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APIs Introducing Gradle

Stefan Spinu
Stefan Spinu
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Posted by Stefan Spinu
Stefan Spinu
1,573 Points

What is an API?

COURSE: Dependency Management with Gradle VIDEO: Introducing Gradle

at 06:15 - in the file build.grade he says that those are methods sitting on the API. What is the API in this context? Can someone give me an example of an API? I understood is a sort of a middle man that facilitates the communication between two parts, but I cannot figure it out in code.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

An application program interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. So when he says "methods sitting on the API" it's essentially "routines that you can use that are provided by this software package".

Just a bit later in the video he suggests looking into the reference documentation (using the links in the teacher's notes) if you want to know more,.