Dependency (archunit 0.13.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.Dependency

All Implemented Interfaces:

HasDescription, HasSourceCodeLocation, java.lang.Comparable<Dependency>
```
public class Dependency
extends java.lang.Object
implements HasDescription, java.lang.Comparable<Dependency>, HasSourceCodeLocation
```
Represents a dependency of one Java class on another Java class. Such a dependency can occur by either of the following:
- a class accesses a field of another class
- a class calls a method of another class
- a class calls a constructor of another class
- a class inherits from another class (which is in fact a special case of constructor call)
- a class implements an interface
- a class has a field with type of another class
- a class has a method/constructor with parameter/return type of another class
Note that a Dependency will by definition never be a self-reference, i.e. origin will never be equal to target.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class Dependency.Functions

static class Dependency.Predicates

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(Dependency o)`
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`
`JavaClass`	`getOriginClass()`
`SourceCodeLocation`	`getSourceCodeLocation()`
`JavaClass`	`getTargetClass()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`
`static JavaClasses`	`toTargetClasses(java.lang.Iterable<Dependency> dependencies)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getOriginClass

@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public JavaClass getOriginClass()

getTargetClass

@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public JavaClass getTargetClass()

getDescription

@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public java.lang.String getDescription()

Specified by:: getDescription in interface HasDescription

getSourceCodeLocation
```
@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public SourceCodeLocation getSourceCodeLocation()
```
Specified by:

getSourceCodeLocation in interface HasSourceCodeLocation

Returns:

The SourceCodeLocation of this object, i.e. how to locate the respective object within the set of source files.

compareTo
```
@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public int compareTo(Dependency o)
```
Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Dependency>

hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:: equals in class java.lang.Object

toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toTargetClasses

@PublicAPI(usage=ACCESS)
public static JavaClasses toTargetClasses(java.lang.Iterable<Dependency> dependencies)