org.gradle.api.artifacts.result

Interface ComponentSelectionReason

@Incubating
public interface ComponentSelectionReason

Answers the question why a component was selected during the dependency resolution.

Since:

1.3

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDescription() Returns a human-consumable description of this selection reason.
boolean	isConflictResolution() Informs whether the component was selected by conflict resolution.
boolean	isExpected() Informs whether the component is the requested selection of all dependency declarations, and was not replaced for some reason, such as conflict resolution.
boolean	isForced() Informs whether the component was forced.
boolean	isSelectedByRule() Informs whether the component was selected by the dependency resolve rule.

Method Detail

isForced

boolean isForced()

Informs whether the component was forced. Users can force components via ResolutionStrategy or when declaring dependencies (see DependencyHandler).

isConflictResolution

boolean isConflictResolution()

Informs whether the component was selected by conflict resolution. For more information about Gradle's conflict resolution please refer to the user guide. ResolutionStrategy contains information about conflict resolution and includes means to configure it.

isSelectedByRule

boolean isSelectedByRule()

Informs whether the component was selected by the dependency resolve rule. Users can configure dependency resolve rules via ResolutionStrategy.eachDependency(org.gradle.api.Action)

Since:

1.4

isExpected

boolean isExpected()

Informs whether the component is the requested selection of all dependency declarations, and was not replaced for some reason, such as conflict resolution.

Since:

1.11

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns a human-consumable description of this selection reason.