Be aware these are very technical descriptions of the decisions, and you might find the documentation below more useful as an introduction to the internals of Gradle.

## Platform architecture

Gradle is arranged into several coarse-grained components called "platforms".
Each platform provides support for some kind of automation, such as building JVM software or building Gradle plugins.
Most platforms typically build on the features of other platforms.

- Unclear ownership of code.
- Difficult to focus on one particular area.
- Unintended coupling between areas of the code, including tests.

## Decision

Organize the Gradle code base into a set of coarse-grained "architecture modules".
An architecture module is responsible for providing a coherent set of features and:

- Provides a set of APIs and services for use from outside the module.
- Has a private implementation.

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# Gradle platform architecture

Gradle is arranged into coarse-grained components called "architecture modules" and "platforms".
See [ADR4](standards/0004-use-a-platform-architecture.md) for a definition of these terms.

The diagram below shows the current set of architecture modules and platforms: