file(buildFileName) << """
            tasks.register("myTask") {
              ${variableDefinition} inputFile = file("input/marker")
              inputs.files(inputFile)
              outputs.files("build/marker")
              doLast {
                println("value: " + inputFile.${readTextMethod})
              }
            }
        """

        when:
        succeeds(":myTask")
        then:

        def inputFile = file("included/inputs/input.txt")
        inputFile.text = "first"
        singleProjectBuild("included") {
            buildFile << """
                task someTask {
                    def inputFile = file("inputs/input.txt")
                    def outputFile = file("build/output.txt")
                    inputs.file inputFile
                    outputs.file outputFile

package org.myorg;

import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFiles;
import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;

// tag::snippet[]
abstract public class DataProcessing extends DefaultTask {

    @InputFiles
    abstract public ConfigurableFileCollection getDataFiles();

    @TaskAction
    public void process() {

	tests := []struct {
		name        string
		wantConfigs int
		inputFile   string
		wantErr     bool
	}{
		{
			name:        "errors if unable to unmarshal bytes",
			inputFile:   "",
			wantConfigs: 0,
			wantErr:     true,
		},
		{
			name:        "loads valid ztunnel config_dump",
			inputFile:   "testdata/dump.json",
			wantConfigs: 27,
			wantErr:     false,
		},
	}

        when:
        File inputFile = new File(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10))
        then:
        inputFile == assertInWindowsPathLengthLimitation(inputFile);

        when:
        inputFile = new File(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(261))
        assertInWindowsPathLengthLimitation(inputFile);
        then:
        def e = thrown(GradleException);

    }

    def "arguments can be passed by using argument providers"() {
        given:
        def inputFile = file("input.txt")
        def outputFile = file("out.txt")
        buildFile << """
            abstract class MyApplicationJvmArguments implements CommandLineArgumentProvider {
                @InputFile
                @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
                abstract RegularFileProperty getInputFile()

            properties['prop'] = propertyValue
        }
    }

    def loadsFromPropertiesFile() {
        def inputFile = tmpDir.file('input.properties')
        inputFile.text = 'prop=value'

        when:
        object.load(inputFile)

        then:
        propertyValue == 'value'
    }

    def loadsFromDefaultResource() {
        when:
        object.loadDefaults()

        pluginBuilder.addPlugin("""
            def inputFile = project.file("input.txt")
            def snapshottingService = project.services.get(${SnapshottingService.name})
            def snapshot = snapshottingService.snapshotFor(inputFile.toPath())

            println("Snapshot for input file \${inputFile.name} is \$snapshot")
        """
        )
        pluginBuilder.generateForBuildSrc()

            class CustomTask extends DefaultTask {
                @InputFile
                @PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.NONE)
                File inputFile

                @OutputFile File outputFile

                @TaskAction void doSomething() {
                    outputFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
                    outputFile.text = inputFile.text + '$suffix'
                }
            }

        def inputFileName = "input.txt"
        def inputFile = file(inputFileName)
        inputFile << 'content'

        def outputDirectory = new File(drive)

        def taskName = 'outputFromFilesystemRoot'
        def script = """
            class InputFileToOutputDirectoryCopyAction extends DefaultTask {
                @InputFile File input
                @OutputDirectory File outputDirectory