// implementations.

  private Futures() {}

  /**
   * Creates a {@code ListenableFuture} which has its value set immediately upon construction. The
   * getters just return the value. This {@code Future} can't be canceled or timed out and its
   * {@code isDone()} method always returns {@code true}.
   */
  public static <V extends @Nullable Object> ListenableFuture<V> immediateFuture(

  // implementations.

  private Futures() {}

  /**
   * Creates a {@code ListenableFuture} which has its value set immediately upon construction. The
   * getters just return the value. This {@code Future} can't be canceled or timed out and its
   * {@code isDone()} method always returns {@code true}.
   */
  public static <V extends @Nullable Object> ListenableFuture<V> immediateFuture(

 * your build file, or by calling the project's {@link #property(String)} method. The scopes are:</p>
 *
 * <ul>
 *
 * <li>The <code>Project</code> object itself. This scope includes any property getters and setters declared by the
 * <code>Project</code> implementation class.  For example, {@link #getRootProject()} is accessible as the

. Create typed properties (via getter methods) for each of your task inputs and outputs
. Add the appropriate annotation to each of those properties

NOTE: Annotations must be placed on getters or on Groovy properties. Annotations placed on setters, or on a Java field without a corresponding annotated getter, are ignored.

Gradle supports four main categories of inputs and outputs:

* Simple values
+

meter] methods link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/StartParameter.html#setBuildFile-java.io.File-[setBuildFile(File)] and link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/StartParameter.html#setSettingsFile-java.io.File-[setSettingsFile(File)] as well as the counterpart getters link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/StartParameter.html#getBuildFile--[getBuildFile()] and link:{javadocPath}/org/gradle/StartParameter.html#getSettingsFile--[getSettingsFile()] have been deprecated.

Please use standard locations for settings...