org.gradle.api.artifacts
Interface Dependency

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, ExternalDependency, ExternalModuleDependency, FileCollectionDependency, ModuleDependency, ProjectDependency, SelfResolvingDependency

public interface Dependency

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.

DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

static final String DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

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Constant Field Values

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

static final String ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION

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Constant Field Values

CLASSIFIER

static final String CLASSIFIER

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Constant Field Values

getGroup

String getGroup()

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

String getName()

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

String getVersion()

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

boolean contentEquals(Dependency dependency)

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

Dependency copy()

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

Returns:

The copy. Never returns null.