OperationDescriptor (Gradle API 9.6.0)
Description: declaration: package: org.gradle.tooling.events, interface: OperationDescriptor

Package org.gradle.tooling.events

# Interface OperationDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `BaseProblemDescriptor`, `BuildPhaseOperationDescriptor`, `FileDownloadOperationDescriptor`, `JvmTestOperationDescriptor`, `ProjectConfigurationOperationDescriptor`, `TaskOperationDescriptor`, `TestOperationDescriptor`, `TestOutputDescriptor`, `TransformOperationDescriptor`, `WorkItemOperationDescriptor`

public interface OperationDescriptor
Describes an operation for which an event has occurred.

You can use `equals()` to determine whether 2 different descriptors refer to the same operation.

The subtypes of this interface define specific types of operations, such as task execution.

Since:
  2.4

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `getDisplayName()`
  Returns a human consumable display name for the operation.
  `String`
  `getName()`
  Returns the name of the operation.
  `@Nullable OperationDescriptor`
  `getParent()`
  Returns the parent operation, if any.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getName

    String getName()
    Returns the name of the operation. This name does not necessarily uniquely identify the operation. However, the name can be used by a human to disambiguate between the children of a given operation.
    Returns:
      The name of the operation.

  - ### getDisplayName

    String getDisplayName()
    Returns a human consumable display name for the operation. This display name provides enough context for a human to uniquely identify the operation.
    Returns:
      The display name of the operation.

  - ### getParent

    @Nullable OperationDescriptor getParent()
    Returns the parent operation, if any.
    Returns:
      The parent operation.