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We have a number of tasks that are configured like so:

tasks.register<JavaExec>("encryptKey") {
    onlyIf {
        project.hasProperty("key")
    }

    args(project.property("key"))
}

onlyIf

is only executed in the execution phase, but the configuration of the task happens during a IDE sync. If the

key

property doesn't exist, the

Project.property

throws. Is there a

Provider

specifically for project properties? Or should I create a generic one like:

project.provider { project.property("key") }

My understanding is that

Provider.get()

will be called during execution time

You can use

providers.gradleProperty(...)

to get a

Provider

whose value is the property value.

Does

gradleProperty

look at properties passed by

-P

? The docs seem to suggest it's a gradle property from like

gradle.properties

Yes, it looks at properties passed in by

-P

as well.

Word, thanks @Eric Haag!

My pleasure!