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+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+}
+
+group 'epub.jgourour' // Replace with your group ID
+version '1.0-SNAPSHOT' // Replace with your version
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.6'
+    implementation 'net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:5.17.0'
+}
+
+test {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    libraries {
+        compileClasspath += sourceSets.main.output + sourceSets.test.output // Add dependencies from main and test source sets
+        runtimeClasspath += sourceSets.main.output + sourceSets.test.output // Add dependencies from main and test source sets
+        java {
+            srcDirs = ['src/main/java']  // Define the source directories for Java files\,
+            include("*")
+        }
+    }
+}
+