Why is org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaPlugin#setupDokkaTasks private?

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I'd like to create a new output format for Material for MkDocs, which is inspired by the GFM format. I need to create Gradle tasks for this new format.

Looking at the Gradle plugin code, it seems that the following code would do everything I need:

project.setupDokkaTasks("dokkaMkDocs") {
    plugins.dependencies.add("my plugin…")
    description = "Generates documentation in 'Material for MkDocs' format"
}

However, setupDokkaTasks is private.

Question Why is setupDokkaTasks private? Could it be made public?

Installation

• Operating system: Linux
• Build tool: Gradle 8.8
• Dokka version: 1.9.20