Minimal example of getting Dropwizard going with Gradle (instead of Maven).

Because the only thing I hate more than Java is XML.

You need Gradle 1.1 or higher, otherwise you'll run into a dependency resolution bug.

This example is using the Gradle OneJar Plugin which will create a JAR file of the project including all dependencies, similar to the Maven Assembly Plugin or the Maven Shade Plugin.

To create a JAR with all dependencies just run gradle oneJar. The resulting JAR will be saved as ./build/libs/dropwizard-gradle-standalone.jar.

You can simply run the application with java -jar build/libs/dropwizard-gradle-standalone.jar server src/dist/config/helloworld.yml.

An alternative to creating a fat JAR is using the Gradle Application Plugin.

To create a distributable ZIP archive including all dependencies for your application just run gradle distZip. The resulting archive will be saved as ./build/distributions/dropwizard-gradle.zip.

You can also use the run task to start the application.