"changes": [
                                "Method has been removed"
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet",
                            "member": "Method org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet.setOutputDir(java.io.File)",

        private void addMethod(Method method) {
            if (method.getName().equals("configure")) {
                if (!method.getReturnType().equals(Void.TYPE)) {
                    throw new ServiceValidationException(String.format("Method %s.%s() must return void.", type.getName(), method.getName()));
                }
                add(configurers, method);

 * - a `writeObject` method combined with a `readObject` method to control exactly which information to store;
 * - a `writeObject` method with no corresponding `readObject`; `writeObject` must eventually call [ObjectOutputStream.defaultWriteObject];
 * - a `readObject` method with no corresponding `writeObject`; `readObject` must eventually call [ObjectInputStream.defaultReadObject];

    }

    def "cannot modify cache configurations via property unless mutable (method: #method)"() {
        long firstValue = 2
        long secondValue = 1

        when:
        cacheConfigurations.createdResources.removeUnusedEntriesOlderThan."${method}"(firstValue)
        cacheConfigurations.downloadedResources.removeUnusedEntriesOlderThan."${method}"(firstValue)

        } else if (!method.getParameters().isEmpty() || !method.getSimpleName().toString().startsWith("get")) {
            return Collections.singletonList(new InvalidRequest(String.format("Method '%s.%s' annotated with @ReplacesEagerProperty should be a simple getter: name should start with 'get' and method should not have any parameters.", method.getEnclosingElement(), method)));
        }

        try {

- Method notARule() is not a valid rule method: A method that is not annotated as a rule must be private
- Method thing() is not a valid rule method: The declared model element path ':)' is not a valid path: Model element name ':)' has illegal first character ':' (names must start with an ASCII letter or underscore).

import org.gradle.util.internal.CollectionUtils;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class MethodInvocation {
    private static final Object[] ZERO_ARGS = new Object[0];
    private final Method method;
    private final Object[] arguments;

    public MethodInvocation(Method method, Object[] args) {
        this.method = method;
        arguments = args == null ? ZERO_ARGS : args;
    }

    allMethods().firstAccessibleMatchingMethodOrNull(predicate)


internal
fun Iterable<Method>.firstAccessibleMatchingMethodOrNull(predicate: Method.() -> Boolean): Method? =
    find(predicate)?.apply { isAccessible = true }


internal
fun Class<*>.firstMatchingMethodOrNull(predicate: Method.() -> Boolean): Method? =
    allMethods().find(predicate)

            for (Method method : property.getGetters()) {
                assertNotAbstract(type, method);
            }
            for (Method method : property.getSetters()) {
                assertNotAbstract(type, method);
            }
            for (Method method : propertyMetaData.setMethods) {
                assertNotAbstract(type, method);
            }
        }

    return getMethod(methodName, arguments).invoke(lockLikeObject, arguments);
  }

  private Method getMethod(String methodName, Object... arguments) throws Exception {
    METHODS:
    for (Method method : lockLikeObject.getClass().getMethods()) {
      Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
      if (method.getName().equals(methodName) && (parameterTypes.length == arguments.length)) {