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

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
import org.gradle.internal.component.model.DependencyMetadata;

/**
 * A dependency declared using the dependency DSL.
 */
public interface DslOriginDependencyMetadata extends DependencyMetadata {

    /**
     * Provide access to the source `Dependency` instance for this `DependencyMetadata`.
     * This is used for:
     * - Accessing the `ClientModule` instance for a 'client module' dependency.
     * - Binding the source dependency to the first-order resolved components in `ResolvedConfiguration`.
     *
     * The goal is to eventually replace these uses, and remove this type.
     */
    Dependency getSource();
}
