build: convert Gradle build scripts from Groovy to Kotlin DSL

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Description

Converts every Gradle build script in the repo from Groovy DSL to Kotlin DSL (.gradle -> .gradle.kts, .gradle.kts for build-logic's precompiled plugins moving src/main/groovy -> src/main/kotlin). No intended behavior change.

This is a prerequisite for a follow-up PR swapping findbugs/SpotBugs for Google Error Prone.

Notable non-mechanical changes

Most files convert close to 1:1, but a few needed real rework rather than transcription:

• build-logic switches from the groovy-gradle-plugin to the kotlin-dsl plugin.
• GestaltExtension is pulled out into its own GestaltExtension.kt: Kotlin script files don't implicitly share top-level type declarations across files the way Groovy scripts do, so gestalt-module.gradle.kts and destination-sol-module.gradle.kts both configuring the same extension type needed a real shared source file.
• Several scripts (destination-sol-jre, destination-sol-module, engine/build.gradle.kts, desktop/build.gradle.kts) look up the base/idea/eclipse extensions explicitly via the<T>()/configure<T>() instead of the generated type-safe accessors — those plugins are applied transitively through another precompiled plugin rather than directly in the consuming script's own plugins{} block, and Gradle's accessor generation doesn't chase through that chain.
• destination-sol-ide.gradle.kts's IDEA XML patching (compiler.xml, misc.xml, checkstyle-idea.xml) is ported off Groovy's Node .@attr sugar onto groovy.util.Node's plain Java API via small child()/attr() helpers. Verified by actually running gradlew idea, not just compiling, since this is exactly the kind of dynamically-typed code a naive port could silently get wrong.
• gestalt-module.gradle.kts's module.json/module.txt parsing moves from Groovy's JsonSlurper to Gson (added as a build-logic dependency), fully typed.
• The publishing blocks in gestalt-module, terasology-publish-common and destination-sol-module all configure the same, project-name-keyed MavenPublication. Groovy's "$project.name"(MavenPublication){} sugar silently reconfigures an existing publication; Kotlin's create<>() does not — it throws. Switched all three to maybeCreate().
• Dropped the ipr.withXml{}/workspace.iws.withXml{} calls to ideaActivateCheckstyle/Copyright/Annotations/Git/Gradle, ideaMakeAutomatically and ideaRunConfig in the root build script: none of those 7 functions have existed since config/gradle/ide.gradle was deleted in 6819386 (Dec 2022). Groovy only fails on missing methods at runtime, when gradle idea/ipr/iws actually executes — which nothing does — so this has been silently dead for ~3 years. Kept the one working sibling line (wildcards.remove) alongside it.
• .gitignore's !modules/subprojects.gradle and !libs/subprojects.gradle negations are updated to the new .kts filenames, otherwise the broader modules/*/libs/* ignore rules would swallow the renamed files.

Testing

• gradlew help configures the full project (root, build-logic, desktop, engine, templates, and the auto-templated modules:core).
• :engine:compileJava and :desktop:compileJava both build clean.
• gradlew idea and :desktop:eclipse both run end-to-end, exercising the hand-ported XML logic at runtime, not just compile time.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Build Improvements
  • Migrated build configuration to Kotlin DSL.
  • Improved automatic discovery and setup of modules and libraries.
  • Standardized Java 17, repository, publishing, and dependency configuration.
• Distribution
  • Added desktop packaging for launchers, libraries, modules, ZIP archives, and optional bundled JREs.
  • Added platform-specific JRE download and extraction support.
• Developer Experience
  • Added automatic Android and Steam component retrieval.
  • Improved IDE integration and code-quality checks and reporting.

Walkthrough

The pull request migrates the Gradle configuration from Groovy DSL to Kotlin DSL. It adds Kotlin build logic, project discovery, module conventions, engine configuration, desktop packaging, IDE integration, metrics, publishing, and optional JRE bundling.

Changes

Gradle Kotlin DSL migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Build logic foundation build-logic/build.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/*	Adds Kotlin DSL build tooling, shared constants, Java settings, repositories, and the GestaltExtension interface.
Module conventions build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-module.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/gestalt-module.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/gestalt-8-module.gradle.kts, templates/build.gradle.kts	Adds module metadata, dependency handling, publication settings, annotation processing, IDE output configuration, skeleton creation, and the Kotlin module template.
Quality, publishing, and IDE conventions build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-ide.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-publish-common.gradle.kts	Adds Kotlin DSL equivalents for IDE patches, metrics tasks, analysis configuration, and Maven publishing.
Project discovery and root wiring settings.gradle.kts, build.gradle.kts, libs/subprojects.gradle.kts, modules/subprojects.gradle.kts, .gitignore	Registers projects, discovers composite builds and modules, applies local dependency substitution, configures IDE and metrics hooks, retrieves Android and Steam projects, and updates ignore rules.
Engine and desktop packaging engine/build.gradle.kts, desktop/build.gradle.kts, build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-jre.gradle.kts	Adds engine compilation and test configuration, desktop execution and distribution tasks, Eclipse integration, remote debugging, and optional platform JRE bundling.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 9d576

The build-script migration is merge-ready after normal checks and review, with no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GradleSettings
  participant BuildLogic
  participant Engine
  participant Desktop
  participant Distribution
  GradleSettings->>BuildLogic: load Kotlin DSL conventions
  BuildLogic->>Engine: configure compilation, dependencies, and tests
  BuildLogic->>Desktop: configure runtime and packaging tasks
  Desktop->>Distribution: copy modules, launchers, libraries, and JREs

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I’m a rabbit with scripts in my den,
Kotlin hops where Groovy had been.
Modules appear, JREs bundle tight,
Desktops launch with paths just right.
Build tasks thump—what a neat little sight!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the primary change: converting Gradle build scripts from Groovy DSL to Kotlin DSL.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the Kotlin DSL conversion, notable changes, intended behavior, and testing performed.
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Inline comments:
In `@build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-jre.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 30-31: Update the jreVersion and corresponding jreUrlBase values
in the bundled distribution configuration to reference a Java 17 BellSoft JRE
archive, ensuring the downloaded runtime can execute classes compiled with
options.release = 17.

