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()	Returns whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository.
ExternalModuleDependency	setChanging(boolean changing)	Sets whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository.

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()

Returns whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository.

See Also:

• setChanging(boolean)

setChanging

ExternalModuleDependency setChanging(boolean changing)

Sets whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository. If set to true, Gradle will check the remote repository even if a dependency with the same version is already in the local cache. Defaults to false.

Parameters:

changing - Whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository

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.