tasks.register('incrementalReverse', IncrementalReverseTask) {
    inputDir = file('inputs')
    outputDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("outputs")
    inputProperty = project.properties['taskInputProperty'] ?: 'original'
}
// end::reverse[]

incrementalReverse.mustRunAfter(originalInputs, updateInputs, removeInput, removeOutput)

// tag::incremental-task[]
abstract class IncrementalReverseTask extends DefaultTask {
    @Incremental

// tag::removed-output[]
tasks.register<Delete>("removeOutput") {
    delete(layout.buildDirectory.file("outputs/1.txt"))
}
// end::removed-output[]

// tag::reverse[]
tasks.register<IncrementalReverseTask>("incrementalReverse") {
    inputDir = file("inputs")
    outputDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("outputs")
    inputProperty = project.findProperty("taskInputProperty") as String? ?: "original"
}
// end::reverse[]

 * It demonstrates how to use {@link InputChanges} to only process the changed files.
 *
 * <pre class='autoTested'>
 * abstract class IncrementalReverseTask extends DefaultTask {
 *     {@literal @}Incremental
 *     {@literal @}InputDirectory
 *     abstract DirectoryProperty getInputDir()
 *
 *     {@literal @}OutputDirectory

====
[.multi-language-sample]
=====
[source,kotlin]
.build.gradle.kts
----
public class IncrementalReverseTask : DefaultTask() {

    @get:Incremental
    @get:InputDirectory
    val inputDir: DirectoryProperty = project.objects.directoryProperty()

    @get:OutputDirectory