# ExternalDependency

interface ExternalDependency : ModuleDependency, ModuleVersionSelector(source)

An `ExternalDependency` is a Dependency on a source outside the current project hierarchy.

#### Inheritors

ExternalModuleDependency

## Properties

ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION
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val ARCHIVES_CONFIGURATION: String = "archives"
CLASSIFIER
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val CLASSIFIER: String = "m:classifier"
DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION
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val DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION: String = "default"

## Functions

addArtifact
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abstract fun addArtifact(artifact: DependencyArtifact): ModuleDependency
artifact
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abstract fun artifact(configureClosure: Closure): DependencyArtifact
attributes
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abstract fun attributes(configureAction: Action<in AttributeContainer>): ModuleDependency
abstract fun attributes(action: Action<in AttributeContainer>): SELF
because
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abstract fun because(reason: String)
capabilities
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abstract fun capabilities(configureAction: Action<in ModuleDependencyCapabilitiesHandler>): ModuleDependency
contentEquals
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abstract fun contentEquals(dependency: Dependency): Boolean
copy
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abstract fun copy(): Dependency
abstract fun copy(): ExternalDependency
doNotEndorseStrictVersions
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abstract fun doNotEndorseStrictVersions()
endorseStrictVersions
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abstract fun endorseStrictVersions()
exclude
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abstract fun exclude(excludeProperties: Map<String, String>): ModuleDependency
getArtifacts
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abstract fun getArtifacts(): Set<DependencyArtifact>
getAttributes
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abstract fun getAttributes(): AttributeContainer
getCapabilitySelectors
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abstract fun getCapabilitySelectors(): Set<CapabilitySelector>
getExcludeRules
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abstract fun getExcludeRules(): Set<ExcludeRule>
getGroup
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abstract fun getGroup(): String
getModule
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abstract fun getModule(): ModuleIdentifier
getName
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abstract fun getName(): String
getReason
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abstract fun getReason(): String
getRequestedCapabilities
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abstract fun getRequestedCapabilities(): List<Capability>
getTargetConfiguration
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abstract fun getTargetConfiguration(): String
getVersion
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abstract fun getVersion(): String
getVersionConstraint
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abstract fun getVersionConstraint(): VersionConstraint
Returns the version constraint to be used during selection.
isEndorsingStrictVersions
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abstract fun isEndorsingStrictVersions(): Boolean
isForce
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abstract fun isForce(): Boolean
Returns whether or not the version of this dependency should be enforced in the case of version conflicts.
isTransitive
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abstract fun isTransitive(): Boolean
matchesStrictly
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abstract fun matchesStrictly(identifier: ModuleVersionIdentifier): Boolean
setTargetConfiguration
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abstract fun setTargetConfiguration(name: String)
setTransitive
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abstract fun setTransitive(transitive: Boolean): ModuleDependency
version
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abstract fun version(configureAction: Action<in MutableVersionConstraint>)
Configures the version constraint for this dependency.