Recommended way to stop a Gradle build
build, gradle, groovy
Solution
I usually throw the relevant exception from the `org.gradle.api` package, for example `InvalidUserDataException` for when someone has entered something invalid, or `GradleScriptException` for more general errors.
If you want to stop the current task or action, and move on to the next, you can also throw a `StopActionException`
Problem
How can I stop a Gradle build after detecting a problem? I can use an assert, throw an exception, do a System.exit (bad idea), or use a dedicated function in Gradle (but I could not find one). What is the best way for Gradle (and why?).