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org.gradle.api.artifacts
[Java] Interface ConfigurationContainer

org.gradle.api.artifacts.ConfigurationContainer
  org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollection
      org.gradle.api.DomainObjectCollection
          org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectSet
              java.lang.Iterable
                  org.gradle.util.Configurable
                      org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer
                          java.util.Collection
All Superinterfaces:
NamedDomainObjectCollection, DomainObjectCollection, NamedDomainObjectSet, Iterable, Configurable, NamedDomainObjectContainer, Collection
@HasInternalProtocol
public interface ConfigurationContainer
extends NamedDomainObjectContainer

A ConfigurationContainer is responsible for declaring and managing configurations. See also Configuration.

You can obtain a ConfigurationContainer instance by calling Project.getConfigurations, or using the configurations property in your build script.

The configurations in a container are accessible as read-only properties of the container, using the name of the configuration as the property name. For example:

 configurations.create('myConfiguration')
 configurations.myConfiguration.transitive = false

A dynamic method is added for each configuration which takes a configuration closure. This is equivalent to calling getByName(String, groovy.lang.Closure). For example:

 configurations.create('myConfiguration')
 configurations.myConfiguration {
     transitive = false
 }

Examples

An example showing how to refer to a given configuration by name in order to get hold of all dependencies (e.g. jars, but only) 
   apply plugin: 'java' //so that I can use 'compile' configuration

   //copying all dependencies attached to 'compile' into a specific folder
   task copyAllDependencies(type: Copy) {
     //referring to the 'compile' configuration
     from configurations.compile
     into 'allLibs'
   }
An example showing how to declare and configure configurations 
 apply plugin: 'java' //so that I can use 'compile', 'testCompile' configurations

 configurations {
   //adding a configuration:
   myConfiguration

   //adding a configuration that extends existing configuration:
   //(testCompile was added by the java plugin)
   myIntegrationTestsCompile.extendsFrom(testCompile)

   //configuring existing configurations not to put transitive dependencies on the compile classpath
   //this way you can avoid issues with implicit dependencies to transitive libraries
   compile.transitive = false
   testCompile.transitive = false
 }
Examples on configuring the resolution strategy - see docs for ResolutionStrategy

Method Summary
Configuration add(String name)

Adds a configuration with the given name.
Configuration add(String name, Closure configureClosure)

Adds a configuration with the given name.

Configuration detachedConfiguration(Dependency... dependencies)

Creates a configuration, but does not add it to this container.
Configuration getAt(String name)

{@inheritDoc}
Configuration getByName(String name)

{@inheritDoc}
Configuration getByName(String name, Closure configureClosure)

{@inheritDoc}
 
Methods inherited from interface NamedDomainObjectContainer
configure, create, create, create, maybeCreate
 
Methods inherited from interface NamedDomainObjectSet
findAll, matching, matching, withType
 

Method Detail

add

@Deprecated
public Configuration add(String name)
Adds a configuration with the given name.
throws:
InvalidUserDataException when a configuration with the given name already exists in this container.
deprecated:
use create(String) instead
Parameters:
name - The name of the new configuration.
Returns:
The newly added configuration.

add

@Deprecated
public Configuration add(String name, Closure configureClosure)
Adds a configuration with the given name. The given configuration closure is executed against the configuration before it is returned from this method.
throws:
InvalidUserDataException when a configuration with the given name already exists in this container.
deprecated:
use create(String, groovy.lang.Closure) instead
Parameters:
name - The name of the new configuration.
configureClosure - The closure to use to configure the configuration.
Returns:
The newly added configuration.

detachedConfiguration

public Configuration detachedConfiguration(Dependency... dependencies)
Creates a configuration, but does not add it to this container.
Parameters:
dependencies - The dependencies of the configuration.
Returns:
The configuration.

getAt

public Configuration getAt(String name)
{@inheritDoc}

getByName

public Configuration getByName(String name)
{@inheritDoc}

getByName

public Configuration getByName(String name, Closure configureClosure)
{@inheritDoc}

 

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