src/main/protobuf/bazel_flags.proto

// Copyright 2017 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
//
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//
// This file contains the protocol buffer representation of a list of supported
// flags for Bazel commands.
syntax = "proto2";

package bazel_flags;

option java_outer_classname = "BazelFlagsProto";
option java_package = "com.google.devtools.build.lib.runtime.commands.proto";
// option java_api_version = 2;

message FlagInfo {
  // Name of the flag, without leading dashes.
  required string name = 1;
  // True if --noname exists, too.
  optional bool has_negative_flag = 2 [default = false];
  // Help text of the flag.
  optional string documentation = 3;
  // List of supported Bazel commands, e.g. ['build', 'test']
  repeated string commands = 4;
  // Flag name abbreviation, without leading dash.
  optional string abbreviation = 5;
  // True if a flag is allowed to occur multiple times in a single arg list.
  optional bool allows_multiple = 6 [default = false];
  // The effect tags associated with the flag
  repeated string effect_tags = 7;
  // The metadata tags associated with the flag
  repeated string metadata_tags = 8;
  // The documentation category assigned to this flag
  optional string documentation_category = 9;
  // Whether the flag requires a value.
  // If false, value-less invocations are acceptable, e.g. --subcommands,
  // but if true a value must be present for all instantiations of the flag,
  // e.g. --jobs=100.
  optional bool requires_value = 10;
}

message FlagCollection {
  repeated FlagInfo flag_infos = 1;
}