Use alpha version of WPILib in IntelliJ IDEA

Hello!
I’m using Intellij IDEA 2023.2.1 (because we want to write code in Kotlin) with the FRC plugin by Javaru, on Windows 10.

The 2024 alpha version of WPILib has a few interesting things I would like to try already (specifically for this project, I’m looking at the new swerve kinematics and odometry stuff). I installed the alpha version, but when I wanted to create a new project, the WPILib versions to choose from only go up to 2023.4.3.

The workaround I tried was this:
Creating a project with 2023.4.3, and manually editing the build.gradle file with instructions I found in the github repository allwpilib, and aditionally, replacing every “2023.4.3” I could find with “2024.0.0-alpha-1”. The build fails with this message:
Unable to load class 'org.gradle.api.flow.FlowAction'.

Some additional points:

Is there some workaround I can try, to get the alpha version to work in IntelliJ?
Thank you! :green_heart:

Extra info

build.gradle file
import edu.wpi.first.gradlerio.deploy.roborio.RoboRIO

plugins {
    id "java"
    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "1.8.0"
    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.0.0-alpha-1"
    id "idea"
}

wpi.maven.useLocal = false
wpi.maven.useDevelopment = true
wpi.versions.wpilibVersion = 'YEAR.+'
wpi.versions.wpimathVersion = 'YEAR.+'

def javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
sourceCompatibility = javaVersion
targetCompatibility = javaVersion

def ROBOT_MAIN_CLASS = "frc.robot.Main"

// Define my targets (RoboRIO) and artifacts (deployable files)
// This is added by GradleRIO's backing project DeployUtils.
deploy {
    targets {
        roborio(getTargetTypeClass('RoboRIO')) {
            // Team number is loaded either from the .wpilib/wpilib_preferences.json
            // or from command line. If not found an exception will be thrown.
            // You can use getTeamOrDefault(team) instead of getTeamNumber if you
            // want to store a team number in this file.
            team = project.frc.getTeamNumber()
            debug = project.frc.getDebugOrDefault(false)

            artifacts {
                // First part is artifact name, 2nd is artifact type
                // getTargetTypeClass is a shortcut to get the class type using a string

                frcJava(getArtifactTypeClass('FRCJavaArtifact')) {
                }

                // Static files artifact
                frcStaticFileDeploy(getArtifactTypeClass('FileTreeArtifact')) {
                    files = project.fileTree('src/main/deploy')
                    directory = '/home/lvuser/deploy'
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

def deployArtifact = deploy.targets.roborio.artifacts.frcJava

// Set to true to use debug for JNI.
wpi.java.debugJni = false

// Set this to true to enable desktop support.
def includeDesktopSupport = true

dependencies {
    implementation wpi.java.deps.wpilib()
    implementation wpi.java.vendor.java()

    roborioDebug wpi.java.deps.wpilibJniDebug(wpi.platforms.roborio)
    roborioDebug wpi.java.vendor.jniDebug(wpi.platforms.roborio)

    roborioRelease wpi.java.deps.wpilibJniRelease(wpi.platforms.roborio)
    roborioRelease wpi.java.vendor.jniRelease(wpi.platforms.roborio)

    nativeDebug wpi.java.deps.wpilibJniDebug(wpi.platforms.desktop)
    nativeDebug wpi.java.vendor.jniDebug(wpi.platforms.desktop)
    simulationDebug wpi.sim.enableDebug()

    nativeRelease wpi.java.deps.wpilibJniRelease(wpi.platforms.desktop)
    nativeRelease wpi.java.vendor.jniRelease(wpi.platforms.desktop)
    simulationRelease wpi.sim.enableRelease()

    testImplementation platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2")
    testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api"
    testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params"
    testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine"
}

test{
    useJUnitPlatform()
    systemProperty 'junit.jupiter.extensions.autodetection.enabled', 'true'
}

// Simulation configuration (e.g. environment variables).
wpi.sim.addGui().defaultEnabled = true
wpi.sim.addDriverstation()

// Setting up my Jar File. In this case, adding all libraries into the main jar ('fat jar')
// in order to make them all available at runtime. Also adding the manifest so WPILib
// knows where to look for our Robot Class.
jar {
    from { configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
    manifest edu.wpi.first.gradlerio.GradleRIOPlugin.javaManifest(ROBOT_MAIN_CLASS)
    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
}

