file("/build/restResources/yamlTests/rest-api-spec/test/" + coreTest).exists()
        file("/build/restResources/yamlTests/rest-api-spec/test/" + xpackTest).exists()

        // confirm that replacement happened
        file("/build/restResources/yamlTests/rest-api-spec/test/" + coreTest).getText("UTF-8") == "replacedWithValue"

        when:

        // check that our copied specs and tests are on the yamlRestTest classpath
        result.output.contains("./build/restResources/yamlSpecs")
        result.output.contains("./build/restResources/yamlTests")

        when:
        result = gradleRunner("yamlRestTest").build()

        then:
        result.task(':yamlRestTest').outcome == TaskOutcome.SKIPPED

                }
                task.getIncludeXpack().set(extension.getRestTests().getIncludeXpack());
                task.getOutputResourceDir().set(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("restResources/yamlTests"));
            });

        // api
        Configuration specConfig = project.getConfigurations().create("restSpec"); // name chosen for passivity
        Dependency restSpecDependency = project.getDependencies()

        final Path compatSpecsDir = compatRestResourcesDir.resolve("yamlSpecs");
        final Path compatTestsDir = compatRestResourcesDir.resolve("yamlTests");

        project.getPluginManager().apply(ElasticsearchJavaBasePlugin.class);
        project.getPluginManager().apply(TestClustersPlugin.class);
        project.getPluginManager().apply(RestTestBasePlugin.class);

    def specIntermediateDir = "restResources/v${compatibleVersion}/yamlSpecs"
    def testIntermediateDir = "restResources/v${compatibleVersion}/yamlTests"
    def transformTask  = ":yamlRestTestV${compatibleVersion}CompatTransform"
    def YAML_FACTORY = new YAMLFactory()
    def MAPPER = new ObjectMapper(YAML_FACTORY)
    def READER = MAPPER.readerFor(ObjectNode.class)