diff --git a/tests/gradle-example/.gitignore b/tests/gradle-example/.gitignore
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-.settings
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-bin
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-out
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-release.properties
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-.idea
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diff --git a/tests/gradle-example/build.gradle b/tests/gradle-example/build.gradle
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-apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/tests/gradle-example/src/main/java/example/Example.java b/tests/gradle-example/src/main/java/example/Example.java
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-package example;
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-public class Example {}
diff --git a/tests/gradle-example/src/test/java/example/ExampleTest.java b/tests/gradle-example/src/test/java/example/ExampleTest.java
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-public class ExampleTest {}