src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/annotations/SkylarkConfigurationField.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.skylark.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * A marker interface for Java methods of Skylark-exposed configuration fragments which denote
 * Skylark "configuration fields": late-bound attribute defaults that depend on configuration.
 *
 * <p>Methods annotated with this annotation have a few constraints:
 * <ul>
 * <li>The annotated method must be on a configuration fragment exposed to skylark.</li>
 * <li>The method must have return type Label.</li>
 * <li>The method must be public.</li>
 * <li>The method must have zero arguments.</li>
 * <li>The method must not throw exceptions.</li>
 * </ul>
 */
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface SkylarkConfigurationField {

  /**
   * Name of the configuration field, as exposed to Skylark.
   */
  String name();

  /**
   * The default label associated with this field, corresponding to the value of this configuration
   * field with default command line flags.
   *
   * <p>If the default label is under the tools repository, omit the tools repository prefix
   * from this default, but set {@link #defaultInToolRepository} to true.</p>
   */
  String defaultLabel() default "";

  /**
   * Whether the default label as defined in {@link #defaultLabel} should be prefixed with
   * the tools repository.
   */
  boolean defaultInToolRepository() default false;

  /**
   * The documentation text in Skylark. It can contain HTML tags for special formatting.
   *
   * <p>It is allowed to be empty only if {@link #documented()} is false.
   */
  String doc() default "";

  /**
   * If true, the function will appear in the Skylark documentation. Set this to false if the
   * function is experimental or an overloading and doesn't need to be documented.
   */
  boolean documented() default true;
}