org.gradle.api.tasks
Interface TaskState


public interface TaskState

TaskState provides information about the execution state of a Task. You can obtain a TaskState instance by calling Task.getState().


Method Summary
 boolean getDidWork()
          Checks if the task actually did any work.
 boolean getExecuted()
          Returns true if this task has been executed.
 Throwable getFailure()
          Returns the exception describing the task failure, if any.
 String getSkipMessage()
          Returns a message describing why the task was skipped.
 boolean getSkipped()
          Returns true if the execution of this task was skipped for some reason.
 void rethrowFailure()
          Throws the task failure, if any.
 

Method Detail

getExecuted

boolean getExecuted()

Returns true if this task has been executed.

Returns:
true if this task has been executed.

getFailure

Throwable getFailure()
Returns the exception describing the task failure, if any.

Returns:
The exception, or null if the task did not fail.

rethrowFailure

void rethrowFailure()
Throws the task failure, if any. Does nothing if the task did not fail.


getDidWork

boolean getDidWork()

Checks if the task actually did any work. Even if a task executes, it may determine that it has nothing to do. For example, the Compile task may determine that source files have not changed since the last time a the task was run.

Returns:
true if this task has been executed and did any work.

getSkipped

boolean getSkipped()
Returns true if the execution of this task was skipped for some reason.

Returns:
true if this task has been executed and skipped.

getSkipMessage

String getSkipMessage()
Returns a message describing why the task was skipped.

Returns:
the message. returns null if the task was not skipped.