ScopedArtifactsOperation

fun <ArtifactT : ScopedArtifact & Artifact.Appendable> toAppend(
    to: ArtifactT,
    with: (T) -> Property<FileSystemLocation>
): Unit

Append a new FileSystemLocation (basically, either a Directory or a RegularFile) to the artifact type referenced by to

fun toGet(
    type: ScopedArtifact,
    inputJars: (T) -> ListProperty<RegularFile>,
    inputDirectories: (T) -> ListProperty<Directory>
): Unit

Set the final version of the type artifact to the input fields of the Task. Those input fields should be annotated with org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFiles for Gradle to property set the task dependency.

fun <ArtifactT : ScopedArtifact & Artifact.Replaceable> toReplace(
    type: ArtifactT,
    into: (T) -> RegularFileProperty
): Unit

Replace the current version of the type artifact with a new version.

The main difference with the toTransform method is that the previously set of producers of this ScopedArtifact will not be invoked.

The order in which the replace Tasks are applied is directly set by the order of this method call. Last one wins and none of the previously set append/transform/replace registered Tasks will be invoked since this Task replace the final version.

fun <ArtifactT : ScopedArtifact & Artifact.Transformable> toTransform(
    type: ArtifactT,
    inputJars: (T) -> ListProperty<RegularFile>,
    inputDirectories: (T) -> ListProperty<Directory>,
    into: (T) -> RegularFileProperty
): Unit

Transform the current version of the type artifact into a new version. The order in which the transforms are applied is directly set by the order of this method call. First come, first served, last one provides the final version of the artifacts.

IMPORTANT: Task will transform many inputs into a single output. That means task must have merging logic as jars contain similar files and folders (like META-INF). Merging logic depends on transformation nature.