org.gradle.api.tasks.diagnostics

## Class AbstractReportTask

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.diagnostics.AbstractReportTask

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparable<Task>, org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware, org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware, org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal, ExtensionAware, Task, org.gradle.util.Configurable<Task>
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    DependencyReportTask, ProjectReportTask, PropertyReportTask, TaskReportTask

      public abstract class AbstractReportTask
      extends org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

  The base class for all project report tasks.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

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

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

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

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

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `AbstractReportTask()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `generate()`
    `protected abstract void` | `generate(Project project)`
    `File` | `getOutputFile()` Returns the file which the report will be written to.
    `Set<Project>` | `getProjects()` Returns the set of project to generate this report for.
    `protected abstract org.gradle.api.tasks.diagnostics.internal.ReportRenderer` | `getRenderer()`
    `void` | `setOutputFile(File outputFile)` Sets the file which the report will be written to.
    `void` | `setProjects(Set<Project> projects)` Specifies the set of projects to generate this report for.

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

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

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

      `addValidator, compareTo, configure, deleteAllActions, dependsOn, dependsOnTaskDidWork, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, execute, executeWithoutThrowingTaskFailure, getActions, getAnt, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExecuter, getExtensions, getGroup, getInputs, getLogger, getLogging, getName, getOnlyIf, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getServices, getStandardOutputCapture, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTemporaryDirFactory, getValidators, hasProperty, injectIntoNewInstance, isEnabled, leftShift, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setExecuter, setGroup, setName, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProject, setProperty, toString`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractReportTask

          protected AbstractReportTask()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### generate

          public void generate()

    - #### getRenderer

          protected abstract org.gradle.api.tasks.diagnostics.internal.ReportRenderer getRenderer()

    - #### generate

          protected abstract void generate(Project project)
                                    throws IOException

      Throws:
        `IOException`

    - #### getOutputFile

          @OutputFile
          @Optional
          public File getOutputFile()

      Returns the file which the report will be written to. When set to `null`, the report is written to `System.out`. Defaults to `null`.
      Returns:
        The output file. May be null.

    - #### setOutputFile

          public void setOutputFile(File outputFile)

      Sets the file which the report will be written to. Set this to `null` to write the report to `System.out`.
      Parameters:
        `outputFile` - The output file. May be null.

    - #### getProjects

          public Set<Project> getProjects()

      Returns the set of project to generate this report for. By default, the report is generated for the task's containing project.
      Returns:
        The set of files.

    - #### setProjects

          public void setProjects(Set<Project> projects)

      Specifies the set of projects to generate this report for.
      Parameters:
        `projects` - The set of projects. Must not be null.