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 * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package org.gradle.tooling.model;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Represents an object that can be used to launch a Gradle build, such as a task.
 *
 * To launch a build, you pass one or more {@link org.gradle.tooling.model.Launchable} instances
 * to either {@link org.gradle.tooling.BuildLauncher#forTasks(Iterable)} or {@link org.gradle.tooling.BuildLauncher#forLaunchables(Iterable)}.
 *
 * @since 1.12
 */
public interface Launchable extends ProjectModel {
    /**
     * Returns the identifier for the Gradle project that this model originated from.
     *
     * @since 2.13
     */
    @Override
    ProjectIdentifier getProjectIdentifier();

    /**
     * Returns a human-consumable display name for this launchable.
     *
     * @return Display name of this launchable.
     * @since 1.12
     */
    String getDisplayName();

    /**
     * Returns the description of this launchable, or {@code null} if it has no description.
     *
     * @return The description of this launchable, or {@code null} if it has no description.
     * @since 1.12
     */
    @Nullable
    String getDescription();

    /**
     * Returns whether launchable is public or not. A public launchable is one that is considered a public 'entry point' to the build, that is interesting for
     * an end user of the build to run.
     *
     * @return Public property.
     * @since 2.1
     */
    boolean isPublic();
}