Are multiple afterEvaluate {} executed in the sequence on how they are defined

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1

Suppose I have:

afterEvaluate {
    println "AfterEvaluate 1"
}
afterEvaluate {
    println "AfterEvaluate 2"
}

Is it always guaranteed that the first closure would be executed first, the output would always be:

AfterEvaluate 1
AfterEvaluate 2

By looking at the implementation, seems gradle is using a LinkeHashMap to hold those closures when defined, so the sequence is guaranteed - am I right? and could I rely on this behavior (which means this is not just an implementation detail)?

2

I’m not aware of any docs for this, in which case it’s not part of the public contract. So you can either not rely on this, or accept a certain risk that it’s going to change. Typically, such changes won’t be made without good reason.

3

Then maybe we can make it a public contract? there are cases for complex project, we have multiple afterEvaluate, like one in a plugin, and another one in build.gradle - actually I think this is quite common, so the order really matters here.

4

It would be best to discuss your proposal and use cases on the dev list.