// Configure jar and deploy tasks
deployArtifact.jarTask = jar
wpi.java.configureExecutableTasks(jar)
wpi.java.configureTestTasks(test)

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
    // Configure string concat to always inline compile
    options.compilerArgs.add '-XDstringConcat=inline'
}

compileKotlin {
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = javaVersion.toString()
    }
}

idea {
    project {
        // The project.sourceCompatibility setting is not always picked up, so we set explicitly
        languageLevel = javaVersion
    }
    module {
        // Improve development & (especially) debugging experience (and IDEA's capabilities) by having libraries' source & javadoc attached
        downloadJavadoc = true
        downloadSources = true
        // Exclude the .vscode directory from indexing and search
        excludeDirs+=file(".vscode" )
    }
}
Full stack trace
PS C:\Users\USER\Documents\Programming\TestsAndExperiments\TestSwerve2024> ./gradlew build --stacktrace
Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 incompatible Daemon could not be reused, use --status for details

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/gradle/api/flow/FlowAction
> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/gradle/api/flow/FlowAction

* Try:
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Exception is:
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundErro
r: org/gradle/api/flow/FlowAction
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2049)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.get(LocalCache.java:3962)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.getOrLoad(LocalCache.java:3985)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LocalLoadingCache.get(LocalCache.java:4946)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginRegistry.uncheckedGet(DefaultPluginRegistry.java:188)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginRegistry.lookup(DefaultPluginRegistry.java:183)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginRegistry.lookup(DefaultPluginRegistry.java:167)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.apply(DefaultPluginManager.java:142)
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.lambda$applyLegacyPlugin$2(DefaultPluginRequestApplicato
r.java:160)
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.applyPlugin(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.java:201)    
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.applyLegacyPlugin(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.java:15
8)
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.access$300(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.java:61)      
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator$1$1.lambda$addLegacy$0(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.ja
va:114)
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.lambda$applyPlugins$0(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.jav
a:143)
        at org.gradle.plugin.use.internal.DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.applyPlugins(DefaultPluginRequestApplicator.java:143)   
        at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:117)       
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildOperationScriptPlugin$1.run(BuildOperationScriptPlugin.java:65)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:29)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:26)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.run(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:47)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:68)
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildOperationScriptPlugin.lambda$apply$0(BuildOperationScriptPlugin.java:62)
        at org.gradle.configuration.internal.DefaultUserCodeApplicationContext.apply(DefaultUserCodeApplicationContext.java:44)  
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildOperationScriptPlugin.apply(BuildOperationScriptPlugin.java:62)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.lambda$applyToMutableState$0(DefaultProje
ctStateRegistry.java:351)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.fromMutableState(DefaultProjectStateRegis
try.java:369)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.applyToMutableState(DefaultProjectStateRe
gistry.java:350)
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:42)
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:26)
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:35)  
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator$EvaluateProject.lambda$run$0(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java
:109)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.lambda$applyToMutableState$0(DefaultProje
ctStateRegistry.java:351)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.lambda$fromMutableState$1(DefaultProjectS
tateRegistry.java:374)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.withReplacedLocks(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:345)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.fromMutableState(DefaultProjectStateRegis
try.java:374)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.applyToMutableState(DefaultProjectStateRe
gistry.java:350)
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator$EvaluateProject.run(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:100)    
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:29)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:26)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.run(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:47)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:68)
        at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:72)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProject.evaluate(DefaultProject.java:761)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProject.evaluate(DefaultProject.java:152)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectLifecycleController.lambda$ensureSelfConfigured$1(ProjectLifecycleController.ja
va:63)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$doTransition$12(StateTransitionController.java:236)        
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:247)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:235)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$maybeTransitionIfNotCurrentlyTransitioning$9(StateTransitio
nController.java:196)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultSynchronizer.withLock(DefaultSynchronizer.java:34)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.maybeTransitionIfNotCurrentlyTransitioning(StateTransitionControll
er.java:192)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectLifecycleController.ensureSelfConfigured(ProjectLifecycleController.java:63)   
