org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict

## Class LatestConflictManager

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.AbstractConflictManager
  - - org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.LatestConflictManager

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ConflictManager, IvySettingsAware

Direct Known Subclasses:
  LatestCompatibleConflictManager

    public class LatestConflictManager
    extends AbstractConflictManager

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`protected static class` `LatestConflictManager.IvyNodeArtifactInfo`
`static class` `LatestConflictManager.NoConflictResolvedYetException`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`LatestConflictManager()`
`LatestConflictManager(LatestStrategy strategy)`
`LatestConflictManager(java.lang.String name, LatestStrategy strategy)`

### Method Summary

Methods
`LatestStrategy` `getStrategy()`
`java.util.Collection` `resolveConflicts(IvyNode parent, java.util.Collection conflicts)` Resolves the eventual conflicts found in the given collection of IvyNode.
`void` `setLatest(java.lang.String strategyName)` To conform to configurator API
`void` `setStrategy(LatestStrategy strategy)`
`protected ArtifactInfo[]` `toArtifactInfo(java.util.Collection conflicts)`
`java.lang.String` `toString()`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.ivy.plugins.conflict.AbstractConflictManager

`getName, getSettings, handleAllBlacklistedRevisions, setName, setSettings`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### LatestConflictManager

    public LatestConflictManager()

#### LatestConflictManager

    public LatestConflictManager(LatestStrategy strategy)

#### LatestConflictManager

    public LatestConflictManager(java.lang.String name,
                         LatestStrategy strategy)

### Method Detail

#### resolveConflicts

    public java.util.Collection resolveConflicts(IvyNode parent,
                                        java.util.Collection conflicts)

Description copied from interface: `ConflictManager`
Resolves the eventual conflicts found in the given collection of IvyNode. This method return a Collection of IvyNode which have not been evicted. The given conflicts Collection contains at least one IvyNode. This method can be called with IvyNodes which are not yet loaded. If this conflict manager is not able to resolve conflicts with the current data found in the IvyNodes and need them to be fully loaded, it will return null to indicate that no conflict resolution has been done.

Parameters:
  `parent` - the ivy node parent for which the conflict is to be resolved
  `conflicts` - the collection of IvyNode to check for conflicts
Returns:
  a Collection of IvyNode which have not been evicted, or null if conflict management resolution is not possible yet

#### toArtifactInfo

    protected ArtifactInfo[] toArtifactInfo(java.util.Collection conflicts)

#### getStrategy

    public LatestStrategy getStrategy()

#### setLatest

    public void setLatest(java.lang.String strategyName)

To conform to configurator API

Parameters:
  `latestStrategy` -

#### setStrategy

    public void setStrategy(LatestStrategy strategy)

#### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `AbstractConflictManager`