BuildStep (Helidon Dev Loop 2.1.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Predicate<BuildComponent>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MavenGoalBuildStep
```
public interface BuildStep
extends Predicate<BuildComponent>
```
A project build step.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`incrementalBuild(BuildRoot.Changes changes, Consumer<String> stdOut, Consumer<String> stdErr)`	Execute the build step for the given changed files only.
`BuildRootType`	`inputType()`	Returns the input type to which this step will apply.
`default String`	`name()`	Returns the name of this build step.
`BuildRootType`	`outputType()`	Returns the output type that this step will produce.
`default boolean`	`test(BuildComponent component)`

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Predicate
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- Method Detail
  - name
```
default String name()
```
    Returns the name of this build step.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name.
  - inputType
```
BuildRootType inputType()
```
    Returns the input type to which this step will apply.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type.
  - outputType
```
BuildRootType outputType()
```
    Returns the output type that this step will produce.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type.
  - test
```
default boolean test(BuildComponent component)
```
    Specified by:
    
    test in interface Predicate<BuildComponent>
  - incrementalBuild
```
void incrementalBuild(BuildRoot.Changes changes,
                      Consumer<String> stdOut,
                      Consumer<String> stdErr)
               throws Exception
```
    Execute the build step for the given changed files only. Any component that does not match this predicate is ignored.
    
    Parameters:
    
    changes - The changes.
    
    stdOut - A consumer for stdout.
    
    stdErr - A consumer for stderr.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - on error.