Replace @BlazeRule with a getMetadata() method. This lets us avoid Java Reflection, and saves ~15% of initialization time in []RuleClassProvider.create().

Before change:
Over 14 samples,
average = 976
median = 969.9

After change:
Over 14 samples,
average = 811.5
median = 813.9

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MOS_MIGRATED_REVID=89036261
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5356889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata.java
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+/**
+ * TODO(bazel-team): This file has been generated by @AutoValue, and copied here because we do not
+ * support @AutoValue yet. Remove this file and add @AutoValue annotations to RuleDefinition
+ * once possible.
+ */
+package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis;
+
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.RuleConfiguredTargetFactory;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.annotation.Generated;
+
+@Generated("com.google.auto.value.processor.AutoValueProcessor")
+final class AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata extends RuleDefinition.Metadata {
+
+  private final String name;
+  private final RuleClassType type;
+  private final Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass;
+  private final List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors;
+
+  private AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata(
+      String name,
+      RuleClassType type,
+      Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass,
+      List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors) {
+    if (name == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("Null name");
+    }
+    this.name = name;
+    if (type == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("Null type");
+    }
+    this.type = type;
+    if (factoryClass == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("Null factoryClass");
+    }
+    this.factoryClass = factoryClass;
+    if (ancestors == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("Null ancestors");
+    }
+    this.ancestors = ancestors;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String name() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public RuleClassType type() {
+    return type;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass() {
+    return factoryClass;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors() {
+    return ancestors;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "Metadata{"
+        + "name=" + name + ", "
+        + "type=" + type + ", "
+        + "factoryClass=" + factoryClass + ", "
+        + "ancestors=" + ancestors
+        + "}";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (o == this) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (o instanceof RuleDefinition.Metadata) {
+      RuleDefinition.Metadata that = (RuleDefinition.Metadata) o;
+      return (this.name.equals(that.name()))
+           && (this.type.equals(that.type()))
+           && (this.factoryClass.equals(that.factoryClass()))
+           && (this.ancestors.equals(that.ancestors()));
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    int h = 1;
+    h *= 1000003;
+    h ^= name.hashCode();
+    h *= 1000003;
+    h ^= type.hashCode();
+    h *= 1000003;
+    h ^= factoryClass.hashCode();
+    h *= 1000003;
+    h ^= ancestors.hashCode();
+    return h;
+  }
+
+  static final class Builder extends RuleDefinition.Metadata.Builder {
+    private String name;
+    private RuleClassType type;
+    private Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass;
+    private List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors;
+    Builder() {
+    }
+    Builder(RuleDefinition.Metadata source) {
+      name(source.name());
+      type(source.type());
+      factoryClass(source.factoryClass());
+      ancestors(source.ancestors());
+    }
+    @Override
+    public RuleDefinition.Metadata.Builder name(String name) {
+      this.name = name;
+      return this;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public RuleDefinition.Metadata.Builder type(RuleClassType type) {
+      this.type = type;
+      return this;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public RuleDefinition.Metadata.Builder factoryClass(
+        Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass) {
+      this.factoryClass = factoryClass;
+      return this;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public RuleDefinition.Metadata.Builder ancestors(
+        List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors) {
+      this.ancestors = ancestors;
+      return this;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public RuleDefinition.Metadata build() {
+      String missing = "";
+      if (name == null) {
+        missing += " name";
+      }
+      if (type == null) {
+        missing += " type";
+      }
+      if (factoryClass == null) {
+        missing += " factoryClass";
+      }
+      if (ancestors == null) {
+        missing += " ancestors";
+      }
+      if (!missing.isEmpty()) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Missing required properties:" + missing);
+      }
+      RuleDefinition.Metadata result = new AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata(
+          this.name,
+          this.type,
+          this.factoryClass,
+          this.ancestors);
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
index a14cd53..4b7015f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@
   /**
    * A base rule for all test rules.
    */
-  @BlazeRule(name = "$test_base_rule",
-      type = RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
   public static final class TestBaseRule implements RuleDefinition {
     @Override
     public RuleClass build(Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment env) {
@@ -169,6 +167,14 @@
           .add(attr(":run_under", LABEL).cfg(DATA).value(RUN_UNDER))
           .build();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Metadata getMetadata() {
+      return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+          .name("$test_base_rule")
+          .type(RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
+          .build();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -205,8 +211,6 @@
   /**
    * Common parts of rules.
    */
-  @BlazeRule(name = "$base_rule",
-      type = RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
   public static final class BaseRule implements RuleDefinition {
     @Override
     public RuleClass build(RuleClass.Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment env) {
@@ -234,14 +238,19 @@
           .add(attr(":action_listener", LABEL_LIST).cfg(HOST).value(ACTION_LISTENER))
           .build();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Metadata getMetadata() {
+      return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+          .name("$base_rule")
+          .type(RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
+          .build();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Common ancestor class for all rules.
    */
-  @BlazeRule(name = "$rule",
-      type = RuleClassType.ABSTRACT,
-      ancestors = { BaseRule.class })
   public static final class RuleBase implements RuleDefinition {
     @Override
     public RuleClass build(Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment env) {
@@ -250,6 +259,14 @@
           .add(attr("data", LABEL_LIST).cfg(DATA).allowedFileTypes(FileTypeSet.ANY_FILE))
           .build();
     }
-  }
 
