16 - how to stop build execution

16-stop-build/build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+task workingTask {
+    description 'Task that works'
+    doLast {
+        println 'Everything is ok'
+    }
+}
+
+task failingTask {
+    description 'Task that fails'
+    doLast {
+        throw new GradleException("Problem detected. Build failed")
+    }
+}
+

README.md

@@ -163,3 +163,11 @@ Plugin is just counting lines in build.gradle file in current directory.
 
     gradle tasks
     gradle countLines
+
+
+## 16-stop-build
+
+It is possible to stop build by throwing exception.
+
+    gradle workingTask
+    gradle failingTask