Dependency

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, ExternalDependency, ExternalModuleDependency, FileCollectionDependency, ModuleDependency, ProjectDependency, SelfResolvingDependency
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public interface Dependency
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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 Description

static String ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

static String CLASSIFIER

static String DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

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

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`because(String reason)`	Sets the reason why this dependency should be used.
`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`	`getReason()`	Returns a reason why this dependency should be used, in particular with regards to its version.
`String`	`getVersion()`	Returns the version of this dependency.

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION
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static final String DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION
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    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION
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static final String ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION
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    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CLASSIFIER
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static final String CLASSIFIER
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    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getGroup
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@Nullable
String getGroup()
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    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
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String getName()
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    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
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@Nullable
String getVersion()
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    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
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boolean contentEquals(Dependency dependency)
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    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
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Dependency copy()
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    Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
    
    Returns:
    
    The copy. Never returns null.
  - getReason
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@Incubating
@Nullable
String getReason()
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    Returns a reason why this dependency should be used, in particular with regards to its version. The dependency report will use it to explain why a specific dependency was selected, or why a specific dependency version was used.
    
    Returns:
    
    a reason to use this dependency
    
    Since:
    
    4.6
  - because
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@Incubating
void because(@Nullable
             String reason)
```
    Sets the reason why this dependency should be used.
    
    Since:
    
    4.6

Interface Dependency

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

CLASSIFIER

Method Detail

getGroup

getName

getVersion

contentEquals

copy

getReason

because