org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict

## Class LatestConflictManager

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.AbstractConflictManager
  - - org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.LatestConflictManager

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ConflictManager, IvySettingsAware
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    LatestCompatibleConflictManager

      public class LatestConflictManager
      extends AbstractConflictManager

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static class` | `LatestConflictManager.IvyNodeArtifactInfo`
    `static class` | `LatestConflictManager.NoConflictResolvedYetException`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `LatestConflictManager()`
    `LatestConflictManager(LatestStrategy strategy)`
    `LatestConflictManager(java.lang.String name, LatestStrategy strategy)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `LatestStrategy` | `getStrategy()`
    `java.util.Collection` | `resolveConflicts(IvyNode parent, java.util.Collection conflicts)` Resolves the eventual conflicts found in the given collection of IvyNode.
    `void` | `setLatest(java.lang.String strategyName)` To conform to configurator API
    `void` | `setStrategy(LatestStrategy strategy)`
    `protected ArtifactInfo[]` | `toArtifactInfo(java.util.Collection conflicts)`
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.AbstractConflictManager

      `getName, getSettings, handleAllBlacklistedRevisions, setName, setSettings`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### LatestConflictManager

          public LatestConflictManager()

    - #### LatestConflictManager

          public LatestConflictManager(LatestStrategy strategy)

    - #### LatestConflictManager

          public LatestConflictManager(java.lang.String name,
                               LatestStrategy strategy)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### resolveConflicts

          public java.util.Collection resolveConflicts(IvyNode parent,
                                              java.util.Collection conflicts)

      Description copied from interface: `ConflictManager`
      Resolves the eventual conflicts found in the given collection of IvyNode. This method return a Collection of IvyNode which have not been evicted. The given conflicts Collection contains at least one IvyNode. This method can be called with IvyNodes which are not yet loaded. If this conflict manager is not able to resolve conflicts with the current data found in the IvyNodes and need them to be fully loaded, it will return null to indicate that no conflict resolution has been done.
      Parameters:
        `parent` - the ivy node parent for which the conflict is to be resolved
        `conflicts` - the collection of IvyNode to check for conflicts
      Returns:
        a Collection of IvyNode which have not been evicted, or null if conflict management resolution is not possible yet

    - #### toArtifactInfo

          protected ArtifactInfo[] toArtifactInfo(java.util.Collection conflicts)

    - #### getStrategy

          public LatestStrategy getStrategy()

    - #### setLatest

          public void setLatest(java.lang.String strategyName)

      To conform to configurator API
      Parameters:
        `latestStrategy` -

    - #### setStrategy

          public void setStrategy(LatestStrategy strategy)

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `AbstractConflictManager`