# Interface SwiftComponent

All Superinterfaces:
  `ComponentWithBinaries, ComponentWithDependencies, ComponentWithTargetMachines, Named, SoftwareComponent`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `ProductionSwiftComponent, SwiftApplication, SwiftLibrary, SwiftXCTestSuite`

public interface SwiftComponent extends ComponentWithBinaries, ComponentWithDependencies, ComponentWithTargetMachines
Configuration for a Swift component, such as a library or executable, defining the source files that make up the component plus other settings.

Swift component is composed of some Swift source files that are compiled and then linked into some binary.

An instance of this type is added as a project extension by the Swift plugins.

Since:
  4.2

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Named

  `Named.Namer`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `BinaryCollection<? extends SwiftBinary>`
  `getBinaries()`
  Returns the binaries for this library.
  `Configuration`
  `getImplementationDependencies()`
  Returns the implementation dependencies of this component.
  `Property<String>`
  `getModule()`
  Defines the Swift module for this component.
  `ConfigurableFileCollection`
  `getSource()`
  Defines the source files or directories of this component.
  `Property<SwiftVersion>`
  `getSourceCompatibility()`
  Returns the Swift language level to use to compile the source files.
  `FileCollection`
  `getSwiftSource()`
  Returns the Swift source files of this component, as defined in `getSource()`.
  `void`
  `source(Action<? super ConfigurableFileCollection> action)`
  Configures the source files or directories for this component.

  ### Methods inherited from interface ComponentWithDependencies

  `getDependencies`

  ### Methods inherited from interface ComponentWithTargetMachines

  `getTargetMachines`

  ### Methods inherited from interface Named

  `getName`

- ## Method Details

  - ### getModule

    Property<String> getModule()
    Defines the Swift module for this component. The default value is calculated from the project name.
    Since:
      4.2

  - ### getSource

    ConfigurableFileCollection getSource()
    Defines the source files or directories of this component. You can add files or directories to this collection. When a directory is added, all source files are included for compilation.

    When this collection is empty, the directory `src/main/swift` is used by default.

    Since:
      4.2

  - ### source

    void source(Action<? super ConfigurableFileCollection> action)
    Configures the source files or directories for this component.
    Since:
      4.2

  - ### getSwiftSource

    FileCollection getSwiftSource()
    Returns the Swift source files of this component, as defined in `getSource()`.
    Since:
      4.2

  - ### getBinaries

    BinaryCollection<? extends SwiftBinary> getBinaries()
    Returns the binaries for this library.
    Specified by:
      `getBinaries` in interface `ComponentWithBinaries`
    Since:
      4.5

  - ### getImplementationDependencies

    Configuration getImplementationDependencies()
    Returns the implementation dependencies of this component.
    Since:
      4.2

  - ### getSourceCompatibility

    Property<SwiftVersion> getSourceCompatibility()
    Returns the Swift language level to use to compile the source files.
    Since:
      4.6