In `@build.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 121-122: Update the cleanup calls for DestinationSol.iws and
config/metrics to resolve both paths relative to rootDir instead of the process
working directory, preserving their existing delete and deleteRecursively
behavior.

In `@libs/subprojects.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 6-15: Update the directory scan in the composite-build discovery
block to iterate over File(rootDir, "libs") instead of file("."). Keep the
existing build.gradle/settings.gradle detection and includeBuild behavior
unchanged.

In `@settings.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 5-8: Update the optional-project detection in settings.gradle.kts:
for the steam check at lines 5-8 and the gwt check at lines 10-13, include each
project when either build.gradle or build.gradle.kts exists, matching the
Android check’s behavior.

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• .gitignore
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• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-constants.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-ide.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-java.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-jre.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-module.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/destination-sol-repositories.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/gestalt-8-module.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/gestalt-module.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/terasology-metrics.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/terasology-publish-common.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/GestaltExtension.kt
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-common.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-constants.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-ide.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-java.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-jre.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-module.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/destination-sol-repositories.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/gestalt-8-module.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/gestalt-module.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/gestalt-repositories.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-metrics.gradle.kts
• build-logic/src/main/kotlin/terasology-publish-common.gradle.kts
• build.gradle
• build.gradle.kts
• desktop/build.gradle
• desktop/build.gradle.kts
• engine/build.gradle
• engine/build.gradle.kts
• libs/subprojects.gradle
• libs/subprojects.gradle.kts
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• modules/subprojects.gradle.kts
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• build-logic/build.gradle
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• desktop/build.gradle
• build-logic/src/main/groovy/gestalt-module.gradle
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Rebased onto current develop (post-#728 merge) — picked up the fetchSteam task and desktop's gestalt-inject-java annotation processor into the Kotlin conversion.

Also re-verified end-to-end with a real Android SDK available locally (not just the earlier no-SDK smoke test): :engine:compileJava, :desktop:compileJava, and :android:compileDebugJavaWithJavac (against a local copy of DestSolAndroid's build.gradle.kts from the companion conversion PR) all build clean, and gradlew idea/:desktop:eclipse still run end-to-end.

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In `@build.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 133-134: Update the githubHome value used by fetchAndroid to read
the Gradle githubAccount project property, while retaining “MovingBlocks” as the
default when the property is absent; ensure repository cloning uses this
resolved account.

In `@desktop/build.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 183-195: Update the afterEclipseImport task registration so it is
attached to the Eclipse lifecycle and runs when the desktop eclipse task
executes, using either a finalizer relationship or the eclipse
synchronizationTasks configuration. Preserve the existing .classpath assets
entry logic.

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Rebased onto current develop and addressed CodeRabbit's review, plus the failing Jenkins run:

Root cause of the CI failure (:android:assembleDebug — project 'android' not found): Jenkins checks out DestSolAndroid's own develop branch into android/, and that branch hasn't been converted to Kotlin DSL yet (that's the separate, not-yet-merged #36 on DestSolAndroid) — so android/build.gradle.kts never existed there and settings.gradle.kts silently skipped including the android project. Fixed by checking both build.gradle and build.gradle.kts for the android/steam/gwt optional projects — verified by actually reproducing it: cloned DestSolAndroid's real current develop, dropped it into a local checkout of this branch, and confirmed :android:assembleDebug now succeeds against real Android SDK build tools.

CodeRabbit findings, all verified against the current code:

• cleanIdea now resolves against rootDir instead of the process working directory.
• fetchAndroid now reads -PgithubAccount, matching the same fix already applied to fetchSteam.
• libs/subprojects.gradle.kts now scans File(rootDir, "libs") explicitly rather than file("."), which resolved against the repo root since this script is apply(from = ...)'d from settings — currently dormant since libs/ has no subdirectories, but a real latent bug.
• The bundled-JRE Java 11/17 mismatch and afterEclipseImport's dead lifecycle wiring are both real but out of scope for a no-behavior-change DSL conversion (both pre-existing in the original Groovy, confirmed by diffing against the pre-conversion commit) — filed as Bundled desktop JRE is Java 11 while engine compiles to Java 17; afterEclipseImport never runs #740 instead of silently fixed here.

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In `@build.gradle.kts`:
- Line 123: Update the cleanup message in the relevant build script to reference
the registered extractMetricsConfig task instead of extractConfig, while leaving
the alternative idea and eclipse task guidance unchanged.

In `@libs/subprojects.gradle.kts`:
- Around line 20-24: Update the rejection warning in the included-build
discovery logic to report the presence of both Groovy and Kotlin DSL files,
matching the inclusion condition for build.gradle.kts and settings.gradle.kts.
Ensure the build.gradle and settings.gradle status arguments use the
corresponding Kotlin DSL alternatives when the Groovy files are absent.

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