Sample Java Web application build script with Gradle

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'war'

group = 'sample.web'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'

sourceCompatibility = 1.8
targetCompatibility = 1.8

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
}

/* Copying war file to outer release directory 
 * tested in Gradle version 4.3 and later */
task release(type: Copy) {
    from war.archivePath
    into 'release/' + version
    include '*.war'
}

repositories {
    maven { url "http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2" }
}

dependencies {
    compile group: 'javax.servlet', name: 'javax.servlet-api', version: '3.1.0'
    compile group: 'jstl', name: 'jstl', version: '1.2'
}