Gradle dependency hierarchy in script - gradle

Question

My goal is to print the dependencies of a gradle build including there hierarchy. The idea is to graphically build a dependency graph. The information I need would be the same as when I type gradle dependencies.
How can I achive this? Where do I get the information from, when I create my own task?

Answer 1

Perhaps this is what you're looking for:
project.configurations.compile.resolvedConfiguration.resolvedArtifacts.each {
println it.name // << the artifact name
println it.file // << the file reference
}
It comes from How to retrieve a list of actual dependencies (including transitive deps) - Old Forum - Gradle Forums

Answer 2

I'm just a gradle newbie, so perhaps there is depth to your question I don't see. Do you mean:
> gradle dependencies
:dependencies
------------------------------------------------------------
Root project
------------------------------------------------------------
archives - Configuration for archive artifacts.
No dependencies
compile - Compile classpath for source set 'main'.
\--- commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2
default - Configuration for default artifacts.
\--- commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2
runtime - Runtime classpath for source set 'main'.
\--- commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2
testCompile - Compile classpath for source set 'test'.
+--- commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2
\--- junit:junit:4.+ -> 4.12
\--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3
testRuntime - Runtime classpath for source set 'test'.
+--- commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2
\--- junit:junit:4.+ -> 4.12
\--- org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 4.47 secs
This was created from a build.gradle file with only these direct dependencies:
dependencies {
compile group: 'commons-collections', name: 'commons-collections', version: '3.2'
testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.+'
}