gradle-master/subprojects/core-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/attributes/Bundling.java
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package org.gradle.api.attributes;

import org.gradle.api.Named;

/**
 * This attribute describes how dependencies of a component are found.
 * There are currently 3 supported modes:
 * <ul>
 *     <li>{@code external}, the default, where dependencies, if any, are found transitively</li>
 *     <li>{@code embedded}, where dependencies are found inside the component, but using the same namespace as the original dependencies</li>
 *     <li>{@code shadowed}, where dependencies are found inside the component, but within a different namespace to avoid name clashes</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * As a practical example, let's consider the Java ecosystem:
 * <ul>
 *     <li>
 *         Jar component:
 *         <ul>
 *             <li>{@code external} indicates that transitive dependencies are themselves component jars</li>
 *             <li>{@code embedded} indicates that transitive dependencies have been included inside the component jar, without modifying their packages</li>
 *             <li>{@code shadowed} indicates that transitive dependencies have been included inside the component jar, under different packages to prevent conflicts</li>
 *         </ul>
 *     </li>
 *     <li>
 *         Sources component:
 *         <ul>
 *             <li>{@code external} indicates that the source of transitive dependencies are themselves source jars</li>
 *             <li>{@code embedded} indicates that the source of transitive dependencies have been included inside the component source jar, without modifying their packages</li>
 *             <li>{@code shadowed} indicates that the source of transitive dependencies have been included inside the component source jar, under different packages</li>
 *         </ul>
 *     </li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 5.3
 */
public interface Bundling extends Named {
    Attribute<Bundling> BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE = Attribute.of("org.gradle.dependency.bundling", Bundling.class);

    /**
     * The most common case: dependencies are provided as individual components.
     */
    String EXTERNAL = "external";

    /**
     * Dependencies are packaged <i>within</i> the main component artifact.
     */
    String EMBEDDED = "embedded";

    /**
     * Dependencies are packaged <i>within</i> the main component artifact
     * but also in a different namespace to prevent conflicts.
     */
    String SHADOWED = "shadowed";

}
