When using the Gradle Application plugin, it is possible to pass arguments directly to the main(String[] args) method via the --args option:

./gradlew run --args="foo bar"

This works as expected: the arguments are forwarded to the application’s main method.

However, when using the GluonFX Gradle plugin, the analogous task nativeRunAgent do not support --args. For example:

./gradlew nativeRunAgent --args="foo bar"

The tasks execute, but the arguments are not passed to the application’s main(String[] args) method.

This makes nativeRunAgent inconsistent with the Application plugin’s run task, even though their purpose is very similar (running the app, with nativeRunAgent additionally generating/modifying GraalVM agent configs).

Expected Behavior

• nativeRunAgent should accept --args and forward those arguments to the application’s main(String[] args), just like the Application plugin’s run task.

Actual Behavior

• --args is ignored by nativeRunAgent.
• The application receives no arguments in its main(String[] args).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a simple JavaFX/Java app with a main(String[] args) that prints the arguments.
2. Run with the Application plugin:

   ./gradlew run --args="foo bar"

   → Output shows foo bar.
3. Run with GluonFX plugin:

   ./gradlew nativeRun --args="foo bar"

   → Output shows no arguments.

Question

Is there a supported way to pass arguments to main(String[] args) when using nativeRunAgent without modifying the plugin source?

If not, would it make sense to add --args support to these tasks, for consistency with the Application plugin?

Notes

• I can work around this by modifying the plugin source (adding an @Option("args") property to NativeRunAgentTask and forward those args into the JavaExec task, but I’d prefer to know if there’s an official or simpler way.
• Happy to provide a PR if this feature is not yet supported.