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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkbuildapi;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Location;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.Param;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkCallable;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkGlobalLibrary;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.StarlarkContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.EvalException;
/**
* A collection of global skylark build API functions that belong in the global namespace.
*/
@SkylarkGlobalLibrary
public interface SkylarkBuildApiGlobals {
@SkylarkCallable(
name = "configuration_field",
// TODO(cparsons): Provide a link to documentation for available SkylarkConfigurationFields.
doc =
"References a late-bound default value for an attribute of type "
+ "<a href=\"attr.html#label\">label</a>. A value is 'late-bound' if it requires "
+ "the configuration to be built before determining the value. Any attribute using "
+ "this as a value must <a href=\"../rules.html#private-attributes\">be private</a>. "
+ "<p>Example usage: "
+ "<p>Defining a rule attribute: <br><pre class=language-python>"
+ "'_foo': attr.label(default=configuration_field(fragment='java', "
+ "name='toolchain'))</pre>"
+ "<p>Accessing in rule implementation: <br><pre class=language-python>"
+ " def _rule_impl(ctx):\n"
+ " foo_info = ctx.attr._foo\n"
+ " ...</pre>",
parameters = {
@Param(
name = "fragment",
type = String.class,
named = true,
doc = "The name of a configuration fragment which contains the late-bound value."),
@Param(
name = "name",
type = String.class,
named = true,
doc = "The name of the value to obtain from the configuration fragment."),
},
useLocation = true,
useContext = true)
public LateBoundDefaultApi configurationField(
String fragment, String name, Location loc, StarlarkContext context) throws EvalException;
}