api / org.gradle.api.artifacts / Dependency

Dependency

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.

Properties

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION	`static val ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION: String`
CLASSIFIER	`static val CLASSIFIER: String`
DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION	`static val DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION: String`

Functions

because	`abstract fun because(reason: String): Unit` Sets the reason why this dependency should be used.
contentEquals	`abstract fun contentEquals(dependency: Dependency): Boolean` 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.
copy	`abstract fun copy(): Dependency` Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
getGroup	`abstract fun getGroup(): String` 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	`abstract fun getName(): String` 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.
getReason	`abstract fun getReason(): String` 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.
getVersion	`abstract fun getVersion(): String` 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.

Inheritors

ModuleDependency

interface ModuleDependency : Dependency, HasConfigurableAttributes<ModuleDependency>

A ModuleDependency is a org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency on a module outside the current project.

For examples on configuring the exclude rules please refer to #exclude(java.util.Map).

SelfResolvingDependency

interface SelfResolvingDependency : Dependency, Buildable

A SelfResolvingDependency is a Dependency which is able to resolve itself, independent of a repository.