src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/RuleErrorConsumer.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages;

/**
 * A thin interface exposing only the warning and error reporting functionality
 * of a rule.
 *
 * <p>When a class or a method needs only this functionality but not the whole
 * {@code RuleConfiguredTarget}, it can use this thin interface instead.
 *
 * <p>This interface should only be implemented by {@code RuleConfiguredTarget}
 * and its subclasses.
 */
public interface RuleErrorConsumer {
  /**
   * Consume a non-attribute-specific warning in a rule.
   */
  void ruleWarning(String message);

  /**
   * Consume a non-attribute-specific error in a rule.
   */
  void ruleError(String message);

  /**
   * Consume an attribute-specific warning in a rule.
   */
  void attributeWarning(String attrName, String message);

  /**
   * Consume an attribute-specific error in a rule.
   */
  void attributeError(String attrName, String message);
}