I recently created a very simplistic Gradle plugin for NetBeans
IDE 7.1:
http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/41776/gradle
This is how it works. Before getting started, make sure that you
installation of NetBeans IDE supports Groovy.
Then, install the plugin, and you'll see this:
Then, after installing the plugin, before doing anything else,
register your Gradle installation:
Next, go to the New File dialog and choose the "Gradle Desktop
Build Script":
On the next page, make sure to...