Setting a custom URL in a DependencyArtifact appears to be unused

[aSemy]

Current Behavior

It is possible to set a custom URL in a DependencyArtifact, but it appears to have no effect.

https://docs.gradle.org/8.14/kotlin-dsl/gradle/org.gradle.api.artifacts/-dependency-artifact/get-url.html

Expected Behavior

setUrl() and getUrl() are deprecated and removed.

Context (optional)

I could not see any usage of DependencyArtifact.getUrl(), except in tests. I assume they are only intended for testing.

Self-contained Reproducer Project

dependencies {
  "fooConf"("blah:blah:1.2.3") {
    artifact {
      url = "https://example.com/bar.zip"
    }
  }
}

Gradle version

8.14.2

Build scan URL (optional)

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Your Environment (optional)

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[ov7a]

The issue is in the backlog of the relevant team and is prioritized by them.

[jvandort]

We should get rid of these methods -- we don't use them anywhere.