src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/Alias.java

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

import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Attribute.ANY_RULE;
import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Attribute.attr;
import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.BuildType.LABEL;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.BaseRuleClasses;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.ConfiguredTarget;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleConfiguredTarget.Mode;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinition;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleDefinitionEnvironment;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.VisibilityProvider;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.VisibilityProviderImpl;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.Builder;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.FileTypeSet;

/**
 * Implementation of the <code>alias</code> rule.
 */
public class Alias implements RuleConfiguredTargetFactory {
  @Override
  public ConfiguredTarget create(RuleContext ruleContext)
      throws InterruptedException, RuleErrorException {
    ConfiguredTarget actual = (ConfiguredTarget) ruleContext.getPrerequisite("actual", Mode.TARGET);
    return new AliasConfiguredTarget(
        ruleContext.getConfiguration(),
        actual,
        ImmutableMap.of(
            AliasProvider.class, AliasProvider.fromAliasRule(ruleContext.getLabel(), actual),
            VisibilityProvider.class, new VisibilityProviderImpl(ruleContext.getVisibility())));
  }

  /**
   * Rule definition.
   */
  public static class AliasRule implements RuleDefinition {
    @Override
    public RuleClass build(Builder builder, RuleDefinitionEnvironment environment) {
      return builder
          /*<!-- #BLAZE_RULE(alias).ATTRIBUTE(actual) -->
          The target this alias refers to. It does not need to be a rule, it can also be an input
          file.
          <!-- #END_BLAZE_RULE.ATTRIBUTE -->*/
          .removeAttribute("licenses")
          .removeAttribute("distribs")
          .add(attr("actual", LABEL)
              .allowedFileTypes(FileTypeSet.ANY_FILE)
              .allowedRuleClasses(ANY_RULE)
              .mandatory())
          .canHaveAnyProvider()
          .build();
    }

    @Override
    public Metadata getMetadata() {
      return Metadata.builder()
          .name("alias")
          .factoryClass(Alias.class)
          .ancestors(BaseRuleClasses.BaseRule.class)
          .build();
    }
  }
}

/*<!-- #BLAZE_RULE (NAME = alias, TYPE = OTHER, FAMILY = General)[GENERIC_RULE] -->

<p>
  The <code>alias</code> rule creates another name a rule can be referred to as.
</p>

<p>
  Aliasing only works for "regular" targets. In particular, <code>package_group</code>,
    <code>config_setting</code> and <code>test_suite</code> rules cannot be aliased.
</p>

<p>
  The alias rule has its own visibility declaration. In all other respects, it behaves
  like the rule it references with some minor exceptions:

  <ul>
    <li>
      Tests are not run if their alias is mentioned on the command line
    </li>
    <li>
      When defining environment groups, the aliases to <code>environment</code> rules are not
      supported. They are not supported in the <code>--target_environment</code> command line
      option, either.
    </li>
  </ul>
</p>

<h4 id="alias_example">Examples</h4>

<pre class="code">
filegroup(
    name = "data",
    srcs = ["data.txt"],
)

alias(
    name = "other",
    actual = ":data",
)
</pre>

<!-- #END_BLAZE_RULE -->*/