MarkingStrategy (Gradle API 8.9)

```
@Incubating
public interface MarkingStrategy
```
Represents a method of marking a cache directory. This is used to mark Gradle's cache directories.
You may implement your own marking strategy by implementing this interface and setting CacheConfigurations.getMarkingStrategy().

Since:

8.1

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static MarkingStrategy`	`CACHEDIR_TAG`	Marking strategy that marks the cache directory with a `CACHEDIR.TAG` file.
`static MarkingStrategy`	`NONE`	Marking strategy that does not mark the cache directory.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

void tryMarkCacheDirectory(java.io.File file)
Try to mark the given cache directory.

- Field Detail
  - CACHEDIR_TAG
```
static final MarkingStrategy CACHEDIR_TAG
```
    Marking strategy that marks the cache directory with a CACHEDIR.TAG file.
    
    See Also:
    
    Cache Directory Tagging Specification
  - NONE
```
static final MarkingStrategy NONE
```
    Marking strategy that does not mark the cache directory.
- Method Detail
  - tryMarkCacheDirectory
```
void tryMarkCacheDirectory(java.io.File file)
```
    Try to mark the given cache directory. If an I/O error occurs, this method should not throw an error, but instead log the error at an appropriate level, and return.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the cache directory to mark