Gradle does not pass console commands to server

[mcenderdragon]

When I start a server using ./gradlew runServer the server starts but writing stop into the console does not work and is not passed to the server. Using --no-daemon does not help. If the server is started from IntelliJ or eclipse it does work and the commands are passed to the server.

gigaherz found this:

Unfortunetly the runServer task is ~~not a normal task~~ generated to late, so even using

project.afterEvaluate {
    tasks.runServer.standardInput = System.in
}

doesnt work.

[malte0811]

No idea if this is still relevant for you after 2 years, but I've found a working alternative to the afterEvaluate snippet you posted:

tasks.withType(Task) {
    if (it.name == "runServer") {
        it.standardInput = System.in
    }
}