refactoring and adding a history

build.gradle

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.8.0' // Updated to be compatible with Gradle 8.x
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.3.1' // Updated to 8.0.0
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.9.1' // More stable version
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
 
@@ -15,4 +17,17 @@ allprojects {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
+    // Apply to all projects
+    configurations.all {
+        resolutionStrategy {
+            // Force a specific version of Kotlin stdlib
+            force "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+            force "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
+            force "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register('clean', Delete) {
+    delete rootProject.buildDir
 }