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package org.gradle.api.file;

import org.gradle.api.Incubating;
import org.gradle.api.Project;
import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Provides access to several important locations for a project.
 *
 * An instance of this type can be injected into a task, plugin or other object by annotating a public constructor or method with {@code javax.inject.Inject}. It is also available via {@link org.gradle.api.Project#getLayout()}.
 *
 * @since 4.1
 */
@Incubating
public interface ProjectLayout {
    /**
     * Returns the project directory.
     */
    Directory getProjectDirectory();

    /**
     * Returns the build directory for the project.
     */
    DirectoryProperty getBuildDirectory();

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link DirectoryProperty} that uses the project directory to resolve relative paths, if required. The property has no initial value.
     *
     * @since 4.3
     * @deprecated Replaced by {@link ObjectFactory#directoryProperty()}
     */
    @Deprecated
    DirectoryProperty directoryProperty();

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link DirectoryProperty} that uses the project directory to resolve relative paths, if required. The property has the initial provider specified.
     *
     * @param initialProvider initial provider for the property
     * @since 4.4
     * @deprecated Replaced by {@link ObjectFactory#directoryProperty()}
     */
    @Deprecated
    DirectoryProperty directoryProperty(Provider initialProvider);

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link RegularFileProperty} that uses the project directory to resolve relative paths, if required. The property has no initial value.
     *
     * @since 4.3
     * @deprecated Replaced by {@link ObjectFactory#fileProperty()}
     */
    @Deprecated
    RegularFileProperty fileProperty();

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link RegularFileProperty} that uses the project directory to resolve relative paths, if required. The property has the initial provider specified.
     *
     * @param initialProvider initial provider for the property
     * @since 4.4
     * @deprecated Replaced by {@link ObjectFactory#fileProperty()}
     */
    @Deprecated
    RegularFileProperty fileProperty(Provider initialProvider);

    /**
     * Creates a {@link RegularFile} provider whose location is calculated from the given {@link Provider}.
     */
    Provider file(Provider file);

    /**
     * 
Creates a {@link FileCollection} containing the given files, as defined by {@link Project#files(Object...)}.
     *
     * 
This method can also be used to create an empty collection, but the collection may not be mutated later.
     *
     * @param  paths The paths to the files. May be empty.
     * @return The file collection. Never returns null.
     * @since 4.8
     */
    FileCollection files(Object... paths);

    /**
     * Returns a {@link ConfigurableFileCollection} containing the given files, as defined by {@link Project#files(Object...)}.
     *
     * 
This method can also be used to create an empty collection, which can later be mutated to add elements.
     *
     * @param paths The paths to the files. May be empty.
     * @return The file collection. Never returns null.
     * @since 4.8
     * @deprecated Please use {@link ObjectFactory#fileCollection()} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    ConfigurableFileCollection configurableFiles(Object... paths);
}