*
     * @return {@code true} if the dependency is optional, or {@code false} if mandatory
     * @see DependencyCoordinates#getOptional()
     */
    boolean isOptional();

    /**
     * {@return coordinates with the same identifiers as this dependency}.
     */
    @Nonnull
    @Override
    DependencyCoordinates toCoordinates();

    /**
     * Gets the identifier of the project that could not be built. The general format of the identifier is {@code
     * <groupId>:<artifactId>:<version>} but some of these coordinates may still be unknown at the point the exception
     * is thrown so this information is merely meant to assist the user.
     *
     * @return the identifier of the project or an empty string if not known, never {@code null}

# Gradle runtimes

Gradle is made up of the following processes that work together to "run the build":

- Gradle daemon. This is the process that actually runs the build. It hosts build logic and coordinates the lifecycle of the build. It is a long-running daemon process.
- CLI client. This is the `gradle` or `gradlew` command, and is responsible for locating, starting and interacting with the Gradle daemon, potentially downloading the Gradle distribution. 

    }

    /**
     * Gets the identifier of the POM whose effective model could not be built. The general format of the identifier is
     * {@code <groupId>:<artifactId>:<version>} but some of these coordinates may still be unknown at the point the
     * exception is thrown so this information is merely meant to assist the user.
     *
     * @return The identifier of the POM or an empty string if not known, never {@code null}.

/**
 * Artifact Metadata that is resolved independent of Artifact itself.
 *
 */
@Deprecated
public class ArtifactMetadata {
    /**
     * standard glorified artifact coordinates
     */
    protected String groupId;

    protected String artifactId;
    protected String version;
    protected String type;
    protected ArtifactScopeEnum artifactScope;
    protected String classifier;

                                                + " JAR (about to be installed/deployed) contains Maven Plugin metadata for"
                                                + " conflicting coordinates: {}:{}."
                                                + " Your JAR contains rogue Maven Plugin metadata."

                                .toList())
                        .coordinates(List.of(coordinates))
                        .build();
                ArtifactResolverResult res =
                        session.getService(ArtifactResolver.class).resolve(req);
                ArtifactResolverResult.ResultItem resItem = res.getResult(coordinates);

     * @return {@code true} if the artifact is a snapshot, {@code false} otherwise
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#isVersionSnapshot(String)
     */
    boolean isSnapshot();

    /**
     * {@return coordinates with the same identifiers as this artifact}.
     * This is a shortcut for {@code session.createArtifactCoordinates(artifact)}.
     *
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#createArtifactCoordinates(Artifact)
     */

            version = "[unknown-version]";
        }

        return toId(groupId, artifactId, version);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a user-friendly artifact id from the specified coordinates.
     *
     * @param groupId The group id, may be {@code null}.
     * @param artifactId The artifact id, may be {@code null}.
     * @param version The version, may be {@code null}.

Gradle tracks the state of each piece and transitions each piece through its lifecycle as the build runs.

A central part of the Gradle architecture is the "build state model", which holds the state for each piece and coordinates state transitions and other mutations. 
Most source code in Gradle is arranged by which part(s) of the build state model it acts on.
This affects the lifecycle of the code and the set of services available for dependency injection.