getExcludes(),
            getAttributes(),
            getCapabilities(),
            dependencies,
            addedByRule,
            isExternalVariant()
        );
    }

    public boolean isAddedByRule() {
        return addedByRule;
    }

                encoder.writeByte(IVY_DEPENDENCY_METADATA);
                boolean addedByRule = configuration instanceof RealisedConfigurationMetadata && ((RealisedConfigurationMetadata) configuration).isAddedByRule();
                writeIvyDependency(encoder, dependencyDescriptor, configuration.getName(), addedByRule);
                encoder.writeNullableString(dependency.getReason());
            } else {