gradle-master/subprojects/tooling-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/tooling/model/ExternalDependency.java
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package org.gradle.tooling.model;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.io.File;

/**
 * Represents an external artifact dependency.
 */
public interface ExternalDependency extends Dependency {
    /**
     * Returns the file for this dependency.
     *
     * @return The file for this dependency.
     */
    File getFile();

    /**
     * Returns the source directory or archive for this dependency, or {@code null} if no source is available.
     *
     * @return The source directory or archive for this dependency, or {@code null} if no source is available.
     */
    @Nullable
    File getSource();

    /**
     * Returns the Javadoc directory or archive for this dependency, or {@code null} if no Javadoc is available.
     *
     * @return the Javadoc directory or archive for this dependency, or {@code null} if no Javadoc is available.
     */
    @Nullable
    File getJavadoc();

    /**
     * Marks this dependency as exported.
     *
     * @return whether this dependency needs to be exported.
     * @since 2.5
     */
    boolean isExported();

    /**
     * Returns the Gradle module information for this dependency, or {@code null} if the dependency does not
     * originate from a remote repository.
     *
     * @return The Gradle module information for this dependency, or {@code null} if the dependency does not
     * originate from a remote repository.
     * @since 1.1
     */
    @Nullable
    GradleModuleVersion getGradleModuleVersion();
}
