# Groovydoc

@CacheableTask
abstract class Groovydoc : SourceTask(source)

Generates HTML API documentation for Groovy source, and optionally, Java source.

This task uses Groovy's Groovydoc tool to generate the API documentation. Please note that the Groovydoc tool has some limitations at the moment. The version of the Groovydoc that is used, is the one from the Groovy dependency defined in the build script.

## Constructors

Groovydoc
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constructor()

## Types

Link
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open class Link : Serializable
A Link class represent a link between groovydoc/javadoc output and url.

## Properties

classpath
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@get: Classpath
open var classpath: FileCollection
conventionMapping
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open val conventionMapping: @Nullable ConventionMapping
description
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open var description: @Nullable String
destinationDir
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@get: OutputDirectory
open var destinationDir: File
docTitle
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@get: Nullable
@get: Optional
@get: Input
open var docTitle: String
enabled
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open var enabled: Boolean
extra
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val ExtensionAware. extra: ExtraPropertiesExtension

The extra properties extension in this object's extension container.

footer
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@get: Nullable
@get: Optional
@get: Input
open var footer: String
groovyClasspath
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@get: Classpath
open var groovyClasspath: FileCollection
group
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open var group: @Nullable String
header
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@get: Nullable
@get: Optional
@get: Input
open var header: String
impliesSubProjects
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open var impliesSubProjects: Boolean
links
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@get: Input
open var links: Set<Groovydoc.Link>
state
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val state: TaskStateInternal
TASK_ACTION
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val TASK_ACTION: String = "action"
TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS
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val TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS: String = "constructorArgs"
TASK_DEPENDS_ON
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val TASK_DEPENDS_ON: String = "dependsOn"
TASK_DESCRIPTION
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val TASK_DESCRIPTION: String = "description"
TASK_GROUP
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val TASK_GROUP: String = "group"
TASK_NAME
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val TASK_NAME: String = "name"
TASK_OVERWRITE
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val TASK_OVERWRITE: String = "overwrite"
TASK_TYPE
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val TASK_TYPE: String = "type"
timeout
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val timeout: Property<Duration>
windowTitle
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@get: Nullable
@get: Optional
@get: Input
open var windowTitle: String

## Functions

acceptServiceReferences
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open fun acceptServiceReferences(serviceReferences: Set<ServiceReferenceSpec>)
appendParallelSafeAction
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open fun appendParallelSafeAction(action: Action<in Task>)
compareTo
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open fun compareTo(otherTask: Task): Int
configure
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open fun configure(closure: Closure): Task
abstract fun configure(cl: Closure): T
configure
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inline fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. configure(noinline configuration: T.() -> Unit)

Executes the given configuration block against the extension of the specified type.

