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Is there a difference except that:

apply from: - gets the (plugin).gradle from a URL

apply plugin: - gets the (plugin).gradle from the gradle plugin server

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The actual difference between apply from: and apply plugin: is that the former is to be used for script plugins given a path to the local file system or a URL to a remote location, and the latter is used for binary plugins using the plugin id.

You can read more about it in Gradle documentation here.

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    I don't think I get the explanation on the website. Are script plugins slower? Is there an article or a discussion that expands on it more than the documentation does? – JustAnEuropean Feb 19 '23 at 21:54
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apply from:

  • calls the script directly as if it was part of the build file

See https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/plugins.html#sec:script_plugins

apply plugin:

  • calls the Plugin.apply() interface

See https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/plugins.html#sec:binary_plugins

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