org.gradle.api.artifacts

Interface Dependency

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, ExternalDependency, ExternalModuleDependency, FileCollectionDependency, ModuleDependency, ProjectDependency, SelfResolvingDependency

public interface Dependency

A Dependency represents a dependency on the artifacts from a particular source. A source can be an Ivy module, a Maven POM, another Gradle project, a collection of Files, etc... A source can have zero or more artifacts.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION
static String	CLASSIFIER
static String	DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	contentEquals(Dependency dependency) Returns whether two dependencies have identical values for their properties.
Dependency	copy() Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
String	getGroup() Returns the group of this dependency.
String	getName() Returns the name of this dependency.
String	getVersion() Returns the version of this dependency.

Field Detail

DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

static final String DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

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Constant Field Values

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

static final String ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

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Constant Field Values

CLASSIFIER

static final String CLASSIFIER

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getGroup

String getGroup()

Returns the group of this dependency. The group is often required to find the artifacts of a dependency in a repository. For example, the group name corresponds to a directory name in a Maven like repository. Might return null.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this dependency. The name is almost always required to find the artifacts of a dependency in a repository. Never returns null.

getVersion

String getVersion()

Returns the version of this dependency. The version is often required to find the artifacts of a dependency in a repository. For example the version name corresponds to a directory name in a Maven like repository. Might return null.

contentEquals

boolean contentEquals(Dependency dependency)

Returns whether two dependencies have identical values for their properties. A dependency is an entity with a key. Therefore dependencies might be equal and yet have different properties.

Parameters:

dependency - The dependency to compare this dependency with

copy

Dependency copy()

Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.

Returns:

The copy. Never returns null.