Interface ComponentSelectionReason


  • public interface ComponentSelectionReason
    Answers the question why a component was selected during the dependency resolution.
    Since:
    1.3
    • Method Detail

      • isForced

        boolean isForced()
        Informs whether the component was forced. Users can force components via ResolutionStrategy or when declaring dependencies (see DependencyHandler).
      • isConflictResolution

        boolean isConflictResolution()
        Informs whether the component was selected by conflict resolution. For more information about Gradle's conflict resolution please refer to the user guide. ResolutionStrategy contains information about conflict resolution and includes means to configure it.
      • isSelectedByRule

        boolean isSelectedByRule()
        Informs whether the component was selected by the dependency substitution rule. Users can configure dependency substitution rules via ResolutionStrategy.getDependencySubstitution()
        Since:
        1.4
      • isExpected

        boolean isExpected()
        Informs whether the component is the requested selection of all dependency declarations, and was not replaced for some reason, such as conflict resolution.
        Since:
        1.11
      • isCompositeSubstitution

        @Incubating
        boolean isCompositeSubstitution()
        Informs whether the selected component is a project substitute from a build participating in in a composite build.
        Since:
        4.5
      • isConstrained

        boolean isConstrained()
        Informs whether the selected component version has been influenced by a dependency constraint.
        Returns:
        true if a dependency constraint influenced the selection of this component
        Since:
        4.6
      • getDescriptions

        @Incubating
        List<ComponentSelectionDescriptor> getDescriptions()
        Returns a list of descriptions of the causes that led to the selection of this component.
        Returns:
        the list of descriptions.
        Since:
        4.6