* {@link #description(Action)}.
 *
 * @since 1.3
 */
@HasInternalProtocol
public interface IvyModuleDescriptorSpec {

    /**
     * Allow configuration of the descriptor, after it has been generated according to the input data.
     *
     * <pre class='autoTested'>
     * plugins {
     *     id 'ivy-publish'

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    private static IvyModuleDescriptorSpecInternal toIvyModuleDescriptorInternal(IvyModuleDescriptorSpec ivyModuleDescriptorSpec) {
        if (ivyModuleDescriptorSpec == null) {
            return null;
        } else if (ivyModuleDescriptorSpec instanceof IvyModuleDescriptorSpecInternal) {
            return (IvyModuleDescriptorSpecInternal) ivyModuleDescriptorSpec;
        } else {
            throw new InvalidUserDataException(

The `descriptor` property can also be used to add additional custom elements as children of the `<info>` element, like so:

.customizing the publication identity
====

        Provider<String> revision = getProviderFactory().provider(mainPublication::getRevision);

        publication.descriptor(new Action<IvyModuleDescriptorSpec>() {
            @Override
            public void execute(IvyModuleDescriptorSpec descriptor) {
                descriptor.description(new Action<IvyModuleDescriptorDescription>() {
                    @Override

import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.IvyModuleDescriptorSpec;
import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.internal.dependency.IvyDependency;
import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.internal.dependency.IvyExcludeRule;
import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.internal.publisher.IvyPublicationCoordinates;

import java.util.List;

public interface IvyModuleDescriptorSpecInternal extends IvyModuleDescriptorSpec {

    IvyPublicationCoordinates getCoordinates();

 * </p><p>
 * In addition, {@link IvyModuleDescriptorSpec} provides configuration methods to customize licenses, authors, and the description to be published in the Ivy module descriptor.
 * </p><p>
 * For any other tweaks to the publication, it is possible to modify the generated Ivy descriptor file prior to publication. This is done using

 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.gradle.api.publish.ivy;

import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;

/**
 * An author of an Ivy publication.
 *
 * @since 4.8
 * @see IvyModuleDescriptorSpec
 */
public interface IvyModuleDescriptorAuthor {

    /**
     * The name of this author.
     */
    Property<String> getName();

    /**
     * The URL of this author.
     */

 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.gradle.api.publish.ivy;

import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;

/**
 * The description of an Ivy publication.
 *
 * @since 4.8
 * @see IvyModuleDescriptorSpec
 */
public interface IvyModuleDescriptorDescription {

    /**
     * The text of this description.
     */
    Property<String> getText();

    /**

 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.gradle.api.publish.ivy;

import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;

/**
 * A license of an Ivy publication.
 *
 * @since 4.8
 * @see IvyModuleDescriptorSpec
 */
public interface IvyModuleDescriptorLicense {

    /**
     * The name of this license.
     */
    Property<String> getName();

    /**
     * The URL of this license.
     */