org.gradle.api.tasks
Interface TaskOutputs

public interface TaskOutputs

A TaskOutputs represents the outputs of a task.

You can obtain a TaskOutputs instance using Task.getOutputs().

Method Summary

TaskOutputs	dir(Object path) Registers an output directory for this task.
TaskOutputs	file(Object path) Registers some output file for this task.
TaskOutputs	files(Object... paths) Registers some output files for this task.
FileCollection	getFiles() Returns the output files of this task.
boolean	getHasOutput() Returns true if this task has declared any outputs.
void	upToDateWhen(Closure upToDateClosure) Adds a predicate to determine whether the outputs of this task are up-to-date.
void	upToDateWhen(Spec<? super Task> upToDateSpec) Adds a predicate to determine whether the outputs of this task are up-to-date.

Method Detail

upToDateWhen

void upToDateWhen(Closure upToDateClosure)

Adds a predicate to determine whether the outputs of this task are up-to-date. The given closure is executed at task execution time. The closure is passed the task as a parameter. If the closure returns false, the task outputs are considered out-of-date and the task will be executed.

You can add multiple such predicates. The task outputs are considered out-of-date when any predicate returns false.

Parameters:

upToDateClosure - The closure to use to determine whether the task outputs are up-to-date.

upToDateWhen

void upToDateWhen(Spec<? super Task> upToDateSpec)

Adds a predicate to determine whether the outputs of this task are up-to-date. The given spec is evaluated at task execution time. If the spec returns false, the task outputs are considered out-of-date and the task will be executed.

You can add multiple such predicates. The task outputs are considered out-of-date when any predicate returns false.

Parameters:

upToDateSpec - The spec to use to determine whether the task outputs are up-to-date.

getHasOutput

boolean getHasOutput()

Returns true if this task has declared any outputs. Note that a task may be able to produce output files and still have an empty set of output files.

Returns:

true if this task has declared any outputs, otherwise false.

getFiles

FileCollection getFiles()

Returns the output files of this task.

Returns:

The output files. Returns an empty collection if this task has no output files.

files

TaskOutputs files(Object... paths)

Registers some output files for this task.

Parameters:

paths - The output files. The given paths are evaluated as for Project.files(Object...).

Returns:

this

file

TaskOutputs file(Object path)

Registers some output file for this task.

Parameters:

path - The output file. The given path is evaluated as for Project.file(Object).

Returns:

this

dir

TaskOutputs dir(Object path)

Registers an output directory for this task.

Parameters:

path - The output directory. The given path is evaluated as for Project.file(Object).

Returns:

this