Package org.gradle.api.artifacts

Interface DependencyMetadata

@Incubating public interface DependencyMetadata
Describes a dependency declared in a resolved component's metadata, which typically originates from a component descriptor (Gradle metadata file, Ivy file, Maven POM). This interface can be used to adjust a dependency's properties via metadata rules (see ComponentMetadataHandler.
Since:
4.4

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getGroup()
    Returns the group of the module that is targeted by this dependency.
    String
    getName()
    Returns the name of the module that is targeted by this dependency.
    String
    getVersion()
    Returns the version of the module that is targeted by this dependency, which usually expresses what API level of the module you are compatible with.
    DependencyMetadata
    setVersion(String version)
    Adjust the version constraints of the dependency.

  • Method Details

    • getGroup

      String getGroup()
      Returns the group of the module that is targeted by this dependency. The group allows the definition of modules of the same name in different organizations or contexts.

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns the name of the module that is targeted by this dependency.

    • getVersion

      String getVersion()
      Returns the version of the module that is targeted by this dependency, which usually expresses what API level of the module you are compatible with.

    • setVersion

      DependencyMetadata setVersion(String version)
      Adjust the version constraints of the dependency.
      Parameters:
      version - version in string notation