+    @Override
+    public Metadata getMetadata() {
+      return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+          .name("$rule")
+          .type(RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
+          .ancestors(BaseRule.class)
+          .build();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BlazeRule.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BlazeRule.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c349e65..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BlazeRule.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis;
-
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.RuleConfiguredTargetFactory;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * An annotation for rule classes.
- */
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-public @interface BlazeRule {
-  /**
-   * The name of the rule, as it appears in the BUILD file. If it starts with
-   * '$', the rule will be hidden from users and will only be usable from
-   * inside Blaze.
-   */
-  String name();
-
-  /**
-   * The type of the rule. It can be an abstract rule, a normal rule or a test
-   * rule. If the rule type is abstract, the configured class must not be set.
-   */
-  RuleClassType type() default RuleClassType.NORMAL;
-
-  /**
-   * The {@link RuleConfiguredTargetFactory} class that implements this rule. If the rule is
-   * abstract, this must not be set.
-   */
-  Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass()
-      default RuleConfiguredTargetFactory.class;
-
-  /**
-   * The list of other rule classes this rule inherits from.
-   */
-  Class<? extends RuleDefinition>[] ancestors() default {};
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/ConfiguredRuleClassProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/ConfiguredRuleClassProvider.java
index 26e0617..ad3cdcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/ConfiguredRuleClassProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/ConfiguredRuleClassProvider.java
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.ABSTRACT;
 import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.TEST;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
 import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
     private final  Map<String, Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ruleDefinitionMap =
         new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>, RuleClass> ruleMap = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Map<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>, RuleDefinition> ruleDefinitionInstanceCache =
+        new HashMap<>();
     private final Digraph<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> dependencyGraph =
         new Digraph<>();
     private ConfigurationCollectionFactory configurationCollectionFactory;
@@ -106,11 +108,12 @@
       return this;
     }
 
-    public Builder addRuleDefinition(Class<? extends RuleDefinition> ruleDefinition) {
-      dependencyGraph.createNode(ruleDefinition);
-      BlazeRule annotation = ruleDefinition.getAnnotation(BlazeRule.class);
-      for (Class<? extends RuleDefinition> ancestor : annotation.ancestors()) {
-        dependencyGraph.addEdge(ancestor, ruleDefinition);
+    public Builder addRuleDefinition(RuleDefinition ruleDefinition) {
+      Class<? extends RuleDefinition> ruleDefinitionClass = ruleDefinition.getClass();
+      ruleDefinitionInstanceCache.put(ruleDefinitionClass, ruleDefinition);
+      dependencyGraph.createNode(ruleDefinitionClass);
+      for (Class<? extends RuleDefinition> ancestor : ruleDefinition.getMetadata().ancestors()) {
+        dependencyGraph.addEdge(ancestor, ruleDefinitionClass);
       }
 
       return this;
@@ -148,40 +151,38 @@
     }
 
     private RuleClass commitRuleDefinition(Class<? extends RuleDefinition> definitionClass) {
-      BlazeRule annotation = definitionClass.getAnnotation(BlazeRule.class);
-      Preconditions.checkArgument(ruleClassMap.get(annotation.name()) == null, annotation.name());
+      RuleDefinition instance = checkNotNull(ruleDefinitionInstanceCache.get(definitionClass),
+          "addRuleDefinition(new %s()) should be called before build()", definitionClass.getName());
 
