org.gradle.api.artifacts

Interface ExternalDependency

All Superinterfaces:

Dependency, ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, ExternalModuleDependency

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExternalDependency, DefaultClientModule, DefaultExternalModuleDependency

public interface ExternalDependency
extends ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector

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

Author:

Hans Dockter

Field Summary

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

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION, CLASSIFIER, DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ExternalDependency	copy() Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
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.

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

addArtifact, artifact, exclude, getArtifacts, getConfiguration, getExcludeRules, isTransitive, setTransitive

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

contentEquals, getGroup, getName, getVersion

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

getGroup, getName, getVersion

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.