#292 Add comment why we are not using the transitive dependencies

plugin-build/plugin/build.gradle.kts

@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ tasks.withType<PluginUnderTestMetadata>().configureEach {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly(libs.ktfmt){
+    compileOnly(libs.ktfmt) {
+        // This dependency is used with a separate classloader, which downloads the ktfmt jar and its transitive
+        // dependencies at runtime. We only need it for compilation.
+        // We do not want the transitive dependencies of ktfmt in our classpath, because different Kotlin versions
+        // (especially the Kotlin compiler embeddable of ktfmt) can lead to compatibility issues
         isTransitive = false
     }
     implementation(libs.diffUtils)
@@ -58,8 +62,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.truth)
 }
 
-@Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
-gradlePlugin {
+@Suppress("UnstableApiUsage") gradlePlugin {
     plugins {
         create(property("ID").toString()) {
             id = property("ID").toString()
@@ -83,12 +86,11 @@ signing {
 
 tasks.withType<Test> { useJUnitPlatform() }
 
-val persistKtfmtVersion by
-    tasks.registering {
-        inputs.property("ktfmtVersion", libs.ktfmt)
-        outputs.files(layout.buildDirectory.file("ktfmt-version.txt"))
-        doLast { outputs.files.singleFile.writeText(inputs.properties["ktfmtVersion"].toString()) }
-    }
+val persistKtfmtVersion by tasks.registering {
+    inputs.property("ktfmtVersion", libs.ktfmt)
+    outputs.files(layout.buildDirectory.file("ktfmt-version.txt"))
+    doLast { outputs.files.singleFile.writeText(inputs.properties["ktfmtVersion"].toString()) }
+}
 
 tasks.named<ProcessResources>("processResources") {
     from(persistKtfmtVersion) { into("com/ncorti/ktfmt/gradle") }