# Architecture
TODO This is a placeholder for describing the app architecture.
## Gradle
 * Versions are declared in [gradle.properties](../gradle.properties).  There's still enough inconsistency in how versions are handled in Gradle, that this is as close as we can get to a universal system.  A version catalog is used for dependencies and is configured in [settings.gradle.kts](../settings.gradle.kts), but other versions like Gradle Plug-ins, the NDK version, Java version, and Android SDK versions don't fit into the version catalog model and are read directly from the properties
 * Much of the Gradle configuration lives in [build-conventions](../build-conventions/) to prevent repetitive configuration as additional modules are added to the project
 * Build scripts are written in Kotlin, so that a single language is used across build and the app code bases
 * Only Gradle, Google, and JetBrains plug-ins are included in the critical path.  Third party plug-ins can be used, but they're outside the critical path.  For example, the Gradle Versions Plugin could be removed and wouldn't negative impact building, testing, or deploying the app