This version is still in development and is not considered stable yet. For the latest stable version, please use Spring Boot 3.3.4! |
This version is still in development and is not considered stable yet. For the latest stable version, please use Spring Boot 3.3.4! |
Generating Build Information
Spring Boot Actuator’s info
endpoint automatically publishes information about your build in the presence of a META-INF/build-info.properties
file.
A BuildInfo
task is provided to generate this file.
The easiest way to use the task is through the plugin’s DSL:
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Groovy
-
Kotlin
springBoot {
buildInfo()
}
springBoot {
buildInfo()
}
This will configure a BuildInfo
task named bootBuildInfo
and, if it exists, make the Java plugin’s classes
task depend upon it.
The task’s destination directory will be META-INF
in the output directory of the main source set’s resources (typically build/resources/main
).
By default, the generated build information is derived from the project:
Property | Default value |
---|---|
|
The base name of the |
|
The group of the project |
|
The name of the project |
|
The version of the project |
|
The time at which the project is being built |
The properties can be customized using the DSL:
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Groovy
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Kotlin
springBoot {
buildInfo {
properties {
artifact = 'example-app'
version = '1.2.3'
group = 'com.example'
name = 'Example application'
}
}
}
springBoot {
buildInfo {
properties {
artifact.set("example-app")
version.set("1.2.3")
group.set("com.example")
name.set("Example application")
}
}
}
To exclude any of the default properties from the generated build information, add its name to the excludes.
For example, the time
property can be excluded as follows:
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Groovy
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Kotlin
springBoot {
buildInfo {
excludes = ['time']
}
}
springBoot {
buildInfo {
excludes.set(setOf("time"))
}
}
The default value for build.time
is the instant at which the project is being built.
A side-effect of this is that the task will never be up-to-date.
As a result, builds will take longer as more tasks, including the project’s tests, will have to be executed.
Another side-effect is that the task’s output will always change and, therefore, the build will not be truly repeatable.
If you value build performance or repeatability more highly than the accuracy of the build.time
property, exclude the time
property as shown in the preceding example.
Additional properties can also be added to the build information:
-
Groovy
-
Kotlin
springBoot {
buildInfo {
properties {
additional = [
'a': 'alpha',
'b': 'bravo'
]
}
}
}
springBoot {
buildInfo {
properties {
additional.set(mapOf(
"a" to "alpha",
"b" to "bravo"
))
}
}
}
An additional property’s value can be computed lazily by using a Provider
.
Property | Default value |
---|---|
|
The base name of the |
|
The group of the project |
|
The name of the project |
|
The version of the project |
|
The time at which the project is being built |