Bump PIT from version 1.19.0 to 1.19.1

Bump PMD from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2
Bump Exec from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5

.github/workflows/bld.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 name: bld-ci
 
-on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+on: [ push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch ]
 
 jobs:
   build-bld-project:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [17, 21, 22]
+        java-version: [ 17, 21, 24 ]
+        kotlin-version: [ 1.9.25, 2.0.21, 2.1.20 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
@@ -22,8 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
 
+      - name: Download dependencies [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: ./bld download
+
+      - name: Run PIT tests [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: ./bld compile pit
+
       - name: Download dependencies
         run: ./bld download
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./bld compile test
+        run: ./bld compile test

.github/workflows/pages.yml

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           # Upload generated Javadocs repository
           path: "build/javadoc/"
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

.idea/bld.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="BldConfiguration">
+    <events />
+  </component>
+</project>

.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="CopyrightManager">
   <copyright>
-    <option name="notice" value="Copyright 2023-Copyright &amp;#36;today.yearamp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
+    <option name="notice" value="Copyright 2023-&amp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
     <option name="myName" value="Apache License" />
   </copyright>
-</component>
+</component>

.idea/icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 179 108" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;">
+    <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-210.511,-96.3382)">
+        <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-23.3386,-649.816)">
+            <g transform="matrix(0.221288,0,0,0.24,73.9536,390.254)">
+                <path d="M722.568,1482.92L722.568,1921.1L808.968,1921.1L808.968,1888.7C822.168,1907.9 846.168,1930.1 893.568,1930.1C933.168,1930.1 961.968,1917.5 985.368,1893.5C1012.97,1865.9 1027.37,1827.5 1027.37,1786.1C1027.37,1741.7 1011.17,1705.1 985.368,1680.5C961.968,1658.3 928.968,1644.5 892.368,1644.5C862.968,1644.5 830.568,1654.1 808.968,1683.5L808.968,1482.92L722.568,1482.92ZM871.368,1718.9C888.768,1718.9 903.768,1723.7 917.568,1736.9C930.168,1748.9 938.568,1766.3 938.568,1787.9C938.568,1807.7 930.168,1825.1 917.568,1837.1C904.368,1849.7 887.568,1855.7 872.568,1855.7C856.368,1855.7 837.168,1849.1 823.368,1835.9C813.168,1826.3 803.568,1810.1 803.568,1787.9C803.568,1765.1 812.568,1749.5 822.768,1738.7C836.568,1724.3 852.768,1718.9 871.368,1718.9Z" style="fill:rgb(35,146,255);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+                <rect x="1083.77" y="1482.92" width="86.4" height="438.182" style="fill:rgb(250,144,82);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+                <path d="M1531.37,1482.92L1444.97,1482.92L1444.97,1683.5C1423.37,1654.1 1390.97,1644.5 1361.57,1644.5C1324.97,1644.5 1291.97,1658.3 1268.57,1680.5C1242.77,1705.1 1226.57,1741.7 1226.57,1786.1C1226.57,1827.5 1240.97,1865.9 1268.57,1893.5C1291.97,1917.5 1320.77,1930.1 1360.37,1930.1C1407.77,1930.1 1431.77,1907.9 1444.97,1888.7L1444.97,1921.1L1531.37,1921.1L1531.37,1482.92ZM1382.57,1718.9C1401.17,1718.9 1417.37,1724.3 1431.17,1738.7C1441.37,1749.5 1450.37,1765.1 1450.37,1787.9C1450.37,1810.1 1440.77,1826.3 1430.57,1835.9C1416.77,1849.1 1397.57,1855.7 1381.37,1855.7C1366.37,1855.7 1349.57,1849.7 1336.37,1837.1C1323.77,1825.1 1315.37,1807.7 1315.37,1787.9C1315.37,1766.3 1323.77,1748.9 1336.37,1736.9C1350.17,1723.7 1365.17,1718.9 1382.57,1718.9Z" style="fill:rgb(35,146,255);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+            </g>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>

