Create a proper ExternalDependency object instead of a "GAV" Map

This addresses:
Declaring dependencies using multi-string notation has been deprecated.

Author: jjohannes

src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/GAV.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ConfigurationContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ExternalDependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ProjectDependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.VersionCatalog;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static java.util.Optional.empty;
+import static org.gradlex.javamodule.dependencies.internal.utils.DependencyDeclarationsUtil.copyVersionConstraint;
 import static org.gradlex.javamodule.dependencies.internal.utils.ModuleInfo.Directive.REQUIRES_RUNTIME;
 
 /**
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ private Provider<Dependency> createWithGuessing(String moduleName, SourceSet sou
     private @Nullable ModuleDependency createExternalDependency(String moduleName) {
         Provider<String> coordinates = getModuleNameToGA().getting(moduleName).orElse(mapByPrefix(getProviders().provider(() -> moduleName)));
         if (coordinates.isPresent()) {
-            Map<String, Object> component;
+            ExternalDependency component;
             String capability;
             if (coordinates.get().contains("|")) {
                 String[] split = coordinates.get().split("\\|");
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ public Provider<String> gav(Provider<String> moduleName, Provider<String> versio
      * @return Dependency notation
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    public Provider<Map<String, Object>> gav(String moduleName) {
+    public Provider<ExternalDependency> gav(String moduleName) {
         return ga(moduleName).map(ga -> findGav(ga, moduleName));
     }
 
@@ -358,24 +360,19 @@ public Provider<Map<String, Object>> gav(String moduleName) {
      * @return Dependency notation
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    public Provider<Map<String, Object>> gav(Provider<String> moduleName) {
+    public Provider<ExternalDependency> gav(Provider<String> moduleName) {
         return ga(moduleName).map(ga -> findGav(ga, moduleName.get()));
     }
 
-    private Map<String, Object> findGav(String ga, String moduleName) {
+    private ExternalDependency findGav(String ga, String moduleName) {
         VersionCatalog catalog = versionCatalogs == null ? null : versionCatalogs.find(getVersionCatalogName().get()).orElse(null);
         Optional<VersionConstraint> version = catalog == null ? empty() : catalog.findVersion(moduleName.replace('_', '.'));
-        Map<String, Object> gav = new HashMap<>();
-        String[] gaSplit = ga.split(":");
-        if (gaSplit.length < 2) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Invalid mapping: " + moduleName + "="+ ga);
-        }
-        gav.put(GAV.GROUP, gaSplit[0]);
-        gav.put(GAV.ARTIFACT, gaSplit[1]);
-        version.ifPresent(versionConstraint -> gav.put(GAV.VERSION, versionConstraint));
-        return gav;
+        ExternalDependency dependency = (ExternalDependency) getDependencies().create(ga);
+        version.ifPresent(versionConstraint -> dependency.version(copy -> copyVersionConstraint(versionConstraint, copy)));
+        return dependency;
     }
 
+
     /**
      * Finds the Module Name for given coordinates
      *

src/main/java/org/gradlex/javamodule/dependencies/JavaModuleDependenciesExtension.java

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ConfigurationContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.MutableVersionConstraint;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ProjectDependency;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.VersionConstraint;
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Category;
 import org.gradle.api.capabilities.Capability;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider;
@@ -65,4 +67,28 @@ private static boolean isLibraryDependency(Dependency dependency) {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fill a MutableVersionConstraint with the information from another VersionConstraint object retrieved
+     * from a version catalog.
+     */
+    public static void copyVersionConstraint(VersionConstraint version, MutableVersionConstraint copy) {
+        String branch = version.getBranch();
+        String requiredVersion = version.getRequiredVersion();
+        String preferredVersion = version.getPreferredVersion();
+        String strictVersion = version.getStrictVersion();
+
+        if (branch != null && !branch.isEmpty()) {
+            copy.setBranch(branch);
+        }
+        if (!requiredVersion.isEmpty()) {
+            copy.require(requiredVersion);
+        }
+        if (!preferredVersion.isEmpty()) {
+            copy.prefer(preferredVersion);
+        }
+        if (!strictVersion.isEmpty()) {
+            copy.strictly(strictVersion);
+        }
+    }
 }