# com.android.build.api.artifact # com.android.build.api.artifact ## Interfaces |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Artifact.Appendable](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Appendable) | Denotes an artifact type that can be appended to. | | [Artifact.ContainsMany](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.ContainsMany) | Denotes a single[DIRECTORY](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact#DIRECTORY())that may contain zero to many[com.android.build.api.variant.BuiltArtifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/variant/BuiltArtifact). | | [Artifact.Replaceable](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Replaceable) | Denotes an artifact type that can be replaced. | | [Artifact.Transformable](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Transformable) | Denotes an artifact type that can transformed. | | [ArtifactTransformationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ArtifactTransformationRequest) | When a[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html)contains more than one artifact (for example, consider[SingleArtifact.APK](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.APK)with multiple APKs for different screen densities), this object will abstract away having to deal with[BuiltArtifacts](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/variant/BuiltArtifacts)and manually load and write the metadata files. | | [Artifacts](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifacts) | Access to the artifacts on a Variant object. | | [CombiningOperationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/CombiningOperationRequest) | Operations performed by a[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)with a single[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html)or[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html)output. | | [InAndOutDirectoryOperationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/InAndOutDirectoryOperationRequest) | Operations performed by a[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)with a single[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html)output. | | [InAndOutFileOperationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/InAndOutFileOperationRequest) | Operations performed by a[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)with a single[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html)output. | | [MultipleArtifactTypeOutOperationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/MultipleArtifactTypeOutOperationRequest) | Read-only Operations performed by a[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)with a multiple[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html)or[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html)output. | | [OutOperationRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/OutOperationRequest) | Operations performed by a[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)with a single[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html)or[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html)output. | | [TaskBasedOperation](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/TaskBasedOperation) | Interface with methods to wire input and output method references to[Task](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/Task.html)-based operations. | ## Classes |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Artifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact) | Defines a type of artifact handled by the Android Gradle Plugin. | | [Artifact.Multiple](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Multiple) | Denotes possible multiple[FileSystemLocation](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/FileSystemLocation.html)instances for this artifact type. | | [Artifact.Single](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Single) | Denotes a single[FileSystemLocation](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/FileSystemLocation.html)instance of this artifact type at a given time. | | [ArtifactKind](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ArtifactKind) | Exhaustive list of artifact file representations supported by the Android Gradle plugin. | | [MultipleArtifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/MultipleArtifact) | Public[Artifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact)for Android Gradle plugin. | | [ScopedArtifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ScopedArtifact) | List of ScopedArtifacts.Scope artifacts. | | [SingleArtifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact) | Public[Artifact](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact)for Android Gradle plugin. | ## Objects |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [ArtifactKind.DIRECTORY](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ArtifactKind.DIRECTORY) | A type of artifact file that is a[Directory](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/Directory.html) | | [ArtifactKind.FILE](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ArtifactKind.FILE) | A Type of artifact that is a[RegularFile](https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/RegularFile.html) | | [MultipleArtifact.MULTIDEX_KEEP_PROGUARD](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/MultipleArtifact.MULTIDEX_KEEP_PROGUARD) | Text files with additional ProGuard rules to be used to determine which classes are compiled into the main dex file. | | [MultipleArtifact.NATIVE_DEBUG_METADATA](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/MultipleArtifact.NATIVE_DEBUG_METADATA) | Directories with native debug metadata | | [MultipleArtifact.NATIVE_SYMBOL_TABLES](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/MultipleArtifact.NATIVE_SYMBOL_TABLES) | Directories with debug symbol table | | [ScopedArtifact.CLASSES](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ScopedArtifact.CLASSES) | .class files, result of sources compilation and/or external dependencies depending on the scope; includes users' transformation, but does not include Jacoco instrumentation | | [ScopedArtifact.JAVA_RES](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/ScopedArtifact.JAVA_RES) | | | [SingleArtifact.AAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.AAR) | The final AAR file as it would be published. | | [SingleArtifact.APK](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.APK) | Directory where APK files will be located. | | [SingleArtifact.APK_FROM_BUNDLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.APK_FROM_BUNDLE) | Universal APK that contains assets for all screen densities. | | [SingleArtifact.ASSETS](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.ASSETS) | Assets that will be packaged in the resulting AAR, APK or Bundle. | | [SingleArtifact.BUNDLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.BUNDLE) | The final Bundle ready for consumption at Play Store. | | [SingleArtifact.MERGED_MANIFEST](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.MERGED_MANIFEST) | Merged manifest file that will be used in the APK, Bundle and InstantApp packages. | | [SingleArtifact.MERGED_NATIVE_LIBS](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.MERGED_NATIVE_LIBS) | The directory containing all the native library (.so) files that will be packaged in the APK, AAR, or Bundle. | | [SingleArtifact.METADATA_LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES_REPORT](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.METADATA_LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES_REPORT) | The metadata for the library dependencies. | | [SingleArtifact.OBFUSCATION_MAPPING_FILE](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.OBFUSCATION_MAPPING_FILE) | | | [SingleArtifact.PUBLIC_ANDROID_RESOURCES_LIST](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.PUBLIC_ANDROID_RESOURCES_LIST) | A file containing the list of public resources exported by a library project. | | [SingleArtifact.RUNTIME_SYMBOL_LIST](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/SingleArtifact.RUNTIME_SYMBOL_LIST) | The text symbol output file (R.txt) containing a list of resources and their ids (including of transitive dependencies). | ## Enums |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Artifact.Category](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/artifact/Artifact.Category) | Defines the kind of artifact type. this will be used to determine the output file location for instance. |