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package org.gradle.api.publish;

import org.gradle.api.*;

/**
 * A {@code PublicationContainer} is responsible for creating and managing {@link Publication} instances.
 *
 * The set of available publication types is dependent on the application of particular plugins:
 * <ul>
 *     <li>The {@link org.gradle.api.publish.maven.plugins.MavenPublishPlugin} makes it possible to create {@link org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication} instances.</li>
 *     <li>The {@link org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.plugins.IvyPublishPlugin} makes it possible to create {@link org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.IvyPublication} instances.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 *
 * <pre autoTested="true">
 * apply plugin: 'ivy-publish'
 *
 * publishing.publications.create('publication-name', IvyPublication) {
 *     // Configure the ivy publication here
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * The usual way to add publications is via a configuration block.
 * See the documentation for {@link PublishingExtension#publications(org.gradle.api.Action)} for examples of how to create and configure publications.
 *
 * @since 1.3
 * @see Publication
 * @see PublishingExtension
 */
@Incubating
public interface PublicationContainer extends ExtensiblePolymorphicDomainObjectContainer<Publication> {
}
