Interface ComponentSelectionReason

@Incubating public interface ComponentSelectionReason
Answers the question why a component was selected during the dependency resolution.
Since:
1.3

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getDescription()
    Returns a human-consumable description of this selection reason.
    boolean
    isConflictResolution()
    Informs whether the component was selected by conflict resolution.
    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.
    boolean
    isForced()
    Informs whether the component was forced.
    boolean
    isSelectedByRule()
    Informs whether the component was selected by the dependency substitution rule.

  • Method Details

    • 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

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Returns a human-consumable description of this selection reason.