Ear (Gradle API 3.5)
Date: 2017-04-10

org.gradle.plugins.ear

## Class Ear

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
        - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask
          - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip
            - - org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
              - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
                - - org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparable<Task>, ContentFilterable, CopyProcessingSpec, CopySourceSpec, CopySpec, org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware, org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecSource, org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware, org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal, ExtensionAware, Task, PatternFilterable, org.gradle.util.Configurable<Task>

      public class Ear
      extends Jar

  Assembles an EAR archive.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `EAR_EXTENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar

      `DEFAULT_EXTENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip

      `ZIP_EXTENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `TASK_ACTION, TASK_DEPENDS_ON, TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_GROUP, TASK_NAME, TASK_OVERWRITE, TASK_TYPE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Ear()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Ear` | `deploymentDescriptor(Action<? super DeploymentDescriptor> configureAction)` Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.
    `Ear` | `deploymentDescriptor(Closure configureClosure)` Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.
    `DeploymentDescriptor` | `getDeploymentDescriptor()` The deployment descriptor configuration.
    `protected org.gradle.internal.reflect.Instantiator` | `getInstantiator()`
    `CopySpec` | `getLib()` A location for dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `String` | `getLibDirName()` The name of the library directory in the EAR file.
    `CopySpec` | `lib(Action<? super CopySpec> configureAction)` Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `CopySpec` | `lib(Closure configureClosure)` Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `void` | `setDeploymentDescriptor(DeploymentDescriptor deploymentDescriptor)`
    `void` | `setLibDirName(String libDirName)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar

      `manifest`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar

      `getManifest, getManifestContentCharset, getMetadataCharset, getMetaInf, manifest, metaInf, metaInf, setManifest, setManifestContentCharset, setMetadataCharset`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip

      `createCopyAction, getCompressor, getEntryCompression, isZip64, setEntryCompression, setZip64`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask

      `createCopyActionExecuter, getAppendix, getArchiveName, getArchivePath, getBaseName, getClassifier, getDestinationDir, getExtension, getVersion, into, into, into, isPreserveFileTimestamps, isReproducibleFileOrder, setAppendix, setArchiveName, setBaseName, setClassifier, setDestinationDir, setExtension, setPreserveFileTimestamps, setReproducibleFileOrder, setVersion`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask

      `copy, createRootSpec, eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, filesMatching, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, filter, from, from, from, getDirMode, getDuplicatesStrategy, getExcludes, getFileLookup, getFileMode, getFileResolver, getFileSystem, getFilteringCharset, getIncludeEmptyDirs, getIncludes, getMainSpec, getRootSpec, getSource, include, include, include, include, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDirMode, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFileMode, setFilteringCharset, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask

      `addValidator, appendParallelSafeAction, compareTo, configure, deleteAllActions, dependsOn, dependsOnTaskDidWork, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, execute, finalizedBy, getActionClassLoaders, getActions, getAnt, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExecuter, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getInputs, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOnlyIf, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getServices, getShouldRunAfter, getStandardOutputCapture, getState, getTaskActions, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTemporaryDirFactory, getValidators, hasProperty, injectIntoNewInstance, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, leftShift, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, prependParallelSafeAction, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setExecuter, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setImpliesSubProjects, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EAR_EXTENSION

          public static final String EAR_EXTENSION

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Ear

          public Ear()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getInstantiator

          @Inject
          protected org.gradle.internal.reflect.Instantiator getInstantiator()

      Overrides:
        `getInstantiator` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

    - #### deploymentDescriptor

          public Ear deploymentDescriptor(@DelegatesTo(value=DeploymentDescriptor.class,strategy=1)
                                 Closure configureClosure)

      Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

      The given closure is executed to configure the deployment descriptor. The `DeploymentDescriptor` is passed to the closure as its delegate.

      Parameters:
        `configureClosure` - The closure.
      Returns:
        This.

    - #### deploymentDescriptor

          public Ear deploymentDescriptor(Action<? super DeploymentDescriptor> configureAction)

      Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

      The given action is executed to configure the deployment descriptor.

      Parameters:
        `configureAction` - The action.
      Returns:
        This.
      Since:
        3.5

    - #### getLib

          @Internal
          public CopySpec getLib()

      A location for dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

    - #### lib

          public CopySpec lib(@DelegatesTo(value=CopySpec.class,strategy=1)
                     Closure configureClosure)

      Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

      The given closure is executed to configure a `CopySpec`. The `CopySpec` is passed to the closure as its delegate.

      Parameters:
        `configureClosure` - The closure.
      Returns:
        The created `CopySpec`

    - #### lib

          public CopySpec lib(Action<? super CopySpec> configureAction)

      Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

      The given action is executed to configure a `CopySpec`.

      Parameters:
        `configureAction` - The action.
      Returns:
        The created `CopySpec`
      Since:
        3.5

    - #### getLibDirName

          @Optional
          @Input
          public String getLibDirName()

      The name of the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

    - #### setLibDirName

          public void setLibDirName(String libDirName)

    - #### getDeploymentDescriptor

          @Internal
          public DeploymentDescriptor getDeploymentDescriptor()

      The deployment descriptor configuration.

    - #### setDeploymentDescriptor

          public void setDeploymentDescriptor(DeploymentDescriptor deploymentDescriptor)