Package org.gradle.plugins.ide.api

## Class GeneratorTask<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.plugins.ide.api.GeneratorTask<T>

- Type Parameters:
    `T` - The domain object for the configuration file.
  All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Comparable<Task>`, `org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal`, `ExtensionAware`, `Task`, `Configurable<Task>`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `GenerateSolutionFileTask`, `PropertiesGeneratorTask`, `PropertyListGeneratorTask`, `XmlGeneratorTask`

      @DisableCachingByDefault(because="Abstract super-class, not to be instantiated directly")
      public abstract class GeneratorTask<T>
      extends org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

  A `GeneratorTask` generates a configuration file based on a domain object of type T. When executed the task:

  - loads the object from the input file, if it exists.
  - Calls the beforeConfigured actions, passing the object to each action.
  - Configures the object in some task-specific way.
  - Calls the afterConfigured actions, passing the object to each action.
  - writes the object to the output file.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

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

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected org.gradle.internal.MutableActionSet<T>` | `afterConfigured` |
    `protected org.gradle.internal.MutableActionSet<T>` | `beforeConfigured` |
    `protected T` | `domainObject` |
    `protected org.gradle.plugins.ide.internal.generator.generator.Generator<T>` | `generator` |

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

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

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `GeneratorTask()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected boolean` | `getIncremental()` | Whether this generator task can be treated as an incremental task or not
    `File` | `getInputFile()` | The input file to load the initial configuration from.
    `protected File` | `getInputFileIfExists()` |
    `protected org.gradle.internal.reflect.Instantiator` | `getInstantiator()` |
    `File` | `getOutputFile()` | The output file to write the final configuration to.
    `void` | `setInputFile​(File inputFile)` | Sets the input file to load the initial configuration from.
    `void` | `setOutputFile​(File outputFile)` | Sets the output file to write the final configuration to.

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

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.DefaultTask

      `compareTo, configure, dependsOn, doFirst, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, doLast, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyables, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getInputs, getLocalState, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getShouldRunAfter, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTimeout, hasProperty, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, usesService`

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

      `appendParallelSafeAction, doNotTrackState, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getOnlyIf, getReasonNotToTrackState, getRequiredServices, getServices, getSharedResources, getStandardOutputCapture, getTaskActions, getTaskIdentity, getTemporaryDirFactory, hasTaskActions, injectIntoNewInstance, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, prependParallelSafeAction, setImpliesSubProjects`

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

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

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

      `doNotTrackState, getConvention`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### beforeConfigured

          protected final org.gradle.internal.MutableActionSet<T> beforeConfigured

    - #### afterConfigured

          protected final org.gradle.internal.MutableActionSet<T> afterConfigured

    - #### generator

          protected org.gradle.plugins.ide.internal.generator.generator.Generator<T> generator

    - #### domainObject

          protected T domainObject

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### GeneratorTask

          public GeneratorTask()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getIncremental

          @Internal
          protected boolean getIncremental()

      Whether this generator task can be treated as an incremental task or not
      Since:
        4.7

    - #### getInstantiator

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

    - #### getInputFile

          @Internal("Covered by inputFileIfExists")
          public File getInputFile()

      The input file to load the initial configuration from. Defaults to the output file. If the specified input file does not exist, this task uses some default initial configuration.
      Returns:
        The input file.

    - #### getInputFileIfExists

          @Nullable
          @Optional
          @PathSensitive(NONE)
          @InputFile
          protected File getInputFileIfExists()

    - #### setInputFile

          public void setInputFile​(@Nullable
                                   File inputFile)

      Sets the input file to load the initial configuration from.
      Parameters:
        `inputFile` - The input file. Use null to use the output file.

    - #### getOutputFile

          @OutputFile
          public File getOutputFile()

      The output file to write the final configuration to.
      Returns:
        The output file.

    - #### setOutputFile

          public void setOutputFile​(File outputFile)

      Sets the output file to write the final configuration to.
      Parameters:
        `outputFile` - The output file.