delete.delete(".settings");
            }
        });

        project.getTasks().named("cleanEclipse").configure(t -> t.dependsOn("wipeEclipseSettings"));

        // otherwise the eclipse merging is *super confusing*
        project.getTasks().named("eclipse").configure(t -> t.dependsOn("cleanEclipse", "copyEclipseSettings"));

        project.getPlugins().withType(JavaBasePlugin.class, javaBasePlugin -> {