Type Parameters:

T - Type of value represented by provider

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryProvider<T>, DirectoryProperty, FileSystemLocationProperty<T>, ListProperty<T>, MapProperty<K,V>, NamedDomainObjectProvider<T>, Property<T>, RegularFileProperty, SetProperty<T>, TaskProvider<T>
```
@NonExtensible
public interface Provider<T>
```
A container object that provides a value of a specific type. The value can be retrieved using one of the query methods such as get() or getOrNull().
A provider may not always have a value available, for example when the value may not yet be known but will be known at some point in the future. When a value is not available, isPresent() returns false and retrieving the value will fail with an exception.

A provider may not always provide the same value. Although there are no methods on this interface to change the value, the provider implementation may be mutable or use values from some changing source. A provider may also provide a value that is mutable and that changes over time.

A provider may represent a task output. Such a provider carries information about the task producing its value. When this provider is attached to an input of another task, Gradle will automatically determine the task dependencies based on this connection.

A typical use of a provider is to pass values from one Gradle model element to another, e.g. from a project extension to a task, or between tasks. Providers also allow expensive computations to be deferred until their value is actually needed, usually at task execution time.

There are a number of ways to create a Provider instance. Some common methods:
- A number of Gradle types, such as Property, extend Provider and can be used directly as a provider.
- Calling map(Transformer) to create a new provider from an existing provider.
- Using the return value of TaskContainer.register(String), which is a provider that represents the task instance.
- Using the methods on Directory and DirectoryProperty to produce file providers.
- By calling ProviderFactory.provider(Callable) or Project.provider(Callable) to create a new provider from a Callable.
For a provider whose value can be mutated, see Property and the methods on ObjectFactory.

Note: This interface is not intended for implementation by build script or plugin authors.
Since:

