org.gradle.api.initialization

Interface ProjectDescriptor

public interface ProjectDescriptor

A ProjectDescriptor declares the configuration required to create and evaluate a Project.

A ProjectDescriptor is created when you add a project to the build from the settings script, using Settings.include(String[]) or Settings.includeFlat(String[]). You can access the descriptors using one of the lookup methods on the Settings object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
File	getBuildFile() Returns the build file for this project.
String	getBuildFileName() Returns the name of the build file for this project.
Set<ProjectDescriptor>	getChildren() Returns the children of this project, if any.
String	getName() Returns the name of this project.
ProjectDescriptor	getParent() Returns the parent of this project, if any.
String	getPath() Returns the path of this project.
File	getProjectDir() Returns the project directory of this project.
void	setBuildFileName(String name) Sets the name of the build file.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of this project.
void	setProjectDir(File dir) Sets the project directory of this project.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this project.

Returns:

The name of the project. Never returns null.

setName

void setName(String name)

Sets the name of this project.

Parameters:

name - The new name for the project. Should not be null

getProjectDir

File getProjectDir()

Returns the project directory of this project.

Returns:

The project directory. Never returns null.

setProjectDir

void setProjectDir(File dir)

Sets the project directory of this project.

Parameters:

dir - The new project directory. Should not be null.

getBuildFileName

String getBuildFileName()

Returns the name of the build file for this project. This name is interpreted relative to the project directory.

Returns:

The build file name.

setBuildFileName

void setBuildFileName(String name)

Sets the name of the build file. This name is interpreted relative to the project directory.

Parameters:

name - The build file name. Should not be null.

getBuildFile

File getBuildFile()

Returns the build file for this project.

Returns:

The build file. Never returns null.

getParent

ProjectDescriptor getParent()

Returns the parent of this project, if any. Returns null if this project is the root project.

Returns:

The parent, or null if this is the root project.

getChildren

Set<ProjectDescriptor> getChildren()

Returns the children of this project, if any.

Returns:

The children. Returns an empty set if this project does not have any children.

getPath

String getPath()

Returns the path of this project. The path can be used as a unique identifier for this project.

Returns:

The path. Never returns null.