SignatoryProvider (Gradle API 8.9)

Type Parameters:

T - The specific Signatory subtype

All Known Implementing Classes:

PgpSignatoryProvider
```
public interface SignatoryProvider<T extends Signatory>
```
Provides implementations of signatory implementations for a project.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`configure(SigningExtension settings, Closure closure)`	Evaluates the given DSL-containing-closure as signatory configuration.
`T`	`getDefaultSignatory(Project project)`	Attempts to create a signatory for the project that will be used everywhere something is to be signed and an explicit signatory has not been set (for the task/operation).
`T`	`getSignatory(java.lang.String name)`	Retrieves the signatory with the given name.

- Method Detail
  - configure
```
void configure(SigningExtension settings,
               Closure closure)
```
    Evaluates the given DSL-containing-closure as signatory configuration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    settings - The signing settings for the project the configure is happening for
  - getDefaultSignatory
```
T getDefaultSignatory(Project project)
```
    Attempts to create a signatory for the project that will be used everywhere something is to be signed and an explicit signatory has not been set (for the task/operation).
    
    This may be called multiple times and the implementer is free to return a different instance if the project state has changed in someway that influences the default signatory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    project - The project which the signatory is for
    
    Returns:
    
    The signatory, or null if there is insufficient information available to create one.
  - getSignatory
```
T getSignatory(java.lang.String name)
```
    Retrieves the signatory with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The desired signatory's name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The signatory with the given name if found, or null if no signatory is found with this name.