ComponentSelector.java

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package org.gradle.api.artifacts.component;

import org.gradle.api.Incubating;

/**
 * Represents some opaque criteria used to select a component instance during dependency resolution. Various sub-interfaces
 * expose specific details about the criteria.
 *
 * @since 1.10
 */
@Incubating
public interface ComponentSelector {
    /**
     * Returns a human-consumable display name for this selector.
     *
     * @return Display name
     * @since 1.10
     */
    String getDisplayName();

    /**
     * Checks if selector matches component identifier.
     *
     * @param identifier Component identifier
     * @return if this selector matches exactly the given component identifier.
     * @since 1.10
     */
    boolean matchesStrictly(ComponentIdentifier identifier);
}