Pass description into mod files via Gradle as well

build.gradle

@@ -46,20 +46,8 @@ allprojects {
         }
     }
 
-    // Replace the version in the mcmod.info and mods.toml files with the project version
-    // Since this depends on the platform version, we can't define it in the global scope :(
-    tasks {
-        processResources {
-            for (final def file in ["mcmod.info", "META-INF/mods.toml"]) {
-                filesMatching(file) {
-                    expand "version": project.version
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Including all required libraries for ViaVersion {for version numbers see gradle.properties}
     dependencies {
+        // For common source code
         compileOnly "io.netty:netty-all:4.1.112.Final"
 
         library "com.viaversion:viaversion-common:5.0.3-SNAPSHOT"
@@ -85,6 +73,7 @@ subprojects {
         group = project.maven_group
         archivesName = project.name
         version = project.maven_version
+        description = project.maven_description
     }
 
     def mcVersion = project.forge_version.split("-")[0]
@@ -140,6 +129,21 @@ subprojects {
         library project(":") // Include the base project, to get Common-ViaForge
     }
 
+    // Replace the version in the mcmod.info and mods.toml files with the project version
+    // Since this depends on the platform version, we can't define it in the global scope :(
+    tasks {
+        processResources {
+            for (final def file in ["mcmod.info", "META-INF/mods.toml"]) {
+                filesMatching(file) {
+                    expand (
+                            "version": project.version,
+                            "description": project.description
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     mixin {
         add sourceSets.main, "mixins.${project.name}.refmap.json"
     }

gradle.properties

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 # Project Details
 maven_group=de.florianmichael
 maven_version=3.7.1-SNAPSHOT
+maven_description=Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
 
 slf4j_version=2.0.7
 mixin_version=0.8.3

viaforge-mc1122/src/main/resources/mcmod.info

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "modid": "viaforge",
     "name": "ViaForge",
-    "description": "Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge",
+    "description": "${description}",
     "version": "${version}",
     "mcversion": "[1.12,)",
     "url": "https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaForge",

viaforge-mc1165/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''

viaforge-mc1171/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''

viaforge-mc1182/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''

viaforge-mc1192/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''

viaforge-mc1194/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''

viaforge-mc1204/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ displayURL="https://github.com/FlorianMichael"
 logoFile="icon.png"
 credits="Github contributors"
 authors="FlorianMichael/EnZaXD"
-description='''
+description="${description}"
-  Client-side Implementation of the Via* projects for Minecraft Forge
-  '''