Package org.gradle.tooling

Interface Failure

@Incubating public interface Failure
Represents a failure. Failures are similar to exceptions but carry less information (only a message, a description and a cause) so they can be used in a wider scope than just the JVM where the exception failed.
Since:
2.4

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    List<? extends Failure>
    getCauses()
    Returns the underlying causes for this failure, if any.
    String
    getDescription()
    Returns a long description of the failure.
    String
    getMessage()
    Returns a short message (typically one line) for the failure.

  • Method Details

    • getMessage

      @Nullable String getMessage()
      Returns a short message (typically one line) for the failure.
      Returns:
      the failure message

    • getDescription

      @Nullable String getDescription()
      Returns a long description of the failure. For example, a stack trace.
      Returns:
      a long description of the failure

    • getCauses

      List<? extends Failure> getCauses()
      Returns the underlying causes for this failure, if any.
      Returns:
      the causes for this failure. Returns an empty list if this failure has no causes.