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Learn how to use Gradle's configuration avoidance to cut build startup time. Replace tasks.create with tasks.register to defer task creation and improve performance in multi-project builds.
Gradle 7.3+ defers task configuration until execution, cutting build time for multi-project builds. Learn how tasks.register and configure-on-demand reduce unnecessary work.
Consider a small Java application built with Gradle 8.x that currently uses eager project configuration in its build scripts. The team wants to adopt Gradle's configuration avoidance APIs (such as {@code Provider}, {@code Property}, and lazy task inputs) to improve build performance and enable future enhancements. The application must remain available to use