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package org.gradle.api.artifacts.result;
import org.gradle.api.Incubating;
/**
* Answers the question why a component was selected during the dependency resolution.
*
* @since 1.3
*/
@Incubating
public interface ComponentSelectionReason {
/**
* Informs whether the component was forced.
* Users can force components via {@link org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolutionStrategy}
* or when declaring dependencies (see {@link org.gradle.api.artifacts.dsl.DependencyHandler}).
*/
boolean isForced();
/**
* Informs whether the component was selected by conflict resolution.
* For more information about Gradle's conflict resolution please refer to the user
* guide. {@link org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolutionStrategy} contains information
* about conflict resolution and includes means to configure it.
*/
boolean isConflictResolution();
/**
* Informs whether the component was selected by the dependency substitution rule.
* Users can configure dependency substitution rules via {@link org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolutionStrategy#getDependencySubstitution()}
*
* @since 1.4
*/
boolean isSelectedByRule();
/**
* Informs whether the component is the requested selection of all dependency declarations, and was not replaced for some reason, such as conflict resolution.
*
* @since 1.11
*/
boolean isExpected();
/**
* Returns a human-consumable description of this selection reason.
*/
String getDescription();
}