Task of Type Copy not executed - gradle

Question

I am facing an issue executing my task of type Copy,:
Skipping the task as it has no source files
I get if I run in the debug mode.
My Plugin.groovy class (where the call to the plugin task in made )
Task task = project.tasks.create("makeJarPlugin", MakeJarPluginTask.class)
task.dependsOn("clearDistPlugin", "build")
My MakeJarPluginTask.grrovy
class MakeJarPluginTask extends Copy {
#TaskAction
def makeJar(){
logger.lifecycle("creating a jar *********************")
delete('dist/')
from('build/intermediates/bundles/release')
into('dist/')
include('classes.jar')
def jarName = new VersionName().getNameWithVersion() + '.jar'
rename('classes.jar', jarName)
}
}
Now, I execute this task in my android studio project using
gradlew makeJarPlugin --info
It gives me the output:
Skipping task ':network:makeJar1' as it has no source files.
makeJar1 UP-TO-DATE
There is something wrong with the type Copy as in the same way I execute my delete task and it executes. Any pointers!

Answer 1

It seems that this answer may be helpful.
Hint: you need to configure the task. Otherwise it won't be executed since the whole configuration is done in makeJar which is too late since this is an action.
Instead of using copy you can also try:
class MakeJarPluginTask extends DefaultTask {
#TaskAction
def makeJar() {
logger.lifecycle("creating a jar *********************")
delete('dist/')
project.copy {
from('build/intermediates/bundles/release')
into('dist/')
include('classes.jar')
def jarName = new VersionName().getNameWithVersion() + '.jar'
rename('classes.jar', jarName)
}
}
}