snapshots and gradle

build.gradle

// shamelessly stolen from https://discuss.gradle.org/t/preferred-way-to-publish-snapshots-releases-to-artifactory/20246/2
// all I need to do it set -PreleaseVersion in the build

apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.artifactory'
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
//..
if (project.properties.containsKey("releaseVersion")) {

    version = version.split(/-/)[0]

}
project.ext {
    artifactoryRepo = project.properties.containsKey("releaseVersion") ? 'libs-release': 'libs-snapshot'
}
//...


publishing.publications {
    mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
        from components.java
    }
}


artifactory {
    contextUrl = "https://some.artifactory/artifactory/"
    publish {
        repository {
            repoKey = artifactoryRepo
        }
        defaults {
            // Reference to Gradle publications defined in the build script.
            // This is how we tell the Artifactory Plugin which artifacts should be
            // published to Artifactory.
            publications('mavenJava')
            publishArtifacts = true
            // Publish generated POM files to Artifactory (true by default)
            publishPom = true
        }
    }

}