Package org.gradle.api.artifacts

Interface ExternalModuleDependency

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientModule, MinimalExternalModuleDependency

public interface ExternalModuleDependency
extends ExternalDependency

A ExternalModuleDependency is a Dependency on a module 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
ExternalModuleDependency	copy()	Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
boolean	isChanging()	Indicates that the given dependency can have different content for the same identifier.
ExternalModuleDependency	setChanging(boolean changing)	Sets the dependency as "changing" or "not changing".

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

because, contentEquals, getGroup, getName, getReason, getVersion

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

getVersionConstraint, isForce, version

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

addArtifact, artifact, artifact, attributes, capabilities, doNotEndorseStrictVersions, endorseStrictVersions, exclude, getArtifacts, getAttributes, getCapabilitySelectors, getExcludeRules, getRequestedCapabilities, getTargetConfiguration, isEndorsingStrictVersions, isTransitive, setTargetConfiguration, setTransitive

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

getGroup, getModule, getName, getVersion, matchesStrictly

Method Details

isChanging

boolean isChanging()

Indicates that the given dependency can have different content for the same identifier.

See Also:

• setChanging(boolean)

setChanging

ExternalModuleDependency setChanging(boolean changing)

Sets the dependency as "changing" or "not changing". If set to true, the dependency is marked as "changing." Gradle will periodically check the remote repository for updates, even if the local cache entry has not yet expired. Defaults to false.

Parameters:

changing - if true, the dependency is considered changing and Gradle should check for a change in the remote repository, even if a local entry exists.

Returns:

this

copy

ExternalModuleDependency 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 ExternalDependency

Specified by:

copy in interface ModuleDependency

Returns:

The copy. Never returns null.