# RepositoryHandler

API Documentation: | `RepositoryHandler`

A `RepositoryHandler` manages a set of repositories, allowing repositories to be defined and queried.

### Properties

No properties

### Methods

Method | Description
`flatDir(configureClosure)` | Adds and configures a repository which will look for dependencies in a number of local directories.
`flatDir(args)` | Adds a resolver that looks into a number of directories for artifacts. The artifacts are expected to be located in the root of the specified directories. The resolver ignores any group/organization information specified in the dependency section of your build script. If you only use this kind of resolver you might specify your dependencies like `":junit:4.4"` instead of `"junit:junit:4.4"`. The following parameter are accepted as keys for the map:
`flatDir(action)` | Adds and configures a repository which will look for dependencies in a number of local directories.
`google()` | Adds a repository which looks in Google's Maven repository for dependencies.
`google(action)` | Adds a repository which looks in Google's Maven repository for dependencies.
`gradlePluginPortal()` | Adds a repository which looks in Gradle Central Plugin Repository for dependencies.
`gradlePluginPortal(action)` | Adds a repository which looks in Gradle Central Plugin Repository for dependencies.
`ivy(closure)` | Adds and configures an Ivy repository. Newly created instance of `IvyArtifactRepository` is passed as an argument to the closure.
`ivy(action)` | Adds and configures an Ivy repository.
`jcenter()` | Deprecated Adds a repository which looks in Bintray's JCenter repository for dependencies.
`jcenter(action)` | Deprecated Adds a repository which looks in Bintray's JCenter repository for dependencies.
`maven(closure)` | Adds and configures a Maven repository. Newly created instance of `MavenArtifactRepository` is passed as an argument to the closure.
`maven(action)` | Adds and configures a Maven repository.
`mavenCentral()` | Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`. The name of the repository is `MavenRepo`.
`mavenCentral(args)` | Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`.
`mavenCentral(action)` | Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`. The name of the repository is `MavenRepo`.
`mavenLocal()` | Adds a repository which looks in the local Maven cache for dependencies. The name of the repository is `MavenLocal`.
`mavenLocal(action)` | Adds a repository which looks in the local Maven cache for dependencies. The name of the repository is `MavenLocal`.

### Script blocks

No script blocks

### Method details

#### `FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository` `flatDir`(`Closure` configureClosure)

Adds and configures a repository which will look for dependencies in a number of local directories.

#### `FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository` `flatDir`(``Map`<`String`, ?>` args)

Adds a resolver that looks into a number of directories for artifacts. The artifacts are expected to be located in the root of the specified directories. The resolver ignores any group/organization information specified in the dependency section of your build script. If you only use this kind of resolver you might specify your dependencies like `":junit:4.4"` instead of `"junit:junit:4.4"`. The following parameter are accepted as keys for the map:

<caption>Shows property keys and associated values</caption>
Key | Description of Associated Value
`name` | (optional) The name of the repository. The default is a Hash value of the rootdir paths. The name is used in the console output, to point to information related to a particular repository. A name must be unique amongst a repository group.
`dirs` | Specifies a list of rootDirs where to look for dependencies. These are evaluated as per `Project.files(java.lang.Object[])`

Examples:

    repositories {
        flatDir name: 'libs', dirs: "$projectDir/libs"
        flatDir dirs: ["$projectDir/libs1", "$projectDir/libs2"]
    }

#### `FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository` `flatDir`(``Action`<? super `FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds and configures a repository which will look for dependencies in a number of local directories.

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `google`()

Adds a repository which looks in Google's Maven repository for dependencies.

The URL used to access this repository is "https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/".

Examples:

    repositories {
        google()
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `google`(``Action`<? super `MavenArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds a repository which looks in Google's Maven repository for dependencies.

The URL used to access this repository is "https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/".

Examples:

    repositories {
        google()
    }

#### `ArtifactRepository` `gradlePluginPortal`()

Adds a repository which looks in Gradle Central Plugin Repository for dependencies.

#### `ArtifactRepository` `gradlePluginPortal`(``Action`<? super `ArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds a repository which looks in Gradle Central Plugin Repository for dependencies.

#### `IvyArtifactRepository` `ivy`(`Closure` closure)

Adds and configures an Ivy repository. Newly created instance of `IvyArtifactRepository` is passed as an argument to the closure.

#### `IvyArtifactRepository` `ivy`(``Action`<? super `IvyArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds and configures an Ivy repository.

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `jcenter`()

Note: This method is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

Adds a repository which looks in Bintray's JCenter repository for dependencies.

The URL used to access this repository is "https://jcenter.bintray.com/". The behavior of this repository is otherwise the same as those added by `RepositoryHandler.maven(org.gradle.api.Action)`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `jcenter`(``Action`<? super `MavenArtifactRepository`>` action)

Note: This method is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version of Gradle.

Adds a repository which looks in Bintray's JCenter repository for dependencies.

The URL used to access this repository is "https://jcenter.bintray.com/". The behavior of this repository is otherwise the same as those added by `RepositoryHandler.maven(org.gradle.api.Action)`.

Examples:

    repositories {
      jcenter {
        artifactUrls = ["http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts1", "http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts2"]
      }
      jcenter {
        name = "nonDefaultName"
        artifactUrls = ["http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts1"]
      }
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `maven`(`Closure` closure)

Adds and configures a Maven repository. Newly created instance of `MavenArtifactRepository` is passed as an argument to the closure.

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `maven`(``Action`<? super `MavenArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds and configures a Maven repository.

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `mavenCentral`()

Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`. The name of the repository is `MavenRepo`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `mavenCentral`(``Map`<`String`, ?>` args)

Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`.

The following parameter are accepted as keys for the map:

<caption>Shows property keys and associated values</caption>
Key | Description of Associated Value
`name` | (optional) The name of the repository. The default is `MavenRepo` is used as the name. A name must be unique amongst a repository group.
`artifactUrls` | A single jar repository or a collection of jar repositories containing additional artifacts not found in the Maven central repository. But be aware that the POM must exist in Maven central. The provided values are evaluated as per `Project.uri(java.lang.Object)`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        mavenCentral artifactUrls: ["http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts1", "http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts2"]
        mavenCentral name: "nonDefaultName", artifactUrls: ["http://www.mycompany.com/artifacts1"]
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `mavenCentral`(``Action`<? super `MavenArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds a repository which looks in the Maven central repository for dependencies. The URL used to access this repository is `https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/`. The name of the repository is `MavenRepo`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `mavenLocal`()

Adds a repository which looks in the local Maven cache for dependencies. The name of the repository is `MavenLocal`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
    }

The location for the repository is determined as follows (in order of precedence):

1. The value of system property 'maven.repo.local' if set;
2. The value of element <localRepository> of `~/.m2/settings.xml` if this file exists and element is set;
3. The value of element <localRepository> of `$M2_HOME/conf/settings.xml` (where `$M2_HOME` is the value of the environment variable with that name) if this file exists and element is set;
4. The path `~/.m2/repository`.

#### `MavenArtifactRepository` `mavenLocal`(``Action`<? super `MavenArtifactRepository`>` action)

Adds a repository which looks in the local Maven cache for dependencies. The name of the repository is `MavenLocal`.

Examples:

    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
    }

The location for the repository is determined as follows (in order of precedence):

1. The value of system property 'maven.repo.local' if set;
2. The value of element <localRepository> of `~/.m2/settings.xml` if this file exists and element is set;
3. The value of element <localRepository> of `$M2_HOME/conf/settings.xml` (where `$M2_HOME` is the value of the environment variable with that name) if this file exists and element is set;
4. The path `~/.m2/repository`.