build.gradle

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        maven {
            name = "forge"
            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
        }

        // search through the 'libs' folder
        flatDir dirs: 'libs'
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.1-SNAPSHOT'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge'

version = "1.0"
group= "club.sk1er"
archivesBaseName = "ModCore Container"
sourceCompatibility = targetCompatibility = 1.8

minecraft {
    version = "1.8.9-11.15.1.2318-1.8.9"
    runDir = "run"
    mappings = "stable_22"
    makeObfSourceJar = false
}

dependencies {
    // include modcore as a dependency
    provided files("libs/modcore.jar")
}

processResources {
    // this will ensure that this task is redone when the versions change.
    inputs.property "version", project.version
    inputs.property "mcversion", project.minecraft.version

    // replace stuff in mcmod.info, nothing else
    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
        include 'mcmod.info'
                
        // replace version and mcversion
        expand 'version':project.version, 'mcversion':project.minecraft.version
    }
        
    // copy everything else, that's not the mcmod.info
    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
        exclude 'mcmod.info'
    }
}

jar {
    manifest {
        attributes "FMLCorePlugin": "club.sk1er.mods.modcoreexample.forge.FMLLoadingPlugin",
                "ModSide": "CLIENT",
                "FMLCorePluginContainsFMLMod": "Yes, yes it does"
    }
}