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+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage
+
+plugins {
+    java
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.2"
+    id("io.spring.dependency-management") version "1.1.2"
+    id("org.sonarqube") version "4.3.0.3225"
+    pmd
+    checkstyle
+    jacoco
+}
+
+group = "com.knecon.fforesight"
+java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+
+configurations {
+    compileOnly {
+        extendsFrom(configurations.annotationProcessor.get())
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.pmdMain{
+    pmd.ruleSetFiles = files("${projectDir}/config/pmd/pmd.xml")
+}
+
+tasks.pmdTest {
+   pmd.ruleSetFiles = files("${projectDir}/config/pmd/test_pmd.xml")
+}
+
+tasks.jacocoTestReport {
+    reports {
+        xml.required.set(false)
+        csv.required.set(false)
+        html.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir("jacocoHtml"))
+    }
+ }
+
+repositories {
+    mavenLocal()
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven {
+        url = uri("https://nexus.knecon.com/repository/gindev/");
+        credentials {
+            username = providers.gradleProperty("mavenUser").getOrNull();
+            password = providers.gradleProperty("mavenPassword").getOrNull();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
+	imageName.set("nexus.knecon.com:5001/ff/${project.name}:${project.version}")
+    if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {
+        network.set("host")
+    }
+	docker {
+        if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {
+        bindHostToBuilder.set(true)
+        }
+        verboseLogging.set(true)
+
+		publishRegistry {
+			username.set(providers.gradleProperty("mavenUser").getOrNull())
+			password.set(providers.gradleProperty("mavenPassword").getOrNull())
+			email.set(providers.gradleProperty("mavenEmail").getOrNull())
+			url.set("https://nexus.knecon.com:5001/")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+extra["springCloudVersion"] = "2022.0.4"
+extra["testcontainersVersion"] = "1.18.3"
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation("jakarta.json:jakarta.json-api:2.1.2")
+    implementation("co.elastic.clients:elasticsearch-java:8.6.2")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-amqp")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
+    implementation("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-openfeign")
+    implementation("com.iqser.red.commons:storage-commons:2.15.0")
+    implementation("com.knecon.fforesight:keycloak-commons:0.18.0")
+    implementation("com.knecon.fforesight:swagger-commons:0.5.0")
+    compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok")
+    developmentOnly("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-devtools")
+    annotationProcessor("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor")
+    annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok")
+    testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
+    testImplementation("org.springframework.amqp:spring-rabbit-test")
+    testImplementation("org.testcontainers:elasticsearch:1.18.3")
+    testAnnotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok")
+
+
+}
+
+
+
+dependencyManagement {
+    imports {
+        mavenBom("org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:${property("testcontainersVersion")}")
+        mavenBom("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:${property("springCloudVersion")}")
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.withType<Test> {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+    reports {
+        junitXml.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir("reports/junit"))
+    }
+}
+
+sonarqube {
+  properties {
+    providers.gradleProperty("sonarToken").getOrNull()?.let { property("sonar.login", it) }
+    property("sonar.host.url", "https://sonarqube.knecon.com")
+  }
+}
+
+tasks.test {
+    finalizedBy(tasks.jacocoTestReport) // report is always generated after tests run
+}
+tasks.jacocoTestReport {
+    dependsOn(tasks.test) // tests are required to run before generating the report
+    reports {
+        xml.required.set(true)
+        csv.required.set(false)
+    }
+}