CachedExternalResource.java

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package org.gradle.internal.resource.cached;

import org.gradle.api.Nullable;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.metadata.ExternalResourceMetaData;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * A record of some kind of external resource that has been cached locally (typically into the filestore).
 */
public interface CachedExternalResource extends CachedItem {

    /**
     * Always the actual content length of the cached file, not the external source.
     *
     * @return The content length of the cached file.
     */
    long getContentLength();

    @Nullable
    ExternalResourceMetaData getExternalResourceMetaData();

    /**
     * Null safe shortcut for getExternalResourceMetaData().getLastModified();
     *
     * @return The external last modified, or null if unavailable.
     */
    Date getExternalLastModified();

}