ResolutionStrategy

The currently configured version selection rules object.

The set of dependency substitution rules that are set for this configuration.

Returns currently configured forced modules. For more information on forcing versions see ResolutionStrategy.force(java.lang.Object[])

Activates dependency locking support in Gradle. Once turned on on a configuration, resolution result can be saved and then reused for subsequent builds. This enables reproducible builds when using dynamic versions.

Sets the length of time that changing modules will be cached, with units expressed as a String.

A convenience method for ResolutionStrategy.cacheChangingModulesFor(int, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit) with units expressed as a String. Units are resolved by calling the valueOf(String) method of TimeUnit with the upper-cased string value.

Sets the length of time that changing modules will be cached.

Gradle caches the contents and artifacts of changing modules. By default, these cached values are kept for 24 hours, after which the cached entry is expired and the module is resolved again.

Use this method to provide a custom expiry time after which the cached entries for any changing module will be expired.

Sets the length of time that dynamic versions will be cached, with units expressed as a String.

A convenience method for ResolutionStrategy.cacheDynamicVersionsFor(int, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit) with units expressed as a String. Units are resolved by calling the valueOf(String) method of TimeUnit with the upper-cased string value.

Sets the length of time that dynamic versions will be cached.

Gradle keeps a cache of dynamic version => resolved version (ie 2.+ => 2.3). By default, these cached values are kept for 24 hours, after which the cached entry is expired and the dynamic version is resolved again.

Use this method to provide a custom expiry time after which the cached value for any dynamic version will be expired.

The componentSelection block provides rules to filter or blacklist certain components from appearing in the resolution result.

Configures the set of dependency substitution rules for this configuration. The action receives an instance of DependencySubstitutions which can then be configured with substitution rules.

Examples:

// add dependency substitution rules
configurations.all {
  resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
    // Substitute project and module dependencies
    substitute module('org.gradle:api') with project(':api')
    substitute project(':util') with module('org.gradle:util:3.0')

    // Substitute one module dependency for another
    substitute module('org.gradle:api:2.0') with module('org.gradle:api:2.1')
  }
}

Adds a dependency substitution rule that is triggered for every dependency (including transitive) when the configuration is being resolved. The action receives an instance of DependencyResolveDetails that can be used to find out what dependency is being resolved and to influence the resolution process. Example:

configurations {
  compileClasspath.resolutionStrategy {
    eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
      //specifying a fixed version for all libraries with 'org.gradle' group
      if (details.requested.group == 'org.gradle') {
        details.useVersion '1.4'
      }
    }
    eachDependency { details ->
      //multiple actions can be specified
      if (details.requested.name == 'groovy-all') {
         //changing the name:
         details.useTarget group: details.requested.group, name: 'groovy', version: details.requested.version
      }
    }
  }
}

The rules are evaluated in order they are declared. Rules are evaluated after forced modules are applied (see ResolutionStrategy.force(java.lang.Object[])

In case of conflict, Gradle by default uses the newest of conflicting versions. However, you can change this behavior. Use this method to configure the resolution to fail eagerly on any version conflict, e.g. multiple different versions of the same dependency (group and name are equal) in the same Configuration. The check includes both first level and transitive dependencies. See example below:

apply plugin: 'java' //so that there are some configurations

configurations.all {
  resolutionStrategy.failOnVersionConflict()
}

Allows forcing certain versions of dependencies, including transitive dependencies. Appends new forced modules to be considered when resolving dependencies.

It accepts following notations:

Example:

apply plugin: 'java' //so that there are some configurations

configurations.all {
  resolutionStrategy.force 'asm:asm-all:3.3.1', 'commons-io:commons-io:1.4'
}

Gradle can resolve conflicts purely by version number or prioritize project dependencies over binary. The default is by version number.

This applies to both first level and transitive dependencies. See example below:

apply plugin: 'java' //so that there are some configurations

configurations.all {
  resolutionStrategy.preferProjectModules()
}