-      Preconditions.checkArgument(
-          annotation.type() == ABSTRACT ^
-          annotation.factoryClass() != RuleConfiguredTargetFactory.class);
-      Preconditions.checkArgument(
-          (annotation.type() != TEST) ||
-          Arrays.asList(annotation.ancestors()).contains(
-              BaseRuleClasses.TestBaseRule.class));
+      RuleDefinition.Metadata metadata = instance.getMetadata();
+      checkArgument(ruleClassMap.get(metadata.name()) == null, metadata.name());
 
-      RuleDefinition instance;
-      try {
-        instance = definitionClass.newInstance();
-      } catch (IllegalAccessException | InstantiationException e) {
-        throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-      }
-      RuleClass[] ancestorClasses = new RuleClass[annotation.ancestors().length];
-      for (int i = 0; i < annotation.ancestors().length; i++) {
-        ancestorClasses[i] = ruleMap.get(annotation.ancestors()[i]);
+      List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors = metadata.ancestors();
+
+      checkArgument(
+          metadata.type() == ABSTRACT ^ metadata.factoryClass()
+              != RuleConfiguredTargetFactory.class);
+      checkArgument(
+          (metadata.type() != TEST)
+          || ancestors.contains(BaseRuleClasses.TestBaseRule.class));
+
+      RuleClass[] ancestorClasses = new RuleClass[ancestors.size()];
+      for (int i = 0; i < ancestorClasses.length; i++) {
+        ancestorClasses[i] = ruleMap.get(ancestors.get(i));
         if (ancestorClasses[i] == null) {
           // Ancestors should have been initialized by now
-          throw new IllegalStateException("Ancestor " + annotation.ancestors()[i] + " of "
-              + annotation.name() + " is not initialized");
+          throw new IllegalStateException("Ancestor " + ancestors.get(i) + " of "
+              + metadata.name() + " is not initialized");
         }
       }
 
       RuleConfiguredTargetFactory factory = null;
-      if (annotation.type() != ABSTRACT) {
-        factory = createFactory(annotation.factoryClass());
+      if (metadata.type() != ABSTRACT) {
+        factory = createFactory(metadata.factoryClass());
       }
 
       RuleClass.Builder builder = new RuleClass.Builder(
-          annotation.name(), annotation.type(), false, ancestorClasses);
+          metadata.name(), metadata.type(), false, ancestorClasses);
       builder.factory(factory);
       RuleClass ruleClass = instance.build(builder, this);
       ruleMap.put(definitionClass, ruleClass);
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@
 
     public ConfiguredRuleClassProvider build() {
       for (Node<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ruleDefinition :
-        dependencyGraph.getTopologicalOrder()) {
+          dependencyGraph.getTopologicalOrder()) {
         commitRuleDefinition(ruleDefinition.getLabel());
       }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleDefinition.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleDefinition.java
index c5e32e3..77670d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleDefinition.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleDefinition.java
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis;
 
