## Package org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor

Interface Summary
Artifact: Representation of a published 'file' in the development environment.
ConfigurationAware: Objects implementing this interface are aware of module configurations, and can thus be added to configurations, and list their configurations.
DependencyArtifactDescriptor: This describes an artifact that is asked for a dependency.
DependencyDescriptor: Describes a dependency from a depender to a dependee.
DependencyDescriptorMediator: A DependencyDescriptorMediator is responsible for dependency descriptor mediation.
ExcludeRule: This describes a rule of exclusion.
ExtendsDescriptor: Describes parent descriptor information for a module descriptor.
IncludeRule: This describes a rule of inclusion.
InheritableItem: Interface for elements that can be inherited from a parent descriptor by a child descriptor.
ModuleDescriptor: Decriptor of a module.

Class Summary
AbstractArtifact
AbstractIncludeExcludeRule: Abstract class used as implementation for both `IncludeRule` and `ExcludeRule`, since their contract is almost identical
Configuration: Represents a module configuration
Configuration.Visibility
ConfigurationGroup: A configuration which is actually a group of several configurations.
ConfigurationIntersection: A configuration which is actually the intersection of several configurations.
DefaultArtifact
DefaultDependencyArtifactDescriptor
DefaultDependencyDescriptor: This class can be used as the default implementation for DependencyDescriptor.
DefaultExcludeRule
DefaultExtendsDescriptor
DefaultIncludeRule
DefaultModuleDescriptor
License
MDArtifact
OverrideDependencyDescriptorMediator: DependencyDescriptorMediator used to override some dependency descriptors values, such as the branch or version of the dependency.