Package org.gradle.api.file

Interface ProjectLayout

@ServiceScope(org.gradle.internal.service.scopes.Scope.Project.class) public interface ProjectLayout
Provides access to several important locations for a project.

An instance of this type can be injected into a task, plugin or other object by annotating a public constructor or method with javax.inject.Inject. It is also available via Project.getLayout().

Note: This interface is not intended for implementation by build script or plugin authors.

Since:
4.1

  • Method Details

    • getProjectDirectory

      Directory getProjectDirectory()
      Returns the project directory.

    • getBuildDirectory

      DirectoryProperty getBuildDirectory()
      Returns the build directory for the project.

    • file

      Provider<RegularFile> file(Provider<File> file)
      Creates a RegularFile provider whose location is calculated from the given Provider.

      File system locations based on relative paths will be resolved against this layout's reference location, as defined by getProjectDirectory().

    • dir

      Provider<Directory> dir(Provider<File> file)
      Creates a Directory provider whose location is calculated from the given Provider.

      File system locations based on relative paths will be resolved against this layout's reference location, as defined by getProjectDirectory().

      Since:
      6.0

    • files

      FileCollection files(Object... paths)

      Creates a read-only FileCollection containing the given files, as defined by Project.files(Object...).

      This method can also be used to create an empty collection, but the collection may not be mutated later.

      Parameters:
      paths - The paths to the files. May be empty.
      Returns:
      The file collection. Never returns null.
      Since:
      4.8