/**
     * Asserts that exactly the given set of tasks have been skipped.
     */
    ExecutionResult assertTasksSkipped(Object... taskPaths);

    /**
     * Asserts the given task has been skipped.
     */
    ExecutionResult assertTaskSkipped(String taskPath);

    /**
     * Asserts that exactly the given set of tasks have not been skipped.
     */

        version previous withTasks 'compileJava' run() assertTaskSkipped(":compileJava")

        version current withTasks 'compileJava' run() assertTaskNotSkipped(":compileJava")
        version current withTasks 'compileJava' run() assertTaskSkipped(":compileJava")
    }

        then: 'it runs as expected'
        outputContains expectedOutput

        when: 'task runs for the 2nd time'
        runWork()

        then: 'it is skipped because UP-TO-DATE'
        result.assertTaskSkipped ':runWork'
        outputContains ':runWork UP-TO-DATE'

        and:
        outputDoesNotContain expectedOutput

        when: 'the outputs are deleted'
        file('build').deleteDir()

        )

        when:
        file('files/b/other.txt').createFile() // not an input
        run 'copy'

        then:
        result.assertTaskSkipped(':copy')
        file('dest').assertHasDescendants(
            'one.txt',
            'two.txt'
        )

        when:
        file('files/a/three.txt').createFile()
        run 'copy'

            'b/not one to IGNORE.txt'
        )

        when:
        file('files/a/more-ignore.txt').createFile() // not an input
        run 'copy'

        then:
        result.assertTaskSkipped(':copy')
        file('dest').assertHasDescendants(
            'one.txt',
            'a/one.txt',
            'b/not one to IGNORE.txt'
        )

        when:

        then: "it is UP-TO-DATE"
        result.assertTaskSkipped taskName

        when: "it is executed in the new location"
        prepareForRelocation(relocatedDir)
        inDirectory(relocatedDir)
        executer.withJavaHome(relocatedJavaHome)
        withBuildCache().run taskName
        then: "it is loaded from cache"
        result.assertTaskSkipped taskName

        result.assertTaskNotSkipped(getJarTaskPath())
    }

    void assertBuildTasksSkipped(ExecutionResult result) {
        result.assertTaskSkipped(getCompileTaskPath())
        result.assertTaskSkipped(getJarTaskPath())
    }

    boolean assertJarHasDescendants(String... relativePaths) {
        new JarTestFixture(jarFile).hasDescendants(relativePaths)
    }

    }
}
'''

        expect:
        succeeds("checkCreated")
        succeeds("checkCreated")
        result.assertTaskSkipped(":createEmpty")

        succeeds("clean", "checkCreated")
        result.assertTaskNotSkipped(":createEmpty")

        succeeds("checkCreated")
        result.assertTaskSkipped(":createEmpty")
    }

    @Issue("https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/13554")

        then:
        result.assertTaskSkipped(":a")

        when:
        executer.withArgument("-Dname=b")
        run("a")

        then:
        result.assertTaskNotSkipped(":a")
        file("out.txt").text == "b"

        when:
        executer.withArgument("-Dname=b")
        run("a")

        then:
        result.assertTaskSkipped(":a")
    }

        configurationCacheRun 'processResources'

        then: 'the 2nd time it is loaded from the cache'
        configurationCache.assertStateLoaded()

        and: 'the task is up-to-date'
        result.assertTaskSkipped ':processResources'
    }