Package org.gradle.api.artifacts

Interface ExternalDependency

All Superinterfaces:

Dependency, HasAttributes, HasConfigurableAttributes<ModuleDependency>, ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, ExternalModuleDependency

public interface ExternalDependency
extends ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector

An ExternalDependency is a Dependency on a source outside the current project hierarchy.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION, CLASSIFIER, DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ExternalDependency	copy()	Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
VersionConstraint	getVersionConstraint()	Returns the version constraint to be used during selection.
boolean	isForce()	Returns whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.
ExternalDependency	setForce(boolean force)	Sets whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.
void	version(Action<? super MutableVersionConstraint> configureAction)	Configures the version constraint for this dependency.

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency

because, contentEquals, getGroup, getName, getReason, getVersion

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency

addArtifact, artifact, artifact, attributes, capabilities, exclude, getArtifacts, getAttributes, getExcludeRules, getRequestedCapabilities, getTargetConfiguration, isTransitive, setTargetConfiguration, setTransitive

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleVersionSelector

getGroup, getModule, getName, getVersion, matchesStrictly

Method Detail

isForce

boolean isForce()

Returns whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.

setForce

ExternalDependency setForce(boolean force)

Sets whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.

Parameters:

force - Whether to force this version or not.

Returns:

this

copy

ExternalDependency copy()

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

Specified by:

copy in interface Dependency

Specified by:

copy in interface ModuleDependency

Returns:

The copy. Never returns null.

version

@Incubating
void version(Action<? super MutableVersionConstraint> configureAction)

Configures the version constraint for this dependency.

Parameters:

configureAction - the configuration action for the module version

Since:

4.4

getVersionConstraint

@Incubating
VersionConstraint getVersionConstraint()

Returns the version constraint to be used during selection.

Returns:

the version constraint

Since:

4.4