.idea/libraries/bld.xml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />

.idea/libraries/compile.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/libraries/runtime.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/libraries/test.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <pattern value="rife.bld.extension.PitestOperationBuild" method="jacoco" />
     <pattern value="rife.bld.extension.PitestOperationBuild" />
     <pattern value="rife.bld.extension.PitestOperationBuild" method="pmd" />
+    <pattern value="rife.bld.extension.PitestOperationBuild" method="pmdCli" />
   </component>
   <component name="PDMPlugin">
     <option name="customRuleSets">

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }

README.md

@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-17%2B-blue)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html)
-[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.0.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.2.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-pitest/maven-metadata.xml?color=blue)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-pitest)
 [![Snapshot](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-pitest/maven-metadata.xml?label=snapshot)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-pitest)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
 
-To install, please refer to the [extensions documentation](https://github.com/rife2/bld/wiki/Extensions).
+To install the latest version, add the following to the `lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties` file:
+
+```properties
+bld.extension-pitest=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pitest
+```
+
+For more information, please refer to the [extensions](https://github.com/rife2/bld/wiki/Extensions) documentation.
+
+## Mutation Testing with PIT
 
 To run mutation tests and coverage, add the following to your build file:
 
@@ -16,7 +24,7 @@ To run mutation tests and coverage, add the following to your build file:
 public void pit() throws Exception {
     new PitestOperation()
         .fromProject(this)
-        .reportDir(Path.of("reports", "mutations").toString())
+        .reportDir(Path.of("reports", "mutations"))
         .targetClasses(pkg + ".*")
         .targetTests(pkg + ".*")
         .verbose(true)
@@ -40,8 +48,8 @@ Don't forget to add the Pitest `test` dependencies to your build file, as they a
 ```java
 repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 scope(test)
-    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 16, 1)))
-    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 16, 1)))
-    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
+    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 19, 1)))
+    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 17, 4)))
+    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 2)))
     .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-testng-plugin", version(1, 0, 0)));
 ```

config/pmd.xml

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <!-- BEST PRACTICES -->
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
         <exclude name="AvoidPrintStackTrace"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
         <exclude name="GuardLogStatement"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml/MissingOverride">

examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />

examples/.idea/libraries/compile.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.idea/libraries/test.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }

examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-pitest=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pitest:0.9.9
+bld.extension-pitest=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pitest:1.0.10
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=2.0.1
+bld.version=2.2.1

examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import rife.tools.FileUtils;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.test;
 
@@ -26,15 +29,26 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
+        var pitest = version(1, 19, 1);
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 16, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 16, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", pitest))
+                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", pitest))
+                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 2)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 12, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 12, 1)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // Enable detailed logging for the extensions
+        var level = Level.ALL;
+        var logger = Logger.getLogger("rife.bld.extension");
+        var consoleHandler = new ConsoleHandler();
+
+        consoleHandler.setLevel(level);
+        logger.addHandler(consoleHandler);
+        logger.setLevel(level);
+        logger.setUseParentHandlers(false);
+
         new ExamplesBuild().start(args);
     }
 
@@ -42,7 +56,7 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
     public void pit() throws Exception {
         new PitestOperation()
                 .fromProject(this)
-                .reportDir(Path.of("reports", "mutations").toString())
+                .reportDir(Path.of("reports", "mutations"))
                 .targetClasses(pkg + ".*")
                 .targetTests(pkg + ".*")
                 .verbose(true)

lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.2
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.4
+bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.5
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.2.2
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=2.0.1
+bld.version=2.2.1

src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.test;
 import static rife.bld.operations.JavadocOptions.DocLinkOption.NO_MISSING;
 
 public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
+    final PmdOperation pmdOp = new PmdOperation()
+            .fromProject(this)
+            .failOnViolation(true)
+            .ruleSets("config/pmd.xml");
+
     public PitestOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "PitestExtension";
-        version = version(0, 9, 9);
+        version = version(1, 0, 11, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         javaRelease = 17;
 
