MinimalExternalModuleDependency (Gradle API 8.9)

All Superinterfaces:

Dependency, ExternalDependency, ExternalModuleDependency, HasAttributes, HasConfigurableAttributes<ModuleDependency>, ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector
```
public interface MinimalExternalModuleDependency
extends ExternalModuleDependency
```
The minimal information Gradle needs to address an external module.

Since:

6.8

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency
  ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION, CLASSIFIER, DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MinimalExternalModuleDependency`	`copy()`	Creates and returns a new dependency with the property values of this one.
`ModuleIdentifier`	`getModule()`	The module identifier of the component.
`VersionConstraint`	`getVersionConstraint()`	Returns the version constraint to be used during selection.

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency
because, contentEquals, getGroup, getName, getReason, getVersion

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ExternalDependency
isForce, version

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ExternalModuleDependency
isChanging, setChanging

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency
addArtifact, artifact, artifact, attributes, capabilities, doNotEndorseStrictVersions, endorseStrictVersions, exclude, getArtifacts, getAttributes, getExcludeRules, getRequestedCapabilities, getTargetConfiguration, isEndorsingStrictVersions, isTransitive, setTargetConfiguration, setTransitive

Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleVersionSelector
getGroup, getName, getVersion, matchesStrictly

- Method Detail
  - getModule
```
ModuleIdentifier getModule()
```
    Description copied from interface: ModuleVersionSelector
    
    The module identifier of the component. Returns the same information as ModuleVersionSelector.getGroup() and ModuleVersionSelector.getName().
    
    Specified by:
    
    getModule in interface ModuleVersionSelector
    
    Returns:
    
    the module identifier
  - getVersionConstraint
```
VersionConstraint getVersionConstraint()
```
    Description copied from interface: ExternalDependency
    
    Returns the version constraint to be used during selection.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getVersionConstraint in interface ExternalDependency
    
    Returns:
    
    the version constraint
  - copy
```
MinimalExternalModuleDependency 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 ExternalModuleDependency
    
    Specified by:
    
    copy in interface ModuleDependency
    
    Returns:
    
    The copy. Never returns null.