[gradle-user] using 'ivy type' in configurations

[Ross Black]

Hi,

I am using an existing ivy repository that uses ivy types to group files
within a single configuration:
eg ivy.xml snippet
--

    <configurations>
        <conf name="default"/>
    </configurations>
    <publications>
        <artifact name="junit"
                  type="jar"
                  conf="default"/>
        <artifact name="junit-src"
                  type="source"
                  ext="zip"
                  conf="*"/>
        <artifact name="junit-license"
                  type="license"
                  ext="html"
                  conf="*"/>
    </publications>
--

I could not see an obvious way to restrict a configuration by ivy type, but
I eventually discovered that I could extract a subset of files from the
configuration using the following gradle code:
--

task resolve << {

    Set<ResolvedArtifact> artifacts =
configurations.testCompile.resolvedConfiguration.resolvedArtifacts

    def typedArtifacts = artifacts.findAll { artifact ->
        artifact.type == 'license'
    }

    println("Artifacts = " +
ResolvedDependencies.getFilesFromArtifacts(typedArtifacts))
}

--

Is this code ok (is it expected that it will continue to be in the
interface), or is there a better way to work with ivy types?
Is there a way to specify that compilation tasks etc only use specific ivy
types from a configuration, or are there plans/ideas to implement something
to allow this sort of functionality.

Thanks,
Ross