@@ -42,16 +47,16 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES, RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS);
 
-        var pitest = version(1, 16, 1);
+        var pitest = version(1, 19, 1);
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 0, 1)));
+                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 2, 1)));
         scope(test)
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", pitest))
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", pitest))
-                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 2)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 12, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 12, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 27, 3)));
 
         javadocOperation()
                 .javadocOptions()
@@ -62,28 +67,26 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
 
         publishOperation()
                 .repository(version.isSnapshot() ? repository("rife2-snapshot") : repository("rife2"))
+                .repository(repository("github"))
                 .info()
                 .groupId("com.uwyn.rife2")
                 .artifactId("bld-pitest")
                 .description("PIT Mutation Testing Extension for bld")
                 .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest")
-                .developer(
-                        new PublishDeveloper()
-                                .id("ethauvin")
-                                .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
-                                .email("erik@thauvin.net")
-                                .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
+                .developer(new PublishDeveloper()
+                        .id("ethauvin")
+                        .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
+                        .email("erik@thauvin.net")
+                        .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
                 )
-                .license(
-                        new PublishLicense()
-                                .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
-                                .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
+                .license(new PublishLicense()
+                        .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
+                        .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
                 )
-                .scm(
-                        new PublishScm()
-                                .connection("scm:git:https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest.git")
-                                .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:rife2/bld-pitest.git")
-                                .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest")
+                .scm(new PublishScm()
+                        .connection("scm:git:https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest.git")
+                        .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:rife2/bld-pitest.git")
+                        .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-pitest")
                 )
                 .signKey(property("sign.key"))
                 .signPassphrase(property("sign.passphrase"));
@@ -95,19 +98,23 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
 
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Runs PMD analysis")
     public void pmd() throws Exception {
-        new PmdOperation()
-                .fromProject(this)
-                .failOnViolation(true)
-                .ruleSets("config/pmd.xml")
-                .execute();
+        pmdOp.execute();
+    }
+
+    @BuildCommand(value = "pmd-cli", summary = "Runs PMD analysis (CLI)")
+    public void pmdCli() throws Exception {
+        pmdOp.includeLineNumber(false).execute();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void test() throws Exception {
-        new ExecOperation()
-                .fromProject(this)
-                .command("scripts/cliargs.sh")
-                .execute();
+        var os = System.getProperty("os.name");
+        if (os != null && os.toLowerCase().contains("linux")) {
+            new ExecOperation()
+                    .fromProject(this)
+                    .command("scripts/cliargs.sh")
+                    .execute();
+        }
         super.test();
     }
 }