conventionMapping
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open fun conventionMapping(property: String, mapping: Callable<out Any>): Task
dependsOn
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open fun dependsOn(paths: Array<Any>): Task
doFirst
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open fun doFirst(action: Action<in Task>): Task
doLast
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open fun doLast(action: Action<in Task>): Task
doNotTrackState
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open fun doNotTrackState(reasonNotToTrackState: String)
exclude
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open fun exclude(excludes: Array<String>): SourceTask
abstract fun exclude(excludes: Array<String>): PatternFilterable
finalizedBy
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open fun finalizedBy(paths: Array<Any>): Task
getAccess
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@Input
abstract fun getAccess(): Property<GroovydocAccess>
The most restrictive access level to include in the Groovydoc.
getActions
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open fun getActions(): List<Action<in Task>>
getAnt
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open fun getAnt(): AntBuilder
getAsDynamicObject
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open fun getAsDynamicObject(): DynamicObject
getDependsOn
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open fun getDependsOn(): Set<Any>
getDestroyables
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open fun getDestroyables(): TaskDestroyables
getDidWork
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open fun getDidWork(): Boolean
getExcludes
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open fun getExcludes(): Set<String>
getExtensions
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open fun getExtensions(): ExtensionContainer
getFinalizedBy
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open fun getFinalizedBy(): TaskDependency
getIdentityPath
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open fun getIdentityPath(): Path
getIncludeAuthor
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@Input
abstract fun getIncludeAuthor(): Property<Boolean>
Whether to include author paragraphs.
getIncludeMainForScripts
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@Input
abstract fun getIncludeMainForScripts(): Property<Boolean>
Whether to include main method for scripts.
getIncludes
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open fun getIncludes(): Set<String>
getInputs
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open fun getInputs(): TaskInputsInternal
abstract fun getInputs(): TaskInputs
getLifecycleDependencies
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open fun getLifecycleDependencies(): TaskDependencyInternal
abstract fun getLifecycleDependencies(): TaskDependency
getLocalState
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open fun getLocalState(): TaskLocalState
getLogger
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open fun getLogger(): Logger
getLogging
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open fun getLogging(): LoggingManager
getMustRunAfter
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open fun getMustRunAfter(): TaskDependency
getName
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open fun getName(): String
getOnlyIf
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open fun getOnlyIf(): Spec<in TaskInternal>
getOutputs
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open fun getOutputs(): TaskOutputsInternal
abstract fun getOutputs(): TaskOutputs
getOverviewText
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@Nullable
@Optional
open fun getOverviewText(): @Nullable TextResource
Returns a HTML text to be used for overview documentation.
getPath
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open fun getPath(): String
getProcessScripts
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@Input
abstract fun getProcessScripts(): Property<Boolean>
Whether to process scripts.
getProject
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open fun getProject(): Project
getReasonNotToTrackState
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open fun getReasonNotToTrackState(): Optional<String>
getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache(): Optional<String>
getRequiredServices
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open fun getRequiredServices(): TaskRequiredServices
getSharedResources
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open fun getSharedResources(): List<ResourceLock>
abstract fun getSharedResources(): List<out ResourceLock>
getShouldRunAfter
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open fun getShouldRunAfter(): TaskDependency
getSource
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@PathSensitive(value = PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
open fun getSource(): FileTree
getStandardOutputCapture
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open fun getStandardOutputCapture(): StandardOutputCapture
getState
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abstract fun getState(): TaskState
getTaskActions
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open fun getTaskActions(): List<InputChangesAwareTaskAction>
getTaskDependencies
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open fun getTaskDependencies(): TaskDependencyInternal
abstract fun getTaskDependencies(): TaskDependency
getTaskIdentity
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open fun getTaskIdentity(): TaskIdentity<out Any>
getTemporaryDir
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open fun getTemporaryDir(): File
getTemporaryDirFactory
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open fun getTemporaryDirFactory(): Factory<File>
hasProperty
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open fun hasProperty(propertyName: String): Boolean
hasTaskActions
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open fun hasTaskActions(): Boolean
include
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open fun include(includes: Array<String>): SourceTask
abstract fun include(includes: Array<String>): PatternFilterable
injectIntoNewInstance
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open fun <T : Task?> injectIntoNewInstance(project: ProjectInternal, identity: TaskIdentity<T>, factory: Callable<T>): T
isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache(): Boolean
isEnabled
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open fun isEnabled(): Boolean
isHasCustomActions
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open fun isHasCustomActions(): Boolean
isNoTimestamp
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@Input
open fun isNoTimestamp(): Boolean
Returns whether to include timestamp within hidden comment in generated HTML (Groovy >= 2.4.6).
isNoVersionStamp
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@Input
open fun isNoVersionStamp(): Boolean
Returns whether to include version stamp within hidden comment in generated HTML (Groovy >= 2.4.6).
isUse
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@Input
open fun isUse(): Boolean
Returns whether to create class and package usage pages.
link
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open fun link(url: String, packages: Array<String>)
Add links to groovydoc/javadoc output at the given URL.
mustRunAfter
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open fun mustRunAfter(paths: Array<Any>): Task
notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache(reason: String)
onlyIf
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open fun onlyIf(spec: Spec<in Task>)
prependParallelSafeAction
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open fun prependParallelSafeAction(action: Action<in Task>)
property
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open fun property(propertyName: String): Any
setActions
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open fun setActions(replacements: List<Action<in Task>>)
setDependsOn
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open fun setDependsOn(dependsOn: Iterable<out Any>)
setDidWork
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open fun setDidWork(didWork: Boolean)
setExcludes
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open fun setExcludes(excludes: Iterable<String>): SourceTask
abstract fun setExcludes(excludes: Iterable<String>): PatternFilterable
setFinalizedBy
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open fun setFinalizedBy(finalizedByTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
setIncludes
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open fun setIncludes(includes: Iterable<String>): SourceTask
abstract fun setIncludes(includes: Iterable<String>): PatternFilterable
setMustRunAfter
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open fun setMustRunAfter(mustRunAfterTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
setNoTimestamp
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open fun setNoTimestamp(noTimestamp: Boolean)
Sets whether to include timestamp within hidden comment in generated HTML (Groovy >= 2.4.6).
setNoVersionStamp
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open fun setNoVersionStamp(noVersionStamp: Boolean)
Sets whether to include version stamp within hidden comment in generated HTML (Groovy >= 2.4.6).
setOnlyIf
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open fun setOnlyIf(spec: Spec<in Task>)
setOverviewText
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open fun setOverviewText(@Nullable overviewText: @Nullable TextResource)
Sets a HTML text to be used for overview documentation (optional).
setProperty
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open fun setProperty(name: String, value: Any)
setShouldRunAfter
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open fun setShouldRunAfter(shouldRunAfterTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
setSource
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open fun setSource(source: FileTree)
setUse
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open fun setUse(use: Boolean)
Sets whether to create class and package usage pages.
shouldRunAfter
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open fun shouldRunAfter(paths: Array<Any>): TaskDependency
source
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open fun source(sources: Array<@Nullable Any>): SourceTask
the
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inline fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. the(): T

Returns the extension of the specified type.

fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. the(extensionType: KClass<T>): T

Returns the extension of the specified extensionType.

usesService
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open fun usesService(service: Provider<out BuildService<out Any>>)