gradle 1.12
Merge pull request #272 from brharrington/gradle-1.12

gradle 1.12
remove httpclient version workaround
Return the primitive values on getValue() calls
remove defensive checks against number being null
Merge pull request #274 from dmuino/doubleGauge

Return the primitive values on getValue() calls
aws-java-sdk-1.8.7
Merge pull request #276 from brharrington/aws-1.8

aws-java-sdk-1.8.7
[Gradle Release Plugin] - pre tag commit:  '0.7.8'.
[Gradle Release Plugin] - new version commit:  '0.7.9-SNAPSHOT'.