Add application gradle option to allow running custom Kt files

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9727023..dab5504 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,23 @@ If you are looking at this from IntelliJ IDEA you can start by expanding the _pr
 You will find some [basic instructions](https://guide.openrndr.org/setUpYourFirstProgram.html) in the [OPENRNDR guide](https://guide.openrndr.org)
 
 ## Gradle tasks
+
  - `run` runs the TemplateProgram
  - `jar` creates an executable platform specific jar file with all dependencies
  - `jpackageZip` creates a zip with a stand-alone executable for the current platform (works with Java 14 only)
 
 ## Cross builds
+
 To create runnable jars for a platform different from the platform you use to build one uses `./gradlew jar --PtargetPlatform=<platform>`. The supported platforms are `windows`, `macos`, `linux-x64` and `linux-arm64`. 
 
+## Run other Kotlin programs from the command line
+
+By default the `run` task runs the program called `TemplateProgram.kt`.
+If you have other programs under your src/ folder and want
+to run them from the command line use
+`./gradlew -Papplication=MyProgram` to run `MyProgram.kt`.
+A full package name can be specified like this: `-Papplication=foo.bar.MyProgram`.
+
 ## Github Actions
 
 This repository contains a number of Github Actions in `./github/workflows`. 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a5bc8fd..62982b3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ //
 
 project.setProperty("mainClassName", applicationMainClass)
+
+application {
+    if (hasProperty("application")) {
+        mainClass.set("${property("application")}Kt")
+    }
+}
+
 tasks {
     named<ShadowJar>("shadowJar") {
         manifest {
@@ -297,4 +304,4 @@ if (properties["openrndr.tasks"] == "true") {
         group = " \uD83E\uDD8C OPENRNDR"
         dependsOn("jpackageZip")
     }
-}
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+}