Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

When using the openapi-generator to generate a Kotlin project from an OpenAPI spec, it generates a Gradle project with build.gradle and settings.gradle files in the older Groovy format. It would be nice if there were a configuration option to have such a project generated with build.gradle.kts and settings.gradle.kts files (in the newer Gradle Kotlin DSL format) instead, since some of us prefer that, especially in Kotlin projects. I've searched existing GitHub issues for this, and I'm surprised that no one else has submitted this feature request yet.

Describe the solution you'd like

When invoking the generator, I'd like to be able to do something like this:

openApiGenerate {
    generatorName.set("kotlin")
    configOptions.set(mapOf(
        "gradleBuildDsl" to "kotlin" // as opposed to "groovy"
    ))
}

Describe alternatives you've considered

First of all, I checked whether such an option already existed in the documentation of the OpenAPI Kotlin Generator, but I found no mention of such a feature there.

I've looked for tools and plugins to automatically convert the generated Gradle project from Groovy DSL to Kotlin DSL, and I found GradleKotlinConverter, but it hasn't had a new release in almost 4 years, so it doesn't appear to be actively maintained. Also, having to run such a converter separately after having the automatic project generation would require additional setup work, would be slower and might potentially lead to conversion errors.

Additional context

The Kotlin DSL is increasingly becoming the preferred DSL for Gradle projects, and even officially so in the case of Android projects:

Kotlin is preferred over the Groovy for writing Gradle scripts because Kotlin is more readable and offers better compile-time checking and IDE support.

Although Kotlin currently offers better integration in Android Studio’s code editor when compared to Groovy, builds using Kotlin tend to be slower than builds using Groovy, so consider build performance when deciding whether to migrate.

Source: https://developer.android.com/build/migrate-to-kotlin-dsl

Also, when you're working on a Kotlin project anyway, it's more convenient to have the build configuration in the same language you're using for the source code in the project, instead of having to mentally switch back and forth between Kotlin and Groovy. And although there is a tradeoff between convenience and performance, it would be good to offer us the choice between the two, through use of such a config option. Also, the Kotlin DSL performance has already been improved in newer Gradle versions.

Thank you kindly for considering this.