build.gradle

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

repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    jcenter()
}

war {
    baseName = 'template'
    version =  '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
}

test {
    useTestNG() {
        useDefaultListeners = true
    }
}

task deploy(type: Copy, dependsOn: build) {
    from war.archivePath
    into file(new File("${tomcat_home}/webapps"))   // absolute path
    description 'Copies the .war into the tomcat webapp directory; see gradle.properties.'
}

task copyUi(type: Copy) {
    from 'src/main/webapp/'
    into tomcat_home+'/webapps/'+war.baseName+'-'+war.version+'/'   // absolute path
    exclude 'WEB-INF/**'
    exclude 'META-INF/**'
    description 'Copies the webapp content (only) into the tomcat deployment directory.'
}

dependencies {
    //  core capabilities
    compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.22'
    compile 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.1'
    compile 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.1'
    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:22.0'
    compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.7'

    //  dependency management
    providedCompile 'javax.enterprise:cdi-api:1.2'
    // Reference implementation for CDI on a servlet container
    runtime group: 'org.jboss.weld.servlet', name: 'weld-servlet', version: '2.4.6.Final'

    //  servlet and JSF dependencies
    providedCompile group: 'javax.servlet',  name: 'javax.servlet-api', version: '3.1.0'
    providedCompile group: 'javax.faces',    name: 'javax.faces-api', version: '2.2'
    compile group: 'com.sun.faces',          name: 'jsf-api', version: '2.2.15'
    compile group: 'com.sun.faces',          name: 'jsf-impl', version: '2.2.15'
    compile group: 'javax.servlet.jsp.jstl', name: 'jstl', version: '1.2'
    compile group: 'javax.servlet.jsp',      name: 'javax.servlet.jsp-api', version: '2.3.1'
    // runtime: 'org.glassfish:javax.faces:2.2.8-02'    // Mojarra implementation

    // persistence
    compile group: 'mysql',         name: 'mysql-connector-java',    version: '6.0.6'
    compile group: 'org.hibernate', name: 'hibernate-core',          version: '5.2.12.Final'
    compile group: 'org.hibernate', name: 'hibernate-entitymanager', version: '5.2.12.Final'
    compile group: 'org.flywaydb',  name: 'flyway-core',             version: '5.0.3'

    // tests
    testCompile 'org.testng:testng:6.9.12'
    testCompile 'com.github.h-thurow:tomcat8jndi:1.0.0'
    testRuntime 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-dbcp:8.0.5'
    testRuntime group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '5.1.34'
}