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.RuleConfiguredTargetFactory;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * This class is a common ancestor for every rule object.
@@ -36,4 +42,64 @@
    * @return the {@link RuleClass} representing the rule.
    */
   RuleClass build(RuleClass.Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment environment);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns metadata for this rule.
+   */
+  Metadata getMetadata();
+
+  /**
+   * Value class that contains the name, type, ancestors of a rule, as well as a reference to the
+   * configured target factory.
+   */
+  public abstract static class Metadata {
+    /**
+     * The name of the rule, as it appears in the BUILD file. If it starts with
+     * '$', the rule will be hidden from users and will only be usable from
+     * inside Blaze.
+     */
+    public abstract String name();
+
+    /**
+     * The type of the rule. It can be an abstract rule, a normal rule or a test
+     * rule. If the rule type is abstract, the configured class must not be set.
+     */
+    public abstract RuleClassType type();
+
+    /**
+     * The {@link RuleConfiguredTargetFactory} class that implements this rule. If the rule is
+     * abstract, this must not be set.
+     */
+    public abstract Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factoryClass();
+
+    /**
+     * The list of other rule classes this rule inherits from.
+     */
+    public abstract List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors();
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+      return new AutoValueRuleDefinitionMetadata.Builder()
+          .type(RuleClassType.NORMAL)
+          .factoryClass(RuleConfiguredTargetFactory.class)
+          .ancestors(Collections.<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>>emptyList());
+    }
+
+    public static Metadata empty() {
+      return builder().build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder class for the Metadata class.
+     */
+    public abstract static class Builder {
+      public abstract Builder name(String s);
+      public abstract Builder type(RuleClassType type);
+      public abstract Builder factoryClass(Class<? extends RuleConfiguredTargetFactory> factory);
+      public abstract Builder ancestors(List<Class<? extends RuleDefinition>> ancestors);
+      public Builder ancestors(Class<? extends RuleDefinition>... ancstrs) {
+        return ancestors(Arrays.asList(ancstrs));
+      }
+      public abstract Metadata build();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/ConfigRuleClasses.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/ConfigRuleClasses.java
index dd0ba5b..44bb5e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/ConfigRuleClasses.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/ConfigRuleClasses.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.BaseRuleClasses;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.BlazeRule;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinition;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinitionEnvironment;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass;
@@ -40,9 +39,6 @@
   /**
    * Common settings for all configurability rules.
    */
-  @BlazeRule(name = "$config_base_rule",
-               type = RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.ABSTRACT,
-               ancestors = { BaseRuleClasses.BaseRule.class })
   public static final class ConfigBaseRule implements RuleDefinition {
     @Override
     public RuleClass build(RuleClass.Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment env) {
@@ -55,6 +51,15 @@
               "these rules don't include content that gets built into their dependers")
           .build();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Metadata getMetadata() {
+      return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+          .name("$config_base_rule")
+          .type(RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.ABSTRACT)
+          .ancestors(BaseRuleClasses.BaseRule.class)
+          .build();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -85,10 +90,6 @@
    * themselves inputs to that map. So Bazel has special logic to read and properly apply
    * config_setting instances. See {@link ConfiguredTargetFunction#getConfigConditions} for details.
    */
-  @BlazeRule(name = "config_setting",
-               type = RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.NORMAL,
-               ancestors = { ConfigBaseRule.class },
-               factoryClass = ConfigSetting.class)
   public static final class ConfigSettingRule implements RuleDefinition {
     /**
      * The name of the attribute that declares flag bindings.
@@ -137,6 +138,16 @@
               .nonconfigurable(NONCONFIGURABLE_ATTRIBUTE_REASON))
           .build();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Metadata getMetadata() {
+      return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+          .name("config_setting")
+          .type(RuleClass.Builder.RuleClassType.NORMAL)
+          .ancestors(ConfigBaseRule.class)
+          .factoryClass(ConfigSetting.class)
+          .build();
+    }
   }
 
 /*<!-- #BLAZE_RULE (NAME = config_setting, TYPE = OTHER, FAMILY = General)[GENERIC_RULE] -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/constraints/EnvironmentRule.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/constraints/EnvironmentRule.java
index 58116e8..8330dba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/constraints/EnvironmentRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/constraints/EnvironmentRule.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.BaseRuleClasses;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.BlazeRule;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinition;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinitionEnvironment;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass;
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@
 /**
  * Rule definition for environment rules (for Bazel's constraint enforcement system).
  */
-@BlazeRule(name = EnvironmentRule.RULE_NAME,
-    ancestors = { BaseRuleClasses.BaseRule.class },
-    factoryClass = Environment.class)
 public final class EnvironmentRule implements RuleDefinition {
   public static final String RULE_NAME = "environment";
 
@@ -67,4 +63,13 @@
         .setUndocumented()
         .build();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Metadata getMetadata() {
+    return RuleDefinition.Metadata.builder()
+        .name(EnvironmentRule.RULE_NAME)
+        .ancestors(BaseRuleClasses.BaseRule.class)
+        .factoryClass(Environment.class)
+        .build();
+  }
 }