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

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

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.cmdline.PackageIdentifier;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.concurrent.ThreadSafety.ThreadSafe;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.Path;

/**
 * CachingPackageLocator implementations locate a package by its name.
 *
 * <p> Similar to #pkgcache.PathPackageLocator, but implementations are required
 * to cache results and handle deleted packages.
 *
 * <p> This interface exists for two reasons: (1) to avoid creating a bad dependency edge from the
 * PythonPreprocessor to lib.pkgcache ("dependency injection") and (2) to allow Skyframe to use
 * pieces of legacy code while still updating the Skyframe node graph.
 */
public interface CachingPackageLocator {

  /**
   * Returns path of BUILD file for specified package iff the specified package exists, null
   * otherwise (e.g. invalid package name, no build file, or package has been deleted via
   * --deleted_packages)..
   *
   * <p> The package's root directory may be computed by calling getParentFile().
   *
   * <p> Instances of this interface are required to cache the results.
   *
   * <p> This method must be thread-safe.
   */
  @ThreadSafe
  Path getBuildFileForPackage(PackageIdentifier packageName);

}