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package org.gradle.api.artifacts;
/**
* <p>A {@code ModuleDependency} is a {@link Dependency} on a module outside the current project hierarchy.</p>
*/
public interface ExternalModuleDependency extends ExternalDependency {
/**
* Returns whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository.
*
* @see #setChanging(boolean)
*/
boolean isChanging();
/**
* Sets whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository. If set to true, Gradle will
* check the remote repository even if a dependency with the same version is already in the local cache. Defaults to
* false.
*
* @param changing Whether or not Gradle should always check for a change in the remote repository
* @return this
*/
ExternalModuleDependency setChanging(boolean changing);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
ExternalModuleDependency copy();
}