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+import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
+
+group = "org.example"
+version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
+plugins {
+    application
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.3.61"
+    kotlin("plugin.spring") version "1.3.50"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "2.1.3.RELEASE"
+    id("io.spring.dependency-management") version "1.0.9.RELEASE"
+    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "5.1.0"
+}
+
+application {
+    mainClassName = "com.sample.SampleApplicationKt"
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:2.1.0.RELEASE")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:2.1.0.RELEASE")
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin")
+    implementation("com.graphql-java-kickstart:graphql-spring-boot-starter:5.1")
+    implementation("com.graphql-java-kickstart:graphiql-spring-boot-starter:5.1")
+}
+
+tasks {
+    withType<ShadowJar> {
+        manifest {
+            attributes(
+                    mapOf(
+                            "Main-Class" to application.mainClassName
+                    )
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}