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+
     /**
      * List of packages and classes which are to be considered outside the scope of mutation. Any lines of code
      * containing calls to these classes will not be mutated.
@@ -104,8 +106,20 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #avoidCallsTo(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation avoidCallsTo(String... avoidCallTo) {
-        options_.put("--avoidCallsTo", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(avoidCallTo).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return avoidCallsTo(List.of(avoidCallTo));
+    }
+
+    private String buildClassPath(String... path) {
+        var classpath = new StringBuilder();
+        for (var p : path) {
+            if (!p.isBlank()) {
+                if (!classpath.isEmpty()) {
+                    classpath.append(File.pathSeparator);
+                }
+                classpath.append(p);
+            }
+        }
+        return classpath.toString();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -129,8 +143,31 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #classPath(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation classPath(String... path) {
-        options_.put("--classPath", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(path).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return classPath(List.of(path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List of packages and classes which are to be considered outside the scope of mutation. Any lines of code
+     * containing calls to these classes will not be mutated.
+     * <p>
+     * If a list is not explicitly supplied then PIT will default to a list of common logging packages as follows
+     * <p>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>java.util.logging</li>
+     * <li>org.apache.log4j</li>
+     * <li>org.slf4j</li>
+     * <li>org.apache.commons.logging</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>
+     * If the feature {@code FLOGCALL} is disabled, this parameter is ignored and logging calls are also mutated.
+     * Additional classpath entries to use when looking for tests and mutable code.
+     *
+     * @param path one or more paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #classPathPaths(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation classPath(Path... path) {
+        return classPathPaths(List.of(path));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -145,6 +182,30 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * List of packages and classes which are to be considered outside the scope of mutation. Any lines of code
+     * containing calls to these classes will not be mutated.
+     * <p>
+     * If a list is not explicitly supplied then PIT will default to a list of common logging packages as follows
+     * <p>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>java.util.logging</li>
+     * <li>org.apache.log4j</li>
+     * <li>org.slf4j</li>
+     * <li>org.apache.commons.logging</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>
+     * If the feature {@code FLOGCALL} is disabled, this parameter is ignored and logging calls are also mutated.
+     * Additional classpath entries to use when looking for tests and mutable code.
+     *
+     * @param path one or more paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #classPathFiles(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation classPath(File... path) {
+        return classPathFiles(List.of(path));
+    }
+
     /**
      * File with a list of additional classpath elements (one per line).
      *
@@ -158,6 +219,28 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Additional classpath entries to use when looking for tests and mutable code.
+     *
+     * @param path the list of paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #classPath(File...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation classPathFiles(Collection<File> path) {
+        return classPath(path.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Additional classpath entries to use when looking for tests and mutable code.
+     *
+     * @param path the list of paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #classPath(Path...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation classPathPaths(Collection<Path> path) {
+        return classPath(path.stream().map(Path::toFile).map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Line coverage threshold below which the build will fail. This is an integer percent (0-100) that represents the
      * fraction of the project covered by the tests.
@@ -213,6 +296,23 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to run in dry run mode.
+     * <p>
+     * Defaults to {@code false}
+     *
+     * @param isDryRun {@code true} or {@code false}
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation dryRun(boolean isDryRun) {
+        if (isDryRun) {
+            options_.put("--dryRun", TRUE);
+        } else {
+            options_.put("--dryRun", FALSE);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * List of globs to match against class names. Matching classes will be excluded from mutation.
      *
@@ -221,9 +321,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #excludedClasses(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation excludedClasses(String... excludedClass) {
-        options_.put("--excludedClasses",
-                String.join(",", Arrays.stream(excludedClass).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return excludedClasses(List.of(excludedClass));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -247,9 +345,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #excludedGroups(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation excludedGroups(String... excludedGroup) {
-        options_.put("--excludedGroups",
-                String.join(",", Arrays.stream(excludedGroup).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return excludedGroups(List.of(excludedGroup));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -273,9 +369,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #excludedMethods(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation excludedMethods(String... excludedMethod) {
-        options_.put("--excludedMethods",
-                String.join(",", Arrays.stream(excludedMethod).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return excludedMethods(List.of(excludedMethod));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -311,8 +405,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #excludedTestClasses(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation excludedTestClasses(String... testClasses) {
-        options_.put("--excludedTestClasses", String.join(",", testClasses));
-        return this;
+        return excludedTestClasses(List.of(testClasses));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -352,9 +445,10 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         if (project_ != null) {
             args.add(javaTool());
             args.add("-cp");
-            args.add(String.format("%s:%s:%s:%s", new File(project_.libTestDirectory(), "*"),
-                    new File(project_.libCompileDirectory(), "*"), project_.buildMainDirectory(),
-                    project_.buildTestDirectory()));
+            args.add(buildClassPath(joinClasspathJar(project_.testClasspathJars()),
+                    joinClasspathJar(project_.compileClasspathJars()),
+                    joinClasspathJar(project_.providedClasspathJars()),
+                    project_.buildMainDirectory().getAbsolutePath(), project_.buildTestDirectory().getAbsolutePath()));
             args.add("org.pitest.mutationtest.commandline.MutationCoverageReport");
 
             if (!options_.containsKey(SOURCE_DIRS)) {
@@ -369,6 +463,10 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
             });
         }
 
