This repository serves as a collection of example projects (or rather build.gradle files) which use Forge's built-in dependency extraction capabilities.
Note that some of theses examples might require MinecraftForge#4081 to be merged before they can be properly extracted.
All examples occupy their own branch and don't need any special setup after cloning, simply run gradlew build to see the result.
There currently are two examples in this repository, one for coremods and another for arbitrary (Maven) dependencies:
This minimal example uses the Forge dependency extraction system as a helpful tool to make a mod comply with Forge's coremod guidelines without much effort. All that is really required can be found in these build.gradle lines.
In addition to the basic dependency extraction, this example complies with the system put forth in MinecraftForge#4081, which will be the new standard for dependency extraction some time in the future.
This example provides an alternative to classical shading techniques for shipping (Maven) libraries alongside your mod. All that is required can be found in these build.gradle lines and adding as many dependencies as you like is a breeze.
If and when MinecraftForge#4081 gets merged, you will additionally benefit from the simple version management system. If two mods ship the same library as extracted dependency with different versions, the newer version of the library will always be preferred.