# Gradle dynamic task not executed
**URL:** https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-dynamic-task-not-executed/43009
**Category:** Help/Discuss
**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-dynamic-task-not-executed/43009 "2022-05-26T23:07:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@madhuri-pathak](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/madhuri-pathak)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-dynamic-task-not-executed/43009/1 "2022-05-26T23:07:35Z")
Hello All,
I am using gradle 7.4.2 version in java application. I need to combine and minify js files in different sets. I have declared these files sets something like this:
```gradle
conf.jsAngular17v18 = [
[
"name": "common",
"source":
[
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/utils/abc.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/libs/xyz-touch-punch.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/constant.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/app/app.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/controller/abcd.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/controller/xyzs.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/controller/abcv.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/service/tyd.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/service/services.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/service/dfgh.js",
"
]
],
[
"name": "utils",
"source":
[
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util1.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util2.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util3.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util4.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util5.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util6.js",
"${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/js/customizechart/util7.js"
]
]
]
```
then i have created task as below
```gradle
ext.dynamicTaskList=""
ext.minifyTaskList=""
task generateMinifyJsTask {
println " ****************************generateMinifyJsTask***************************"
doFirst {
conf.jsAngular17v18.each { jsAngular17v18->
createCombineTaskForAngular17V18(jsAngular17v18, conf)
createMinifyJsTaskForAngular17V18(jsAngular17v18, conf)
}
}
doLast{
sleep(1000)
}
}
def createCombineTaskForAngular17V18(js, conf){
println " ***************************************1************************************"
def currentMillis = new Date().getTime();
def dynamicTaskIndex = 1
def dynamicTask = "combine-${js.name}-${currentMillis}.js"
task "${dynamicTask}"(type:com.eriwen.gradle.js.tasks.CombineJsTask) {
source = js.source
dest = file("${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/min/${js.name}.min.js")
}
dynamicTaskList = dynamicTask;
println " *************************************************"+dynamicTaskList
dynamicTaskIndex++
// tasks."$dynamicTask".execute() -//not working in gradle 7.4.2
}
def createMinifyJsTaskForAngular17V18(js, conf){
println " **********************$dynamicTaskList**********************************"+dynamicTaskList
println " ************************************2*******************************************"
def baseName = "${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/min/${js.name}"
def currentMillis = new Date().getTime();
def dynamicTask = "minify-${js.name}-${currentMillis}.js"
task "${dynamicTask}"(type:com.eriwen.gradle.js.tasks.MinifyJsTask){
dependsOn dynamicTaskList
source = file("${baseName}.min.js")
dest = file("${baseName}.min.js")
closure {
compilationLevel = 'SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS'
}
}
minifyTaskList=dynamicTask;
}
```
I am not getting any gradle error. but minified js are not getting created in mentioned directory.
NOTE : This was working just fine before upgrading gradle to 7.4.2
Previous code was
```gradle
def createCombineTaskForAngular17V18(js, conf){
def currentMillis = new Date().getTime();
return tasks.create("combine-${js.name}-${currentMillis}.js", com.eriwen.gradle.js.tasks.CombineJsTask) {
source = js.source
dest = file("${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/min/${js.name}.min.js")
}
}
def createMinifyJsTaskForAngular17V18(js, conf){
def baseName = "${conf.resourceSrcAngular17v18}/min/${js.name}"
def currentMillis = new Date().getTime();
tasks.create("minify-${js.name}-${currentMillis}.js", com.eriwen.gradle.js.tasks.MinifyJsTask){
source = file("${baseName}.min.js")
dest = file("${baseName}.min.js")
}
}
```
Any help or suggestion would be appreciated.
Many Thanks
---
### Author:  [@bagginstyrone](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/bagginstyrone)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-dynamic-task-not-executed/43009/2 "2022-05-28T13:32:02Z")
Pretty interesting question. @Vampire Can you please look into it?
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### Author:  [@Vampire](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Vampire)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-dynamic-task-not-executed/43009/3 "2022-05-28T14:49:06Z")
It’s actually neither much interesting, nor will I have a deeper look.
1. That code makes my eyes and heart bleed.
2. It is pretty rude to randomly ping someone for getting an answer faster just because I tend to often answer questions. I’m just a user like you spending his spare time here, not a paid supporter.
But the main problem probably is, that the tasks are created during execution time of another task.
I seriously doubt it ever worked like that and would really wonder if it actually did.