Build log output to file

build.gradle

@@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.+'
 }
 
+// writing build process to a log file
+// --------------------- BUILD LOG SETTINGS ----------------------
+def tstamp = new Date().format('yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss')
+def buildLogDir = "${rootDir}/logs"
+mkdir("${buildLogDir}")
+def buildLog = new File("${buildLogDir}/${tstamp}_buildLog.log")
+
+import org.gradle.internal.logging.*
+System.setProperty('org.gradle.color.error', 'RED')
+
+gradle.services.get(LoggingOutputInternal).addStandardOutputListener (new StandardOutputListener () {
+    void onOutput(CharSequence output) {
+        buildLog << output
+    }
+})
+
+gradle.services.get(LoggingOutputInternal).addStandardErrorListener (new StandardOutputListener () {
+    void onOutput(CharSequence output) {
+        buildLog << output
+    }
+})
+// --------------------- BUILD LOG SETTINGS ----------------------
+
 run.args = ['client',
             '-config', 'ncore-properties.xml',
             '-config', 'ncore-properties-local.xml']