testImplementation "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner"
+        testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core") { transitive = false }
 
         if (project.name == "grace-datastore-gorm-tck") {
-            api "org.apache.groovy:groovy-test-junit5:$groovyVersion"
-            api "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junitJupiterVersion"
-            api "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:$junitJupiterPlatformVersion"
-            runtimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junitJupiterVersion"
-            implementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:$spockVersion") { transitive = false }
+            api "org.apache.groovy:groovy-test-junit5"
+            api "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api"
+            api "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner"
+            runtimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine"
+            implementation("org.spockframework:spock-core") { transitive = false }
         }
 
         documentation "org.fusesource.jansi:jansi:2.4.0"
-        documentation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-dateutil:$groovyVersion"
+        documentation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-dateutil"
         documentation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.6.3'
         documentation ("com.github.javaparser:javaparser-core:$javaParserCoreVersion")
     }

grace-datastore-async/build.gradle

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dependencies {
-    api "org.graceframework:grace-async-core:$graceAsyncVersion"
+    api "org.graceframework:grace-async-core"
 }

grace-datastore-core/build.gradle

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 dependencies {
-    api "jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:$javaAnnotationApiVersion"
-    api "jakarta.transaction:jakarta.transaction-api:$jtaVersion"
-    api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4jVersion"
-    api "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion"
-    api "jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api:$jpaVersion"
-    api "org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion"
-    api "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion"
-    api "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
-    api "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
-    implementation "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:$caffeineVersion"
+    api "jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api"
+    api "jakarta.transaction:jakarta.transaction-api"
+    api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
+    api "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j"
+    api "jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api"
+    api "org.springframework:spring-core"
+    api "org.springframework:spring-beans"
+    api "org.springframework:spring-tx"
+    api "org.springframework:spring-context"
+    implementation "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine"
     implementation "org.javassist:javassist:$javassistVersion"
 
     testImplementation project(":grace-datastore-gorm")
-    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion")
-    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion")
+    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-context")
+    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-web")
 }

grace-datastore-gorm-support/build.gradle

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(':grace-datastore-gorm')
-    api "org.graceframework:grace-core:$graceVersion", {
+    api "org.graceframework:grace-core", {
         exclude group: 'org.graceframework', module: 'grace-datastore-core'
     }
-    api("org.graceframework:grace-bootstrap:$graceVersion")
+    api("org.graceframework:grace-bootstrap")
 }
 
 project.tasks.withType(Jar) {

grace-datastore-gorm-tck/build.gradle

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(":grace-datastore-gorm-async")
     api project(":grace-datastore-gorm-support")
-    runtimeOnly "org.apache.groovy:groovy-dateutil:$groovyVersion"
+    runtimeOnly "org.apache.groovy:groovy-dateutil"
 }
 
 //compileGroovy.groovyOptions.fork = false

grace-datastore-gorm-test/build.gradle

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ dependencies {
     api project(":grace-datastore-gorm"),
             project(":grace-datastore-core")
 
-    implementation "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:$caffeineVersion"
+    implementation "com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine"
     testImplementation project(":grace-datastore-gorm-tck")
-    testImplementation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-json:$groovyVersion"
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.apache.groovy:groovy-json"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.springframework:spring-aop"
     testRuntimeOnly "log4j:log4j:1.2.17"
 }
 

grace-datastore-gorm-validation/build.gradle

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(":grace-datastore-core")
-    api "commons-validator:commons-validator:$commonsValidatorVersion", {
+    api "commons-validator:commons-validator", {
         exclude group: 'xml-apis', module:'xml-apis'
         exclude group: 'commons-digester', module:'commons-digester'
         exclude group: 'commons-logging', module:'commons-logging'
         exclude group: 'commons-beanutils', module:'commons-beanutils'
     }
 
-    compileOnly("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:$hibernateValidatorVersion")
-    testImplementation("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:$hibernateValidatorVersion")
+    compileOnly("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator")
+    testImplementation("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator")
 }

grace-datastore-gorm/build.gradle

@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ dependencies {
     api project(":grace-datastore-core")
     api project(":grace-datastore-gorm-validation")
 
-    implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4jVersion"
-    compileOnly("jakarta.el:jakarta.el-api:$elApiVersion")
-    compileOnly("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api:$jakartaValidationVersion")
-    compileOnly("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:$hibernateValidatorVersion")
-    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-core:$springVersion")
-    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion")
-    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion")
-    testImplementation "org.graceframework:grace-core:$graceVersion", {
+    implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
+    compileOnly("jakarta.el:jakarta.el-api")
+    compileOnly("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api")
+    compileOnly("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator")
+    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-core")
+    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-jdbc")
+    compileOnly("org.springframework:spring-web")
+    testImplementation "org.graceframework:grace-core", {
         exclude group: 'org.graceframework', module: 'grace-datastore-core'
     }
-    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion")
-    testImplementation("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:$hibernateValidatorVersion")
-    testImplementation("jakarta.el:jakarta.el-api:$elApiVersion")
-    testImplementation("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api:$jakartaValidationVersion")
+    testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-jdbc")
+    testImplementation("org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator")
+    testImplementation("jakarta.el:jakarta.el-api")
+    testImplementation("jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api")
     testRuntimeOnly("org.glassfish:jakarta.el:$elImplVersion")
-    testRuntimeOnly("com.h2database:h2:$h2Version")
+    testRuntimeOnly("com.h2database:h2")
 }
 
 //compileGroovy.groovyOptions.forkOptions.jvmArgs = ['-Xdebug', '-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005']

grace-datastore-web/build.gradle

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(":grace-datastore-core")
-    api "org.springframework:spring-web:$springVersion"
-    api "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
-    compileOnly("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:$servletApiVersion")
+    api "org.springframework:spring-web"
+    api "org.springframework:spring-context"
+    compileOnly("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api")
 
-    testImplementation("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:$servletApiVersion")
-    testImplementation "org.springframework:spring-test:$springVersion"
+    testImplementation("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api")
+    testImplementation "org.springframework:spring-test"
 }

gradle.properties

@@ -4,27 +4,13 @@ projectUrl=https://github.com/graceframework/grace-data
 projectVersion=2023.3.0-SNAPSHOT
 githubSlug=graceframework/grace-data
 developers=Michael Yan
-caffeineVersion=3.1.8
 commonsValidatorVersion=1.9.0
-elApiVersion=4.0.0
+dependencyManagementPluginVersion=1.1.7
 elImplVersion=4.0.2
-graceAsyncVersion=6.3.0-RC1
 graceVersion=2023.3.0-RC1
 groovyVersion=4.0.26
-h2Version=2.2.224
-hibernateValidatorVersion=8.0.2.Final
-jakartaValidationVersion=3.0.2
-javaAnnotationApiVersion=2.1.1
 javaParserCoreVersion=3.26.2
 javassistVersion=3.30.2-GA
-jpaVersion=3.1.0
-jtaVersion=2.0.1
-junitJupiterVersion=5.10.5
-junitJupiterPlatformVersion=1.10.5
-servletApiVersion=6.0.0
-slf4jVersion=2.0.17
-spockVersion=2.3-groovy-4.0
-springVersion=6.1.18
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true