Package org.gradle.api.attributes

Interface AttributeContainer

All Superinterfaces:
HasAttributes
public interface AttributeContainer extends HasAttributes
An attribute container is a container of attributes, which are strongly typed named entities. Such a container is responsible for storing and getting attributes in a type safe way. In particular, attributes are strongly typed, meaning that when we get a value from the container, the returned value type is inferred from the type of the attribute. In a way, an attribute container is similar to a Map where the entry is a "typed String" and the value is of the string type. However, the set of methods available to the container is much more limited. It is not allowed to have two attributes with the same name but different types in the container.
Since:
3.3

  • Method Details

    • keySet

      Set<Attribute<?>> keySet()
      Returns the set of attribute keys of this container.
      Returns:
      the set of attribute keys.

    • attribute

      <T> AttributeContainer attribute(Attribute<T> key, T value)
      Sets an attribute value. It is not allowed to use null as an attribute value.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the attribute
      Parameters:
      key - the attribute key
      value - the attribute value
      Returns:
      this container

    • attributeProvider

      <T> AttributeContainer attributeProvider(Attribute<T> key, Provider<? extends T> provider)
      Sets an attribute to have the same value as the given provider. This attribute will track the value of the provider and query its value when this container is finalized.

      This method can NOT be used to discard the value of an property. Specifying a null provider will result in an IllegalArgumentException being thrown. When the provider has no value at finalization time, an IllegalStateException - regardless of whether or not a convention has been set.

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the attribute
      Parameters:
      key - the attribute key
      provider - The provider whose value to use
      Returns:
      this container
      Since:
      7.4

    • getAttribute

      @Nullable <T> T getAttribute(Attribute<T> key)
      Returns the value of an attribute found in this container, or null if this container doesn't have it.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the attribute
      Parameters:
      key - the attribute key
      Returns:
      the attribute value, or null if not found

    • isEmpty

      boolean isEmpty()
      Returns true if this container is empty.
      Returns:
      true if this container is empty.

    • contains

      boolean contains(Attribute<?> key)
      Tells if a specific attribute is found in this container.
      Parameters:
      key - the key of the attribute
      Returns:
      true if this attribute is found in this container.