OperationDescriptor (Gradle API 8.11)

All Known Subinterfaces:

BaseProblemDescriptor, BuildPhaseOperationDescriptor, FileDownloadOperationDescriptor, JvmTestOperationDescriptor, ProjectConfigurationOperationDescriptor, TaskOperationDescriptor, TestOperationDescriptor, TestOutputDescriptor, TransformOperationDescriptor, WorkItemOperationDescriptor
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public interface OperationDescriptor
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Describes an operation for which an event has occurred.
You can use equals() to determine whether 2 different descriptors refer to the same operation.

The subtypes of this interface define specific types of operations, such as task execution.

Since:

2.4

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getDisplayName()`	Returns a human consumable display name for the operation.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the operation.
`OperationDescriptor`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent operation, if any.

- Method Detail
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName()
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    Returns the name of the operation. This name does not necessarily uniquely identify the operation. However, the name can be used by a human to disambiguate between the children of a given operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the operation.
  - getDisplayName
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java.lang.String getDisplayName()
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    Returns a human consumable display name for the operation. This display name provides enough context for a human to uniquely identify the operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The display name of the operation.
  - getParent
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@Nullable
OperationDescriptor getParent()
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    Returns the parent operation, if any.
    
    Returns:
    
    The parent operation.