gradle-master/subprojects/dependency-management/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/component/model/Exclude.java
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package org.gradle.internal.component.model;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Represents the Ivy descriptor representation of an exclude.
 * In an Ivy descriptor, and exclude can apply to a number of configurations.
 */
public interface Exclude extends ExcludeMetadata {
    /**
     * The configurations that this exclude will apply to.
     * NOTE: only supported for exclude rules sourced from an Ivy module descriptor (ivy.xml).
     *
     * @return The set of configurations that apply, or an empty set if this exclude applies to _all_ configurations.
     */
    Set<String> getConfigurations();
}
