apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: bug-fix
area: traffic-management

issue:
  - 51377

releaseNotes:
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[[writing_settings_files]]
= Writing Settings Files

The settings file is the entry point of every Gradle build.

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Early in the Gradle Build lifecycle, the <<build_lifecycle.adoc#sec:initialization,initialization phase>> finds the settings file in your <<directory_layout#dir:project_root,project root directory>>.

Actions are added to a Task via the `doFirst{}` and `doLast{}` closures.

A Task can depend on other tasks.

== Step 2. Register and Configure Tasks

Early on in the tutorial, we registered and configured `task1` in the `app` build script:

[.multi-language-sample]
=====
.app/build.gradle.kts
[source,kotlin]
----
tasks.register("task1"){  // <1>

[[init_scripts]]
= Initialization Scripts

Initialization scripts are scripts that run before the build script is executed.
They allow you to customize the build environment or configure settings early in the build.

Initialization scripts can be useful for setting up common configurations, such as repositories, plugins, or custom tasks, across multiple projects.

[[sec:basic_usage]]
== Using an init script