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+            LOGGER.fine(String.join(" ", args));
+        }
+
         return args;
     }
 
@@ -438,8 +536,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #features(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation features(String... feature) {
-        options_.put("--features", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(feature).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return features(List.of(feature));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -470,6 +567,26 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Path to a file containing history information for incremental analysis.
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation historyInputLocation(File path) {
+        return historyInputLocation(path.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Path to a file containing history information for incremental analysis.
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation historyInputLocation(Path path) {
+        return historyInputLocation(path.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Path to write history information for incremental analysis. May be the same as
      * {@link #historyInputLocation(String)
@@ -484,6 +601,28 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Path to write history information for incremental analysis. May be the same as
+     * {@link #historyInputLocation(String)
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation historyOutputLocation(File path) {
+        return historyOutputLocation(path.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Path to write history information for incremental analysis. May be the same as
+     * {@link #historyInputLocation(String)
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation historyOutputLocation(Path path) {
+        return historyOutputLocation(path.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Indicates if the PIT should try to mutate classes on the classpath with which it was launched. If not supplied
      * this flag defaults to {@code true}. If set to {@code false} only classes found on the paths specified by the
@@ -512,9 +651,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #includedGroups(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation includedGroups(String... includedGroup) {
-        options_.put("--includedGroups",
-                String.join(",", Arrays.stream(includedGroup).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return includedGroups(List.of(includedGroup));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -563,6 +700,14 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return s != null && !s.isBlank();
     }
 
