appStop task

appStop sends "stop" command to a running servlet-container process.

Syntax

gradle appStop

Effects

appStop does not build source code, it only sends "stop" command to localhost:servicePort. Usually appStop is used to stop servlet-container process started by appStart[War][Debug].

Instantiation and extension

The object called appStop is actually an instance of AppStopTask class, created and configured for you by Gretty. You can instantiate or even extend this class on your own:

apply plugin: 'org.akhikhl.gretty'

import org.akhikhl.gretty.AppStopTask

task('MyStop', type: AppStopTask) {
  // ...
}

class VerySpecialStop extends AppStopTask {
  // ...
}

task('MyStop2', type: VerySpecialStop) {
  // ...
}

If you are going to instantiate or extend this task class yourself, make sure you’ve learned it’s properties and methods.