Publish utils no longer needs a configuration block per project, just one bintray configuration per project providing it fits certain criteria.

gradle-plugins/build.gradle

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ bintrayConfig {
     licenses = ['Apache-2.0']
     gpgSign = true
     gpgPassphrase = System.getenv('CORDA_BINTRAY_GPG_PASSPHRASE')
+    publications = ['cordformation', 'quasar-utils']
 }
 
 // Aliasing the publishToMavenLocal for simplicity.

gradle-plugins/cordformation/build.gradle

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-bintrayPublish {
-    name = 'cordformation'
-    publications = ['cordformation']
-    dryRun = false
-}
-
 publishing {
     publications {
         cordformation(MavenPublication) {

gradle-plugins/publish-utils/src/main/groovy/net/corda/plugins/BintrayConfigExtension.groovy

@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ class BintrayConfigExtension {
     String[] licenses
     Boolean gpgSign
     String gpgPassphrase
+    String[] publications
+    Boolean dryRun
 }

gradle-plugins/publish-utils/src/main/groovy/net/corda/plugins/BintrayPublishExtension.groovy

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package net.corda.plugins
-
-class BintrayPublishExtension {
-    String name
-    Boolean dryRun
-    String[] publications
-}

gradle-plugins/publish-utils/src/main/groovy/net/corda/plugins/PublishTasks.groovy

@@ -27,33 +27,22 @@ class PublishTasks implements Plugin<Project> {
         }
 
         project.extensions.create("bintrayConfig", BintrayConfigExtension)
-        project.extensions.create("bintrayPublish", BintrayPublishExtension)
 
-        def bintrayValues = project.extensions.findByName("bintrayPublish")
         def bintrayConfig = project.rootProject.extensions.findByName('bintrayConfig')
-        if((bintrayConfig != null) && (bintrayValues != null)) {
-            // TODO AM:
-            // Problem 1. Bootstrapping - do not want root to depend on this project
-            // Problem 2. This project's extension is not available here
-            // Problem 3. Bintray's extension is already configured after evaluation
-            // Possible solutions:
-            // name: project.name
-            // publications: project.name (make it a forced convention)
-            // dryRun: move to root.
-            // Problem 4: Root project therefore cannot be published
-            // Solution: Why use this plugin if you only have a root project?
+        if((bintrayConfig != null) && (bintrayConfig.publications)) {
             project.configure(project) {
                 apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.bintray'
             }
             def bintray = project.extensions.findByName("bintray")
+            println(bintrayConfig.publications.findAll { it == project.name })
 
             project.logger.info("Configuring bintray for ${project.name}")
             bintray.user = bintrayConfig.user
             bintray.key = bintrayConfig.key
-            bintray.publications = bintrayValues.publications
-            bintray.dryRun = bintrayValues.dryRun ?: false
+            bintray.publications = bintrayConfig.publications.findAll { it == project.name }
+            bintray.dryRun = bintrayConfig.dryRun ?: false
             bintray.pkg.repo = bintrayConfig.repo
-            bintray.pkg.name = bintrayValues.name ?: project.name
+            bintray.pkg.name = project.name
             bintray.pkg.userOrg = bintrayConfig.org
             bintray.pkg.licenses = bintrayConfig.licenses
             bintray.pkg.version.gpg.sign = bintrayConfig.gpgSign ?: false

gradle-plugins/quasar-utils/build.gradle

@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-bintrayPublish {
-    name = 'quasar-utils'
-    publications = ['quasarUtils']
-    dryRun = false
-}
-
 publishing {
     publications {
         quasarUtils(MavenPublication) {