The Gradle documentation in the reference guide and project readme both instruct the reader to use the net.ltgt.apt plugin. However, this plugin has declared itself obsolete as of Gradle 5.2:
The goal of this plugin was to eventually no longer be needed, being superseded by built-in features.
This has become a reality with Gradle 5.2 and IntelliJ IDEA 2019.1. tl;dr: this plugin is obsolete, don't use it. If you're using Eclipse though, continue reading.
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If you're using Eclipse, please migrate to the com.diffplug.eclipse.apt plugin, which is a (maintained) fork of net.ltgt.apt-eclipse.
In short, unless Eclipse is being used, you can use the built-in Gradle annotation processing functionality. If Eclipse is being used, it looks like the com.diffplug.eclipse.apt plugin should be used instead.
Therefore, the documentation should be updated to use the built-in Gradle annotation processor support, rather than the obsolete plugin.
The Gradle documentation in the reference guide and project readme both instruct the reader to use the
net.ltgt.aptplugin. However, this plugin has declared itself obsolete as of Gradle 5.2:In short, unless Eclipse is being used, you can use the built-in Gradle annotation processing functionality. If Eclipse is being used, it looks like the
com.diffplug.eclipse.aptplugin should be used instead.Therefore, the documentation should be updated to use the built-in Gradle annotation processor support, rather than the obsolete plugin.