4.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Provider<T>`	`filter(Spec<? super T> spec)`	Returns a new `Provider` with the value of this provider if the passed spec is satisfied and no value otherwise.
`<S> Provider<S>`	`flatMap(Transformer<? extends @Nullable Provider<? extends S>,? super T> transformer)`	Returns a new `Provider` from the value of this provider transformed using the given function.
`Provider<T>`	`forUseAtConfigurationTime()`	Deprecated.
`T`	`get()`	Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present, otherwise throws `java.lang.IllegalStateException`.
`T`	`getOrElse(T defaultValue)`	Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present.
`T`	`getOrNull()`	Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present.
`boolean`	`isPresent()`	Returns `true` if there is a value present, otherwise `false`.
`<S> Provider<S>`	`map(Transformer<? extends @Nullable S,? super T> transformer)`	Returns a new `Provider` whose value is the value of this provider transformed using the given function.
`Provider<T>`	`orElse(Provider<? extends T> provider)`	Returns a `Provider` whose value is the value of this provider, if present, otherwise uses the value from the given provider, if present.
`Provider<T>`	`orElse(T value)`	Returns a `Provider` whose value is the value of this provider, if present, otherwise the given default value.
`<U,R> Provider<R>`	`zip(Provider<U> right, java.util.function.BiFunction<? super T,? super U,? extends @Nullable R> combiner)`	Returns a provider which value will be computed by combining this provider value with another provider value using the supplied combiner function.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
T get()
```
    Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present, otherwise throws java.lang.IllegalStateException.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of this provider.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if there is no value present
  - getOrNull
```
@Nullable
T getOrNull()
```
    Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present. Returns null a value is not available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value or null
  - getOrElse
```
T getOrElse(T defaultValue)
```
    Returns the value of this provider if it has a value present. Returns the given default value if a value is not available.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value or the default value.
    
    Since:
    
    4.3
  - map
```
<S> Provider<S> map(Transformer<? extends @Nullable S,? super T> transformer)
```
    Returns a new Provider whose value is the value of this provider transformed using the given function.
    The resulting provider will be live, so that each time it is queried, it queries the original (this) provider and applies the transformation to the result. Whenever the original provider has no value, the new provider will also have no value and the transformation will not be called.
    
    When this provider represents a task or the output of a task, the new provider will be considered an output of the task and will carry dependency information that Gradle can use to automatically attach task dependencies to tasks that use the new provider for input values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    transformer - The transformer to apply to values. May return null, in which case the provider will have no value.
    
    Since:
    
    4.3
  - filter
```
@Incubating
Provider<T> filter(Spec<? super T> spec)
```
    Returns a new Provider with the value of this provider if the passed spec is satisfied and no value otherwise.
    The resulting provider will be live, so that each time it is queried, it queries the original (this) provider and applies the spec to the result. Whenever the original provider has no value, the new provider will also have no value and the spec will not be called.
    
    Parameters:
    
    spec - The spec to test the value.
    
    Since:
    
    8.5
  - flatMap
```
<S> Provider<S> flatMap(Transformer<? extends @Nullable Provider<? extends S>,? super T> transformer)
```
    Returns a new Provider from the value of this provider transformed using the given function.
    While very similar in functionality to the regular map operation, this method offers a convenient way of connecting together task inputs and outputs. (For a deeper understanding of the topic see the Lazy Configuration section of the Gradle manual.)
    
    Task inputs and outputs often take the form of providers or properties, the latter being a special case of provider whose value can be changed at will. An example of using flatMap for connecting such properties would be following:
    
    class Producer extends DefaultTask { @OutputFile abstract RegularFileProperty getOutputFile() //irrelevant details omitted } class Consumer extends DefaultTask { @InputFile abstract RegularFileProperty getInputFile() //irrelevant details omitted } def producer = tasks.register("producer", Producer) def consumer = tasks.register("consumer", Consumer) consumer.configure { inputFile = producer.flatMap { it.outputFile } }
    
    An added benefit of connecting input and output properties like this is that Gradle can automatically detect task dependencies based on such connections. To make this happen at code level, any task details associated with this provider (the one on which flatMap is being called) are ignored. The new provider will use whatever task details are associated with the return value of the transformation.
    
    The new provider returned by flatMap will be live, so that each time it is queried, it queries this provider and applies the transformation to the result. Whenever this provider has no value, the new provider will also have no value and the transformation will not be called.
    Parameters:
    
    transformer - The transformer to apply to values. May return null, in which case the provider will have no value.
    
    Since:
    
    5.0
  - isPresent
```
boolean isPresent()
```
    Returns true if there is a value present, otherwise false.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if there is a value present, otherwise false
  - orElse
```
Provider<T> orElse(T value)
```
    Returns a Provider whose value is the value of this provider, if present, otherwise the given default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The default value to use when this provider has no value.
    
    Since:
    
    5.6
  - orElse
```
Provider<T> orElse(Provider<? extends T> provider)
```
    Returns a Provider whose value is the value of this provider, if present, otherwise uses the value from the given provider, if present.
    
    Parameters:
    
    provider - The provider whose value should be used when this provider has no value.
    
    Since:
    
    5.6
  - forUseAtConfigurationTime
```
@Deprecated
Provider<T> forUseAtConfigurationTime()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns a view of this Provider which can be safely read at configuration time.
    
    Since:
    
    6.5
  - zip
```
<U,R> Provider<R> zip(Provider<U> right,
                            java.util.function.BiFunction<? super T,? super U,? extends @Nullable R> combiner)
```
    Returns a provider which value will be computed by combining this provider value with another provider value using the supplied combiner function.
    If the supplied providers represents a task or the output of a task, the resulting provider will carry the dependency information.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    U - the type of the second provider
    
    R - the type of the result of the combiner
    
    Parameters:
    
    right - the second provider to combine with
    
    combiner - the combiner of values. May return null, in which case the provider will have no value.
    
    Returns:
    
    a combined provider
    
    Since:
    
    6.6

Interface Provider<T>

Method Summary

Method Detail

get

getOrNull

getOrElse

map

filter

flatMap

isPresent

orElse

orElse

forUseAtConfigurationTime

zip