+    private String joinClasspathJar(List<File> jars) {
+        if (!jars.isEmpty()) {
+            return String.join(File.pathSeparator, jars.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+        } else {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Argument string to use when PIT launches child processes. This is most commonly used to increase the amount of
      * memory available to the process, but may be used to pass any valid JVM argument.
@@ -572,8 +717,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #jvmArgs(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation jvmArgs(String... args) {
-        options_.put("--jvmArgs", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(args).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return jvmArgs(List.of(args));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -603,6 +747,28 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The path to the java executable to be used to launch test with. If none is supplied defaults to the one
+     * pointed to by {@code JAVA_HOME}.
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation jvmPath(File path) {
+        return jvmPath(path.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The path to the java executable to be used to launch test with. If none is supplied defaults to the one
+     * pointed to by {@code JAVA_HOME}.
+     *
+     * @param path the path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation jvmPath(Path path) {
+        return jvmPath(path.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Maximum number of surviving mutants to allow without throwing an error.
      *
@@ -640,8 +806,43 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #mutableCodePaths(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation mutableCodePaths(String... path) {
-        options_.put("--mutableCodePaths", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(path).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return mutableCodePaths(List.of(path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List of classpaths which should be considered to contain mutable code. If your build maintains separate output
+     * directories for tests and production classes this parameter should be set to your code output directory in order
+     * to avoid mutating test helper classes etc.
+     * <p>
+     * If no mutableCodePath is supplied PIT will default to considering anything not defined within a jar or zip file
+     * as being a candidate for mutation.
+     * <p>
+     * PIT will always attempt not to mutate test classes even if they are defined on a mutable path.
+     *
+     * @param path one or one paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #mutableCodePathsPaths(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation mutableCodePaths(Path... path) {
+        return mutableCodePathsPaths(List.of(path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List of classpaths which should be considered to contain mutable code. If your build maintains separate output
+     * directories for tests and production classes this parameter should be set to your code output directory in order
+     * to avoid mutating test helper classes etc.
+     * <p>
+     * If no mutableCodePath is supplied PIT will default to considering anything not defined within a jar or zip file
+     * as being a candidate for mutation.
+     * <p>
+     * PIT will always attempt not to mutate test classes even if they are defined on a mutable path.
+     *
+     * @param path one or one paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #mutableCodePathsFiles(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation mutableCodePaths(File... path) {
+        return mutableCodePathsFiles(List.of(path));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -663,6 +864,42 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * List of classpaths which should be considered to contain mutable code. If your build maintains separate output
+     * directories for tests and production classes this parameter should be set to your code output directory in order
+     * to avoid mutating test helper classes etc.
+     * <p>
+     * If no mutableCodePath is supplied PIT will default to considering anything not defined within a jar or zip file
+     * as being a candidate for mutation.
+     * <p>
+     * PIT will always attempt not to mutate test classes even if they are defined on a mutable path.
+     *
+     * @param paths the list of paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #mutableCodePaths(File...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation mutableCodePathsFiles(Collection<File> paths) {
+        return mutableCodePaths(paths.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List of classpaths which should be considered to contain mutable code. If your build maintains separate output
+     * directories for tests and production classes this parameter should be set to your code output directory in order
+     * to avoid mutating test helper classes etc.
+     * <p>
+     * If no mutableCodePath is supplied PIT will default to considering anything not defined within a jar or zip file
+     * as being a candidate for mutation.
+     * <p>
+     * PIT will always attempt not to mutate test classes even if they are defined on a mutable path.
+     *
+     * @param paths the list of paths
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #mutableCodePaths(Path...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation mutableCodePathsPaths(Collection<Path> paths) {
+        return mutableCodePaths(paths.stream().map(Path::toFile).map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Mutation engine to use.
      * <p>
@@ -752,6 +989,34 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A list of formats in which to write mutation results as the mutations are analysed.
+     * Supported formats are {@code HTML}, {@code XML}, {@code CSV}.
+     * <p>
+     * Defaults to {@code HTML}.
+     *
+     * @param outputFormat one or more output formats
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #outputFormatsFiles(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation outputFormats(File... outputFormat) {
+        return outputFormatsFiles(List.of(outputFormat));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A list of formats in which to write mutation results as the mutations are analysed.
+     * Supported formats are {@code HTML}, {@code XML}, {@code CSV}.
+     * <p>
+     * Defaults to {@code HTML}.
+     *
+     * @param outputFormat one or more output formats
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #outputFormatsPaths(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation outputFormats(Path... outputFormat) {
+        return outputFormatsPaths(List.of(outputFormat));
+    }
+
     /**
      * A list of formats in which to write mutation results as the mutations are analysed.
      * Supported formats are {@code HTML}, {@code XML}, {@code CSV}.
@@ -763,9 +1028,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #outputFormats(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation outputFormats(String... outputFormat) {
-        options_.put("--outputFormats",
-                String.join(",", Arrays.stream(outputFormat).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return outputFormats(List.of(outputFormat));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -783,6 +1046,35 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A list of formats in which to write mutation results as the mutations are analysed.
+     * Supported formats are {@code HTML}, {@code XML}, {@code CSV}.
+     * <p>
+     * Defaults to {@code HTML}.
+     *
+     * @param outputFormats the list of output formats
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #outputFormats(File...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation outputFormatsFiles(Collection<File> outputFormats) {
+        return outputFormats(outputFormats.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A list of formats in which to write mutation results as the mutations are analysed.
+     * Supported formats are {@code HTML}, {@code XML}, {@code CSV}.
+     * <p>
+     * Defaults to {@code HTML}.
+     *
+     * @param outputFormats the list of output formats
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #outputFormats(Path...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation outputFormatsPaths(Collection<Path> outputFormats) {
+        return outputFormats(outputFormats.stream().map(Path::toFile).map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Custom plugin properties.
      *
@@ -806,6 +1098,27 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Project base.
+     *
+     * @param file the file
+     * @return this operations instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation projectBase(File file) {
+        return projectBase(file.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Project base.
+     *
+     * @param file the file
+     * @return this operations instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation projectBase(Path file) {
+        return projectBase(file.toFile());
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Output directory for the reports.
      *
@@ -819,6 +1132,26 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Output directory for the reports.
+     *
+     * @param dir the directory
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation reportDir(File dir) {
+        return reportDir(dir.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output directory for the reports.
+     *
+     * @param dir the directory
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public PitestOperation reportDir(Path dir) {
+        return reportDir(dir.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * whether to ignore failing tests when computing coverage.
      * <p>
@@ -844,8 +1177,29 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #sourceDirs(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation sourceDirs(String... dir) {
-        options_.put(SOURCE_DIRS, String.join(",", Arrays.stream(dir).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return sourceDirs(List.of(dir));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The folder(s) containing the source code.
+     *
+     * @param dir one or more directories
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #sourceDirsFiles(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation sourceDirs(File... dir) {
+        return sourceDirsFiles(List.of(dir));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The folder(s) containing the source code.
+     *
+     * @param dir one or more directories
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #sourceDirsPaths(Collection)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation sourceDirs(Path... dir) {
+        return sourceDirsPaths(List.of(dir));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -860,6 +1214,29 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The folder(s) containing the source code.
+     *
+     * @param dirs the list of directories
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #sourceDirs(File...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation sourceDirsFiles(Collection<File> dirs) {
+        return sourceDirs(dirs.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The folder(s) containing the source code.
+     *
+     * @param dirs the list of directories
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @see #sourceDirs(Path...)
+     */
+    public PitestOperation sourceDirsPaths(Collection<Path> dirs) {
+        return sourceDirs(dirs.stream().map(Path::toFile).map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * The classes to be mutated. This is expressed as a list of globs.
      * <p>
@@ -892,8 +1269,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #targetClasses(String...)
      */
     public PitestOperation targetClasses(String... targetClass) {
-        options_.put("--targetClasses", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(targetClass).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return targetClasses(List.of(targetClass));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -909,8 +1285,7 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
      * @see #targetTests(Collection)
      */
     public PitestOperation targetTests(String... test) {
-        options_.put("--targetTests", String.join(",", Arrays.stream(test).filter(this::isNotBlank).toList()));
-        return this;
+        return targetTests(List.of(test));
     }
 
