Package org.gradle.api.artifacts.dsl

# Interface ComponentMetadataHandler

public interface ComponentMetadataHandler
Allows the build to provide rules that modify the metadata of depended-on software components. Component metadata rules are applied in the components section of the dependencies block `DependencyHandler` of a build script. The rules can be defined in two different ways:

1. As an action directly when they are applied in the components section
2. As an isolated class implementing the `ComponentMetadataRule` interface

Example shows a basic way of removing certain transitive dependencies from one of our dependencies.

     plugins {
         id 'java'
     }

     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
     }

     dependencies {
         components {
             withModule("jaxen:jaxen") {
                 allVariants {
                     withDependencies {
                         removeAll { it.group in ["dom4j", "jdom", "xerces", "maven-plugins", "xml-apis", "xom"] }
                     }
                 }

             }
         }
         implementation("jaxen:jaxen:1.1.3")
     }

Since:
  1.8

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `all(Closure<?> rule)`
  Adds a rule closure that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `all(Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule)`
  Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `all(Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule, Action<? super ActionConfiguration> configureAction)`
  Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `all(Object ruleSource)`
  Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `all(Action<? super ComponentMetadataDetails> rule)`
  Adds a rule action that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `withModule(Object id, Closure<?> rule)`
  Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `withModule(Object id, Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule)`
  Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `withModule(Object id, Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule, Action<? super ActionConfiguration> configureAction)`
  Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `withModule(Object id, Object ruleSource)`
  Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
  `ComponentMetadataHandler`
  `withModule(Object id, Action<? super ComponentMetadataDetails> rule)`
  Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.

- ## Method Details

  - ### all

    ComponentMetadataHandler all(Action<? super ComponentMetadataDetails> rule)
    Adds a rule action that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
    Parameters:
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### all

    ComponentMetadataHandler all(@DelegatesTo(ComponentMetadataDetails.class) Closure<?> rule)
    Adds a rule closure that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.

    The supplied rule closure must declare a `ComponentMetadataDetails` as it's first parameter, allowing the component metadata to be modified.

    In addition, the rule can declare additional (read-only) parameters, which may provide extra details about the component. The order of these additional parameters is not significant.

    The following additional parameter types are supported:

    - `IvyModuleDescriptor` - additional Ivy-specific metadata. Rules declaring this parameter will only be invoked for components packaged as an Ivy module.
    - `PomModuleDescriptor` - additional Maven-specific metadata. Rules declaring this parameter will only be invoked for components packaged as a POM module.
    Parameters:
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### all

    ComponentMetadataHandler all(Object ruleSource)
    Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.

    The ruleSource is an Object that has a single rule method annotated with `Mutate`.

    This rule method:

    - must return void.
    - must have `ComponentMetadataDetails` as the first parameter.
    - may have an additional parameter of type `IvyModuleDescriptor` or `PomModuleDescriptor`.
    Parameters:
      `ruleSource` - the rule source object to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### all

    ComponentMetadataHandler all(Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule)
    Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component.
    Parameters:
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this
    Since:
      4.9

  - ### all

    ComponentMetadataHandler all(Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule, Action<? super ActionConfiguration> configureAction)
    Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component. The rule itself is configured by the provided configure action.
    Parameters:
      `rule` - the rule to be added
      `configureAction` - the rule configuration
    Returns:
      this
    Since:
      4.9

  - ### withModule

    ComponentMetadataHandler withModule(Object id, Action<? super ComponentMetadataDetails> rule)
    Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
    Parameters:
      `id` - the module to apply this rule to in "group:module" format or as a `ModuleIdentifier`
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### withModule

    ComponentMetadataHandler withModule(Object id, @DelegatesTo(ComponentMetadataDetails.class) Closure<?> rule)
    Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.

    The rule closure parameter is subject to the same requirements as `all(groovy.lang.Closure)`.

    Parameters:
      `id` - the module to apply this rule to in "group:module" format or as a `ModuleIdentifier`
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### withModule

    ComponentMetadataHandler withModule(Object id, Object ruleSource)
    Adds a rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.

    The rule source parameter is subject to the same requirements as `all(Object)`.

    Parameters:
      `id` - the module to apply this rule to in "group:module" format or as a `ModuleIdentifier`
      `ruleSource` - the rule source object to be added
    Returns:
      this

  - ### withModule

    ComponentMetadataHandler withModule(Object id, Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule)
    Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
    Parameters:
      `id` - the module to apply this rule to in "group:module" format or as a `ModuleIdentifier`
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this
    Since:
      4.9

  - ### withModule

    ComponentMetadataHandler withModule(Object id, Class<? extends ComponentMetadataRule> rule, Action<? super ActionConfiguration> configureAction)
    Adds a class based rule that may modify the metadata of any resolved software component belonging to the specified module.
    Parameters:
      `id` - the module to apply this rule to in "group:module" format or as a `ModuleIdentifier`
      `rule` - the rule to be added
    Returns:
      this
    Since:
      4.9