Package org.gradle.tooling.model

## Interface ExternalDependency

- All Superinterfaces:
    `Dependency`
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    `EclipseExternalDependency`, `IdeaSingleEntryLibraryDependency`

      public interface ExternalDependency
      extends Dependency

  Represents an external artifact dependency.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `File` | `getFile()` | Returns the file for this dependency.
    `GradleModuleVersion` | `getGradleModuleVersion()` | Returns the Gradle module information for this dependency, or `null` if the dependency does not originate from a remote repository.
    `File` | `getJavadoc()` | Returns the Javadoc directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no Javadoc is available.
    `File` | `getSource()` | Returns the source directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no source is available.
    `boolean` | `isExported()` | Marks this dependency as exported.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getFile

          File getFile()

      Returns the file for this dependency.
      Returns:
        The file for this dependency.

    - #### getSource

          @Nullable
          File getSource()

      Returns the source directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no source is available.
      Returns:
        The source directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no source is available.

    - #### getJavadoc

          @Nullable
          File getJavadoc()

      Returns the Javadoc directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no Javadoc is available.
      Returns:
        the Javadoc directory or archive for this dependency, or `null` if no Javadoc is available.

    - #### isExported

          boolean isExported()

      Marks this dependency as exported.
      Returns:
        whether this dependency needs to be exported.
      Since:
        2.5

    - #### getGradleModuleVersion

          @Nullable
          GradleModuleVersion getGradleModuleVersion()

      Returns the Gradle module information for this dependency, or `null` if the dependency does not originate from a remote repository.
      Returns:
        The Gradle module information for this dependency, or `null` if the dependency does not originate from a remote repository.
      Since:
        1.1