     /**

src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@
 
 package rife.bld.extension;
 
+import org.assertj.core.api.AutoCloseableSoftAssertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
 import rife.bld.BaseProject;
 import rife.bld.Project;
 import rife.bld.WebProject;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
@@ -33,11 +37,12 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static rife.bld.extension.PitestOperation.FALSE;
 import static rife.bld.extension.PitestOperation.TRUE;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidDuplicateLiterals")
 class PitestOperationTest {
     private static final String AS_LIST = "as list";
-    private final static String BAR = "bar";
-    private final static String FOO = "foo";
-    private final static String FOOBAR = FOO + ',' + BAR;
+    private static final String BAR = "bar";
+    private static final String FOO = "foo";
+    private static final String FOOBAR = FOO + ',' + BAR;
 
     @Test
     void argLine() {
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ class PitestOperationTest {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnabledOnOs(OS.LINUX)
     void checkAllParameters() throws IOException {
         var args = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("src", "test", "resources", "pitest-args.txt"));
 
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ class PitestOperationTest {
                 .classPathFile(FOO)
                 .coverageThreshold(0)
                 .detectInlinedCode(false)
+                .dryRun(false)
                 .excludedClasses("class")
                 .excludedClasses(List.of(FOO, BAR))
                 .excludedGroups("group")
@@ -119,15 +126,17 @@ class PitestOperationTest {
                 .verbosity("default")
                 .executeConstructProcessCommandList();
 
-        for (var p : args) {
-            var found = false;
-            for (var a : params) {
-                if (a.startsWith(p)) {
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
+        try (var softly = new AutoCloseableSoftAssertions()) {
+            for (var p : args) {
+                var found = false;
+                for (var a : params) {
+                    if (a.startsWith(p)) {
+                        found = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
+                softly.assertThat(found).as(p + " not found.").isTrue();
             }
-            assertThat(found).as(p + " not found.").isTrue();
         }
     }
 
