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org.gradle.api.tasks
[Java] Interface TaskContainer

org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectSet
  org.gradle.api.DomainObjectCollection
      org.gradle.util.Configurable
          java.util.Collection
              org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollection
                  org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskCollection
                      org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer
                          org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer
                              java.lang.Iterable
All Superinterfaces:
NamedDomainObjectSet, DomainObjectCollection, Configurable, Collection, NamedDomainObjectCollection, TaskCollection, NamedDomainObjectContainer, Iterable

public interface TaskContainer
extends NamedDomainObjectContainer, TaskCollection

A TaskContainer is responsible for managing a set of Task instances.

You can obtain a TaskContainer instance by calling Project.getTasks, or using the tasks property in your build script.


Method Summary
Task add(Map options)

Task add(Map options, Closure configureClosure)

Task add(String name, Closure configureClosure)

Task add(String name)

Object add(String name, Class type)

Task findByPath(String path)

Task getByPath(String path)

Task replace(String name)

Object replace(String name, Class type)

 
Methods inherited from interface TaskCollection
getAt, getByName, getByName, matching, matching, whenTaskAdded, whenTaskAdded, withType
 
Methods inherited from interface NamedDomainObjectContainer
configure, create, create, maybeCreate
 

Method Detail

add

public Task add(Map options)

Creates a Task and adds it to this container. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. The following options are available:

OptionDescriptionDefault Value
{
value:
org.gradle.api.Task#TASK_NAME}
The name of the task to create.None. Must be specified.
{@value org.gradle.api.Task#TASK_TYPE}The class of the task to create.DefaultTask
{@value org.gradle.api.Task#TASK_ACTION}The closure or TaskAction to execute when the task executes. See Task#doFirst(Action)#doFirst(Action).null
{@value org.gradle.api.Task#TASK_OVERWRITE}Replace an existing task?false
{@value org.gradle.api.Task#TASK_DEPENDS_ON}The dependencies of the task. See here for more details.[]

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

If a task with the given name already exists in this container and the overwrite option is not set to true, an exception is thrown.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
options - The task creation options.


add

public Task add(Map options, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a Task adds it to this container. A map of creation options can be passed to this method to control how the task is created. See add(java.util.Map) for the list of options available. The given closure is used to configure the task before it is returned by this method.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
options - The task creation options.
configureClosure - The closure to use to configure the task.


add

public Task add(String name, Closure configureClosure)

Creates a Task with the given name adds it to this container. The given closure is used to configure the task before it is returned by this method.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
name - The name of the task to be created
configureClosure - The closure to use to configure the task.


add

public Task add(String name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this container.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
name - The name of the task to be created


add

public Object add(String name, Class type)

Creates a Task with the given name and type, and adds it to this container.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
name - The name of the task to be created.
type - The type of task to create.


findByPath

public Task findByPath(String path)

Locates a task by path. You can supply a task name, a relative path, or an absolute path. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the project for this container. This method returns null if no task with the given path exists.

Returns:
The task. Returns null if so such task exists.
Parameters:
path - the path of the task to be returned


getByPath

public Task getByPath(String path)

Locates a task by path. You can supply a task name, a relative path, or an absolute path. Relative paths are interpreted relative to the project for this container. This method throws an exception if no task with the given path exists.

throws:
UnknownTaskException If no task with the given path exists.
Returns:
The task. Never returns null
Parameters:
path - the path of the task to be returned


replace

public Task replace(String name)

Creates a Task with the given name and adds it to this container, replacing any existing task with the same name.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
name - The name of the task to be created


replace

public Object replace(String name, Class type)

Creates a Task with the given name and type, and adds it to this container, replacing any existing task of the same name.

After the task is added, it is made available as a property of the project, so that you can reference the task by name in your build file. See here for more details.

throws:
InvalidUserDataException If a task with the given name already exists in this project.
Returns:
The newly created task object
Parameters:
name - The name of the task to be created.
type - The type of task to create.


 

Gradle API 1.5