[[integrating-with-actuator]]
== Integrating with Actuator


[[integrating-with-actuator-build-info]]
=== Generating build information

Spring Boot Actuator's `info` endpoint automatically  publishes information about your
build in the presence of a `META-INF/build-info.properties` file. A
{build-info-javadoc}[`BuildInfo`] task is provided to generate this file. The easiest way
to use the task is via the plugin's DSL:

[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim"]
----
include::../gradle/integrating-with-actuator/build-info-basic.gradle[tags=build-info]
----

This will configure a {build-info-javadoc}[`BuildInfo`] task named `bootBuildInfo` and, if
it exists, make the Java plugin's `classes` task depend upon it. The task's destination
directory will be `META-INF` in the output directory of the main source set's resources
(typically `build/resources/main`).

By default, the generated build information is derived from the project:

|===
| Property | Default value

| `build.artifact`
| The base name of the `bootJar` or `bootWar` task, or `unspecified` if no such task
  exists

| `build.group`
| The group of the project

| `build.name`
| The name of the project

| `build.version`
| The version of the project

| `build.time`
| The time at which the project is being built

|===

The properties can be customized using the DSL:

[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim"]
----
include::../gradle/integrating-with-actuator/build-info-custom-values.gradle[tags=custom-values]
----

The default value for `build.time` is the instant at which the project is being built. A
side-effect of this is that the task will never be up-to-date and, therefore, builds will
take slightly longer as more tasks will have to be executed. Another side-effect is that
the task's output will always change and, therefore, the build will not be truly
repeatable. If you value build performance or repeatability more highly than the accuracy
of the `build.time` property, set `time` to `null` or a fixed value.

Additional properties can also be added to the build information:

[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim"]
----
include::../gradle/integrating-with-actuator/build-info-additional.gradle[tags=additional]
----
