private
        val OLD_RELEASE_PATTERN = "release(\\d+)x".toRegex()

        fun fromDslContext(): VersionedSettingsBranch {
            val branch = DslContext.getParameter("Branch")
            // TeamCity uses a dummy name when first running the DSL
            if (branch.contains("placeholder-1")) {
                return VersionedSettingsBranch(MASTER_BRANCH)
            }
            return VersionedSettingsBranch(branch)

# Gradle architecture documentation

This directory contains documentation that describes Gradle's architecture and how the various pieces fit together and work.

## Architecture decision records (ADRs)

The Gradle team uses ADRs to record architectural decisions that the team has made.

See [Architecture decisions records](standards) for the list of ADRs.

- Problem generation services (aka the "problems API").
- User prompting services.
- Build options infrastructure.
- The console and CLI, as a specific implementation of these services.

The UI architecture module uses the core runtime architecture module. It provides APIs that are used by the other modules and platforms. 

For internal purposes, we use binary formats for their brevity.
We use the `Serializer` abstraction to separate the actual implementation of serialization from its uses.

When sharing data with external tools, we use JSON.

## Status

ACCEPTED

## Consequences

* The configuration cache serialization infrastructure should be used for all serialization.