[GROOVY-9691] Method call "main" is replaced with StaticMethodCallExpression in script

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.0-alpha-1, 3.0.6, 2.5.15
• Assignee: Eric Milles
• Reporter: Eric Milles
• Created: 15/Aug/20 16:34
• Updated: 01/Jan/21 20:37
• Resolved: 15/Sep/20 03:43

Description

Consider the following Gradle build script snippet:

sourceSets {
    main {
        java { srcDirs = [] }
        groovy { srcDirs = ['src/main'] }
    }
    test {
        java { srcDirs = [] }
        groovy { srcDirs = ['src/test'] }
    }
}

When opened in an editor, Groovy transforms "main" to a reference to "static void main(String[])". This negatively impacts the editing experience because Closure is not a match for String and the IDE gets quite confused.

This applies to any script (or class with a static main method) that uses "main" as a method call within a closure.