}

    def "adds distTar task for main distribution"() {
        when:
        project.pluginManager.apply(DistributionPlugin)

        then:
        def task = project.tasks.distTar
        task instanceof Tar
        task.archiveFile.get().asFile == project.file("build/distributions/test-project.tar")
    }

    def "adds distTar task for custom distribution"() {
        when:

> Task :createDocs
> Task :compileJava
> Task :distTar
> Task :distZip
> Task :assemble

> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:processResources NO-SOURCE
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:classes${classesUpToDate.raw}
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:jar
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:startScripts
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:distTar
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:distZip
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:assemble
${extraCompileTestJava.raw}> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:compileTest${language.raw}
> Task :${subprojectName.raw}:processTestResources NO-SOURCE

`distZip` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip.html[Zip]::
Creates a ZIP archive of the distribution contents.

`distTar` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
Creates a TAR archive of the distribution contents.

`assembleDist` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
_Depends on_: `distTar`, `distZip`
+
Creates ZIP and TAR archives of the distribution contents.

    private static final String DISTRIBUTION_GROUP = "distribution";
    private static final String TASK_DIST_ZIP_NAME = "distZip";
    private static final String TASK_DIST_TAR_NAME = "distTar";
    private static final String TASK_ASSEMBLE_NAME = "assembleDist";

    private final Instantiator instantiator;
    private final FileOperations fileOperations;

        then:
        def task = project.tasks[ApplicationPlugin.TASK_DIST_ZIP_NAME]
        task instanceof Zip
        task.archiveFileName.get() == "${project.applicationName}.zip"
    }

    def "adds distTar task to project"() {
        when:
        plugin.apply(project)

        then:
        def task = project.tasks[ApplicationPlugin.TASK_DIST_TAR_NAME]
        task instanceof Tar