Convert Gradle gradle.properties to JSON

Gradle Properties

Gradle uses gradle.properties for project-wide build configuration. Unlike Spring Boot properties, Gradle properties are typically flat (no dot-notation nesting for object hierarchy) and control JVM settings, feature flags, versioning, and plugin configuration.

Example gradle.properties

# JVM Configuration
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
org.gradle.parallel=true
org.gradle.caching=true
org.gradle.daemon=true

# Android Configuration
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
android.nonTransitiveRClass=true

# Version Management
VERSION_NAME=2.1.0
VERSION_CODE=42
GROUP=com.example.myapp
POM_ARTIFACT_ID=my-library

# Signing
RELEASE_STORE_FILE=release-key.jks
RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS=my-key-alias

Flat vs Nested JSON

For Gradle properties, the flat mode is usually more appropriate since keys like org.gradle.jvmargs represent a single configuration key, not a nested object path. Using flat mode produces:

{
  "org.gradle.jvmargs": "-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8",
  "org.gradle.parallel": "true",
  "VERSION_NAME": "2.1.0"
}

However, using nested mode can group related settings together:

{
  "org": {
    "gradle": {
      "jvmargs": "-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8",
      "parallel": true
    }
  },
  "android": {
    "useAndroidX": true,
    "enableJetifier": true
  }
}

Choose the mode that best matches your use case: flat for fidelity, nested for structure.