}

    def "can query task output directory property at any time"() {
        taskTypeWithOutputDirectoryProperty()
        buildFile << """
            task producer(type: DirProducer) {
                output = layout.buildDir.dir("dir.out")
                names = ["a", "b"]
            }
            def output = producer.output
            println("prop = " + output.get())

            }
        """
    }

    def taskTypeWithOutputDirectoryProperty(TestFile buildFile = getBuildFile()) {
        buildFile << """
            import javax.inject.Inject

            abstract class DirProducer extends DefaultTask {
                @OutputDirectory
                abstract DirectoryProperty getOutput()
                @Input
                abstract ListProperty<String> getNames()
                @Input

        buildFile << """
            import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformParameters.None

            def artifactType = Attribute.of('artifactType', String)

            task producer(type: DirProducer) {
                output = project.layout.projectDirectory.dir('dir1')
            }
            configurations {
                compile
            }
            dependencies {

                outputs.file 'build/out.txt'
                doLast {
                    file('build/out.txt').text = 'some content'
                }
            }
            def dirProducer = tasks.register("dirProducer") {
                outputs.dir 'build/outdir'
                doLast {
                    file('build/outdir').mkdirs()
                    file('build/outdir/file1.txt').text = 'some content'

         * ${project.name}Content - changes the text to write to the output file.
         */
        void produceDirs() {
            producerTaskClassName = "DirProducer"
            producerConfig = """
                output.convention(layout.buildDirectory.dir(providers.systemProperty("\${project.name}DirName").orElse("\${project.name}-dir")))
                def defaultContent = project.name

        settingsFile << """
                include 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'
            """
        buildFile << """
            allprojects {
                task tool(type: DirProducer) {
                    output = file("build/tool-\${project.name}-dir")
                }
                ext.inputDir = tool.output
            }
        """
        setupBuildWithColorTransform {

        taskTypeWithOutputDirectoryProperty()
        taskTypeWithInputFileCollection()
        buildFile << """
            def task = tasks.create("a", DirProducer) {
                output = layout.buildDirectory.dir('dir')
                names = ['a.txt', 'b.txt', 'c.txt']
            }
            tasks.register("b", InputFilesTask) {