@@ -589,6 +598,175 @@ class PitestOperationTest {
         assertThat(op.options().get("--targetTests")).as(AS_LIST).isEqualTo(FOOBAR);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testClassPath() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var bar = new File(BAR);
+
+        var foobar = String.format("%s,%s", FOO, BAR);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().classPath(FOO, BAR);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("String...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().classPath(List.of(FOO, BAR));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        foobar = String.format("%s,%s", foo.getAbsolutePath(), bar.getAbsolutePath());
+        op = new PitestOperation().classPath(foo, bar);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("File...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().classPathFiles(List.of(foo, bar));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().classPath(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("Path...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().classPathPaths(List.of(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath()));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--classPath")).as("List(Path...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testHistoryInputLocation() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().historyInputLocation(FOO);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyInputLocation")).as("as string").isEqualTo(FOO);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().historyInputLocation(foo);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyInputLocation")).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().historyInputLocation(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyInputLocation")).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testHistoryOutputLocation() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().historyOutputLocation(FOO);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyOutputLocation")).as("as string").isEqualTo(FOO);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().historyOutputLocation(foo);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyOutputLocation")).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().historyOutputLocation(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--historyOutputLocation")).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJvmPath() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().jvmPath(FOO);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--jvmPath")).as("as string").isEqualTo(FOO);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().jvmPath(foo);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--jvmPath")).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().jvmPath(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--jvmPath")).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testMutableCodePaths() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var bar = new File(BAR);
+
+        var foobar = String.format("%s,%s", FOO, BAR);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePaths(FOO, BAR);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("String...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePaths(List.of(FOO, BAR));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        foobar = String.format("%s,%s", foo.getAbsolutePath(), bar.getAbsolutePath());
+        op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePaths(foo, bar);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("File...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePathsFiles(List.of(foo, bar));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePaths(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("Path...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().mutableCodePathsPaths(List.of(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath()));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--mutableCodePaths")).as("List(Path...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testOutputFormats() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var bar = new File(BAR);
+
+        var foobar = String.format("%s,%s", FOO, BAR);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().outputFormats(FOO, BAR);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("String...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().outputFormats(List.of(FOO, BAR));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        foobar = String.format("%s,%s", foo.getAbsolutePath(), bar.getAbsolutePath());
+        op = new PitestOperation().outputFormats(foo, bar);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("File...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().outputFormatsFiles(List.of(foo, bar));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().outputFormats(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("Path...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().outputFormatsPaths(List.of(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath()));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--outputFormats")).as("List(Path...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testProjectBase() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().projectBase(FOO);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--projectBase")).as("as string").isEqualTo(FOO);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().projectBase(foo);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--projectBase")).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().projectBase(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--projectBase")).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testReportDir() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().reportDir(FOO);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--reportDir")).as("as string").isEqualTo(FOO);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().reportDir(foo);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--reportDir")).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().reportDir(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--reportDir")).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo.getAbsolutePath());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSourceDirs() {
+        var foo = new File(FOO);
+        var bar = new File(BAR);
+
+        var foobar = String.format("%s,%s", FOO, BAR);
+        var op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirs(FOO, BAR);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("String...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirs(List.of(FOO, BAR));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        foobar = String.format("%s,%s", foo.getAbsolutePath(), bar.getAbsolutePath());
+        op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirs(foo, bar);
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("File...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirsFiles(List.of(foo, bar));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("List(String...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirs(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("Path...").isEqualTo(foobar);
+
+        op = new PitestOperation().sourceDirsPaths(List.of(foo.toPath(), bar.toPath()));
+        assertThat(op.options().get("--sourceDirs")).as("List(Path...)").isEqualTo(foobar);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testStrengthThreshold() {
         var op = new PitestOperation()

src/test/resources/pitest-args.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 --classPathFile
 --coverageThreshold
 --detectInlinedCode
+--dryRun
 --excludedClasses
 --excludedGroups
 --excludedMethods