@Internal
  public Set<Path> getExcludes() {
    // Gradle warns about @Input annotations on File objects, so we have to expose a getter for a
    // String to make them go away.
    return excludes;
  }
A set of absolute paths to exclude from skaffold watching.

@return a set of absolute paths
jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/skaffold/SkaffoldWatchParameters.java