        at org.gradle.api.internal.project.DefaultProjectStateRegistry$ProjectStateImpl.ensureConfigured(DefaultProjectStateRegis
try.java:325)
        at org.gradle.execution.TaskPathProjectEvaluator.configure(TaskPathProjectEvaluator.java:33)
        at org.gradle.execution.TaskPathProjectEvaluator.configureHierarchy(TaskPathProjectEvaluator.java:47)
        at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultProjectsPreparer.prepareProjects(DefaultProjectsPreparer.java:50)
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildTreePreparingProjectsPreparer.prepareProjects(BuildTreePreparingProjectsPreparer.java:64
)
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildOperationFiringProjectsPreparer$ConfigureBuild.run(BuildOperationFiringProjectsPreparer.
java:52)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:29)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:26)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.run(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:47)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:68)
        at org.gradle.configuration.BuildOperationFiringProjectsPreparer.prepareProjects(BuildOperationFiringProjectsPreparer.jav
a:40)
        at org.gradle.initialization.VintageBuildModelController.lambda$prepareProjects$3(VintageBuildModelController.java:89)   
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$doTransition$12(StateTransitionController.java:236)        
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:247)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:235)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$transitionIfNotPreviously$10(StateTransitionController.java
:210)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultSynchronizer.withLock(DefaultSynchronizer.java:34)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.transitionIfNotPreviously(StateTransitionController.java:206)     
        at org.gradle.initialization.VintageBuildModelController.prepareProjects(VintageBuildModelController.java:89)
        at org.gradle.initialization.VintageBuildModelController.prepareToScheduleTasks(VintageBuildModelController.java:71)     
        at org.gradle.internal.build.DefaultBuildLifecycleController.lambda$prepareToScheduleTasks$2(DefaultBuildLifecycleControl
ler.java:127)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$doTransition$12(StateTransitionController.java:236)        
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:247)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:235)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$maybeTransition$8(StateTransitionController.java:187)      
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultSynchronizer.withLock(DefaultSynchronizer.java:34)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.maybeTransition(StateTransitionController.java:183)
        at org.gradle.internal.build.DefaultBuildLifecycleController.prepareToScheduleTasks(DefaultBuildLifecycleController.java:
125)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeWorkPreparer.scheduleRequestedTasks(DefaultBuildTreeWorkPreparer.java:33
)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.lambda$doScheduleAndRunTasks$2(DefaultBuildTreeLifec
ycleController.java:89)
        at org.gradle.composite.internal.DefaultIncludedBuildTaskGraph.withNewWorkGraph(DefaultIncludedBuildTaskGraph.java:101)  
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.doScheduleAndRunTasks(DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleContr
oller.java:88)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.lambda$runBuild$4(DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleControlle
r.java:106)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$transition$5(StateTransitionController.java:166)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.doTransition(StateTransitionController.java:247)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.lambda$transition$6(StateTransitionController.java:166)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultSynchronizer.withLock(DefaultSynchronizer.java:44)
        at org.gradle.internal.model.StateTransitionController.transition(StateTransitionController.java:166)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.runBuild(DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.java:10
3)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleController.scheduleAndRunTasks(DefaultBuildTreeLifecycleControl
ler.java:69)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:31)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.ProblemReportingBuildActionRunner.run(ProblemReportingBuildActionRunner.java:49)        
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.BuildOutcomeReportingBuildActionRunner.run(BuildOutcomeReportingBuildActionRunner.java:65)   
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.FileSystemWatchingBuildActionRunner.run(FileSystemWatchingBuildActionRunner.java:
136)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.BuildCompletionNotifyingBuildActionRunner.run(BuildCompletionNotifyingBuildActionRunner.java:
41)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RootBuildLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.lambda$execute$0(RootBuildLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.
java:40)
        at org.gradle.composite.internal.DefaultRootBuildState.run(DefaultRootBuildState.java:122)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RootBuildLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.execute(RootBuildLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.java:40) 
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.DefaultBuildTreeContext.execute(DefaultBuildTreeContext.java:40)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.BuildTreeLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.lambda$execute$0(BuildTreeLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.
java:65)
        at org.gradle.internal.buildtree.BuildTreeState.run(BuildTreeState.java:53)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.BuildTreeLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.execute(BuildTreeLifecycleBuildActionExecutor.java:65) 
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor$3.call(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor.java:61)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor$3.call(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor.java:57)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationR
unner.java:204)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationR
unner.java:199)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.call(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:53)
        at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.call(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:73)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor.execute(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionExecutor.java:57
