--- a/init20.gradle	Wed Aug 05 13:31:24 2015 +0100
+++ b/init20.gradle	Fri Aug 14 16:13:24 2015 +0100
@@ -534,6 +534,21 @@
         } catch (e) {  }
 
     }
+	
+	void requireMemory(int megabytes) {
+		if (systemFreeMemory > 0 && systemFreeMemory < megabytes) {
+			throw new GradleException("insufficent free OS memory for this build (available: ${systemFreeMemory}m, required: ${megabytes}m)")
+		}
+	}
+	/**
+	* Returns maximum memory available upto the value specified. 
+	*/
+	int maxMemory(int megabytes) {
+	   if (systemFreeMemory) {
+			[systemFreeMemory,megabytes].min()
+	   } else { megabytes }
+	
+	}
 
 }