task.setConfig(specConfig);
                task.getOutputResourceDir().set(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("restResources/yamlSpecs"));
                task.getAdditionalYamlTestsDir().set(copyRestYamlTestTask.flatMap(CopyRestTestsTask::getOutputResourceDir));
                task.setSourceResourceDir(
                    defaultSourceSet.getResources()

                    .flatMap(CopyRestApiTask::getOutputResourceDir)
            );

        yamlTestSourceSet.getOutput()
            .dir(
                project.getTasks()
                    .withType(CopyRestTestsTask.class)
                    .named(RestResourcesPlugin.COPY_YAML_TESTS_TASK)
                    .flatMap(CopyRestTestsTask::getOutputResourceDir)
            );

        return projectHasYamlRestTests || include.get().isEmpty() == false ? fileCollection.getAsFileTree() : null;
    }

    @OutputDirectory
    public DirectoryProperty getOutputResourceDir() {
        return outputResourceDir;
    }

    @Internal
    public DirectoryProperty getAdditionalYamlTestsDir() {
        return additionalYamlTestsDir;
    }

    @TaskAction

            ? fileCollection.getAsFileTree()
            : null;
    }

    @OutputDirectory
    public DirectoryProperty getOutputResourceDir() {
        return outputResourceDir;
    }

    @TaskAction
    void copy() {
        // clean the output directory to ensure no stale files persist