)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RunAsWorkerThreadBuildActionExecutor.lambda$execute$0(RunAsWorkerThreadBuildActionExecutor.ja
va:36)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.withLocks(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:249)
        at org.gradle.internal.work.DefaultWorkerLeaseService.runAsWorkerThread(DefaultWorkerLeaseService.java:109)
        at org.gradle.launcher.exec.RunAsWorkerThreadBuildActionExecutor.execute(RunAsWorkerThreadBuildActionExecutor.java:36)   
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.continuous.ContinuousBuildActionExecutor.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecutor.ja
va:110)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.SubscribableBuildActionExecutor.execute(SubscribableBuildActionExecutor.java:64) 
        at org.gradle.internal.session.DefaultBuildSessionContext.execute(DefaultBuildSessionContext.java:46)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.BuildSessionLifecycleBuildActionExecuter$ActionImpl.apply(BuildSessionLifecycleBu
ildActionExecuter.java:100)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.BuildSessionLifecycleBuildActionExecuter$ActionImpl.apply(BuildSessionLifecycleBu
ildActionExecuter.java:88)
        at org.gradle.internal.session.BuildSessionState.run(BuildSessionState.java:69)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.BuildSessionLifecycleBuildActionExecuter.execute(BuildSessionLifecycleBuildAction
Executer.java:62)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.BuildSessionLifecycleBuildActionExecuter.execute(BuildSessionLifecycleBuildAction
Executer.java:41)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.StartParamsValidatingActionExecuter.execute(StartParamsValidatingActionExecuter.j
ava:63)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.StartParamsValidatingActionExecuter.execute(StartParamsValidatingActionExecuter.j
ava:31)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.SessionFailureReportingActionExecuter.execute(SessionFailureReportingActionExecut
er.java:52)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.SessionFailureReportingActionExecuter.execute(SessionFailureReportingActionExecut
er.java:40)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.SetupLoggingActionExecuter.execute(SetupLoggingActionExecuter.java:47)
        at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.SetupLoggingActionExecuter.execute(SetupLoggingActionExecuter.java:31)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:65)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:37)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:39)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:29)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:35)   
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.create(ForwardClientInput.java:78)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.create(ForwardClientInput.java:75)
        at org.gradle.util.internal.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:75)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogAndCheckHealth.execute(LogAndCheckHealth.java:55)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:63)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:37)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:84)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:37)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:104)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:52)
        at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:297)
        at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:64)
        at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:48)
Caused by: com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/gradle/api/flow/FlowAction      
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2049)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.get(LocalCache.java:3962)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.getOrLoad(LocalCache.java:3985)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LocalLoadingCache.get(LocalCache.java:4946)
        at org.gradle.model.internal.inspect.ModelRuleSourceDetector.getDeclaredSources(ModelRuleSourceDetector.java:86)
        at org.gradle.model.internal.inspect.ModelRuleSourceDetector.hasRules(ModelRuleSourceDetector.java:100)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.PluginInspector.inspect(PluginInspector.java:35)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginRegistry$1.load(DefaultPluginRegistry.java:82)
        at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginRegistry$1.load(DefaultPluginRegistry.java:55)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LoadingValueReference.loadFuture(LocalCache.java:3529)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.loadSync(LocalCache.java:2278)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.lockedGetOrLoad(LocalCache.java:2155)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2045)
        ... 171 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/gradle/api/flow/FlowAction
        at org.gradle.model.internal.inspect.ModelRuleSourceDetector$2.load(ModelRuleSourceDetector.java:61)
        at org.gradle.model.internal.inspect.ModelRuleSourceDetector$2.load(ModelRuleSourceDetector.java:53)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LoadingValueReference.loadFuture(LocalCache.java:3529)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.loadSync(LocalCache.java:2278)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.lockedGetOrLoad(LocalCache.java:2155)
        at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2045)
        ... 183 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.gradle.api.flow.FlowAction
        ... 189 more


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PS C:\Users\USER\Documents\Programming\TestsAndExperiments\TestSwerve2024> 

A newer version of Gradle will be required for 2024 WPILib. This is typically handled by either creating a new project (as the 2024 template will have the right version) or by using the project updater. Note the 2024 alpha is not really intended for public consumption, and the beta releases will be coming soon. In either case though you’ll need to do more to import the project than just change the version number in build.gradle.

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Understood, thanks!

@Javaru, when the beta version of WPILib is released, will there be an option to create a new project with it? Or should I go ahead and do this in VSCode?

Yes, the 2024 beta wpilib vscode will continue to have the ability to create projects. You’ll also be able to import a previous year’s project to update to 2024.
EDIT: just realized that’s not what you were asking- my bad

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