org.gradle.api.initialization

## Interface Settings

- All Superinterfaces:
    PluginAware

      public interface Settings
      extends PluginAware

  Declares the configuration required to instantiate and configure the hierarchy of `Project` instances which are to participate in a build.

  There is a one-to-one correspondence between a `Settings` instance and a `"settings.gradle"` settings file. Before Gradle assembles the projects for a build, it creates a `Settings` instance and executes the settings file against it.

  ### Assembling a Multi-Project Build

  One of the purposes of the `Settings` object is to allow you to declare the projects which are to be included in the build. You add projects to the build using the `include(String[])` method. There is always a root project included in a build. It is added automatically when the `Settings` object is created. The root project's name defaults to the name of the directory containing the settings file. The root project's project directory defaults to the directory containing the settings file.

  When a project is included in the build, a `ProjectDescriptor` is created. You can use this descriptor to change the default values for several properties of the project.

  ### Using Settings in a Settings File

  #### Dynamic Properties

  In addition to the properties of this interface, the `Settings` object makes some additional read-only properties available to the settings script. This includes properties from the following sources:

  - Defined in the "gradle.properties" file located in the settings directory of the build.
  - Defined the "gradle.properties" file located in the user's `.gradle` directory.
  - Provided on the command-line using the -P option.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `DEFAULT_SETTINGS_FILE` The default name for the settings file.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ProjectDescriptor` | `findProject(File projectDir)` Returns the project with the given project directory.
    `ProjectDescriptor` | `findProject(String path)` Returns the project with the given path.
    `Gradle` | `getGradle()` Returns the `Gradle` instance for the current build.
    `File` | `getRootDir()` Returns the root directory of the build.
    `ProjectDescriptor` | `getRootProject()` Returns the root project of the build.
    `Settings` | `getSettings()` Returns this settings object.
    `File` | `getSettingsDir()` Returns the settings directory of the build.
    `StartParameter` | `getStartParameter()` Returns the set of parameters used to invoke this instance of Gradle.
    `void` | `include(String[] projectPaths)` Adds the given projects to the build.
    `void` | `includeFlat(String[] projectNames)` Adds the given projects to the build.
    `ProjectDescriptor` | `project(File projectDir)` Returns the project with the given project directory.
    `ProjectDescriptor` | `project(String path)` Returns the project with the given path.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginAware

      `apply, apply, getPlugins`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### DEFAULT_SETTINGS_FILE

          static final String DEFAULT_SETTINGS_FILE

      The default name for the settings file.

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### include

          void include(String[] projectPaths)

      Adds the given projects to the build. Each path in the supplied list is treated as the path of a project to add to the build. Note that these path are not file paths, but instead specify the location of the new project in the project heirarchy. As such, the supplied paths must use the ':' character as separator.

      The last element of the supplied path is used as the project name. The supplied path is converted to a project directory relative to the root project directory.

      As an example, the path `a:b` adds a project with path `:a:b`, name `b` and project directory `$rootDir/a/b`.

      Parameters:
        `projectPaths` - the projects to add.

    - #### includeFlat

          void includeFlat(String[] projectNames)

      Adds the given projects to the build. Each name in the supplied list is treated as the name of a project to add to the build.

      The supplied name is converted to a project directory relative to the parent directory of the root project directory.

      As an example, the name `a` add a project with path `:a`, name `a` and project directory `$rootDir/../a`.

      Parameters:
        `projectNames` - the projects to add.

    - #### getSettings

          Settings getSettings()

      Returns this settings object.

      Returns:
        This settings object. Never returns null.

    - #### getSettingsDir

          File getSettingsDir()

      Returns the settings directory of the build. The settings directory is the directory containing the settings file.

      Returns:
        The settings directory. Never returns null.

    - #### getRootDir

          File getRootDir()

      Returns the root directory of the build. The root directory is the project directory of the root project.

      Returns:
        The root directory. Never returns null.

    - #### getRootProject

          ProjectDescriptor getRootProject()

      Returns the root project of the build.

      Returns:
        The root project. Never returns null.

    - #### project

          ProjectDescriptor project(String path)
                                    throws UnknownProjectException

      Returns the project with the given path.

      Parameters:
        `path` - The path.
      Returns:
        The project with the given path. Never returns null.
      Throws:
        `UnknownProjectException` - If no project with the given path exists.

    - #### findProject

          ProjectDescriptor findProject(String path)

      Returns the project with the given path.

      Parameters:
        `path` - The path
      Returns:
        The project with the given path. Returns null if no such project exists.

    - #### project

          ProjectDescriptor project(File projectDir)
                                    throws UnknownProjectException

      Returns the project with the given project directory.

      Parameters:
        `projectDir` - The project directory.
      Returns:
        The project with the given project directory. Never returns null.
      Throws:
        `UnknownProjectException` - If no project with the given path exists.

    - #### findProject

          ProjectDescriptor findProject(File projectDir)

      Returns the project with the given project directory.

      Parameters:
        `projectDir` - The project directory.
      Returns:
        The project with the given project directory. Returns null if no such project exists.

    - #### getStartParameter

          StartParameter getStartParameter()

      Returns the set of parameters used to invoke this instance of Gradle.

      Returns:
        The parameters. Never returns null.

    - #### getGradle

          Gradle getGradle()

      Returns the `Gradle` instance for the current build.
      Returns:
        The Gradle instance. Never returns null.