Adds gradle tasks to execute shortcuts and to buildAndLaunch

build.gradle

@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@ processResources {
     }
 }
 
+// Executing a windows shortcut
+var executeShortcut = tasks.register('executeShortcut') {
+    mustRunAfter("copyJarToInstance")
+
+    doLast {
+        def shortcut = new File("${shortcut_path}").canonicalPath
+        Thread.start {
+            ["explorer", shortcut].execute()
+        }
+        println("${green}${check} Launched ${darkGreen}${bold}$shortcut${reset}${green} successfully!${reset}")
+    }
+}
+
+// Automate building, copying the core jar to the mods modpack folder and launching minecraft to test
+tasks.register("buildAndLaunch") {
+    dependsOn(build, "copyJarToInstance", executeShortcut)
+}
+
 sourceSets {
     dev {
         java.srcDir("src/dev/java")
@@ -224,14 +242,19 @@ allprojects {
 
 // Moving the core jar to a custom folder
 tasks.register('copyJarToInstance', Copy) {
-
+    mustRunAfter("build")
     group = 'mod development/internal'
 
     from("${buildDir}/libs") {
         include("*${version}.jar")
         exclude("*-sources.jar", "*-javadoc.jar")
     }
     into("${modpack_mods}")
+
+    doLast{
+        def coreJarName = "${project.base.archivesName.get()}-${version}.jar"
+        println("${green}${check} Copied ${darkGreen}${bold}$coreJarName${reset}${green} successfully to ${darkGreen}${bold}$modpack_mods${reset}${green}!${reset}")
+    }
 }
 
 if (project.findProperty('enable_copy_jar_to_instance')?.toBoolean()) {

gradle.properties

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ minecraft_username            = Developer
 
 enable_copy_jar_to_instance   = false
 modpack_mods                  = D:/path/to/instances/TerrafirmaGreg-Modern/minecraft/mods/
+shortcut_path                 = C:/path/to/TerrafirmaGreg-Modern.lnk
 
 ### Dependency versions
 
@@ -72,3 +73,11 @@ ad_astra_version              = 1.15.20
 puzzleslib_version            = v8.1.32-1.20.1-Forge
 hangglider_version            = v8.0.1-1.20.1-Forge
 ae2_version                   = 15.4.10-cosmolite.34
+
+# Style
+green                         = \u001B[32m
+darkGreen                     = \u001B[38;5;28m
+bold                          = \u001B[1m
+yellow                        = \u001B[33m
+reset                         = \u001B[0m
+check                         = \u2714