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src/main/groovy/io/ballerina/plugin/BallerinaPlugin.groovy

@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ class BallerinaPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
  }
 
  project.tasks.register('initializeVariables') {
- if (ballerinaExtension.isConnector) {
- def balVersion = getProjectBalVersion(project)
- println("[Info] project builds using Ballerina distribution: $balVersion")
- }
-
  String packageName = ballerinaExtension.module
  String organization
  if (ballerinaExtension.packageOrganization == null) {
@@ -264,27 +259,28 @@ class BallerinaPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
  }
 
  def versionOutput = output.toString()
- def pattern = ~"Ballerina (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+) \\(Swan Lake Update \\d+\\)"
- def matcher = pattern.matcher(versionOutput)
- if (!matcher.find()) {
- throw new GradleException("Failed to parse the Ballerina version")
+ def installedVersion = ""
+ try {
+ def balVersion = versionOutput.split("\n")[0]
+ installedVersion = balVersion
+ .replaceAll("Ballerina ", '')
+ .replaceAll("\\(Swan Lake Update \\d+\\)", '')
+ .replaceAll("\\s+", '')
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ throw new GradleException("Failed to parse the Ballerina version: $versionOutput", e)
  }
 
- def installedVersion = matcher.group(1)
- def configuredVersion = getProjectBalVersion(project)
-
+ def configuredVersion = project.findProperty('ballerinaLangVersion')
  if (installedVersion != configuredVersion) {
  if (ignoreVersionMismatch) {
- println("[Warn] Ignoring Ballerina version mismatch. Expected: $configuredVersion, but found: $installedVersion.")
+ println("[Warning] Ignoring Ballerina version mismatch. Expected: $configuredVersion, but found: $installedVersion.")
  return
  }
  throw new GradleException("Ballerina version mismatch. Expected: $configuredVersion, but found: $installedVersion, hence exiting")
  }
-
  }
 
  project.tasks.register('build') {
- dependsOn(project.initializeVariables)
  dependsOn(project.verifyLocalBalVersion)
  dependsOn(project.updateTomlFiles)
  finalizedBy(project.commitTomlFiles)
@@ -404,7 +400,6 @@ class BallerinaPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
  }
 
  project.tasks.register('test') {
- dependsOn(project.initializeVariables)
  dependsOn(project.verifyLocalBalVersion)
  dependsOn(project.updateTomlFiles)
  finalizedBy(project.commitTomlFiles)
@@ -435,9 +430,4 @@ class BallerinaPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
  delete "$project.rootDir/target"
  }
  }
-
- static String getProjectBalVersion(Project project) {
- def projectBalVersion = project.findProperty('ballerinaLangVersion')
- return projectBalVersion
- }
 }