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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.StarlarkSemantics;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.StarlarkSemantics.FlagIdentifier;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
/**
* An annotation for parameters of Skylark built-in functions.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Param {
/**
* Name of the parameter, as viewed from Skylark. Used for matching keyword arguments and for
* generating documentation.
*/
String name();
/**
* Documentation of the parameter.
*/
String doc() default "";
/**
* Default value for the parameter, written as a Skylark expression (e.g. "False", "True", "[]",
* "None").
*
* <p>If this is empty (the default), the parameter is treated as mandatory. (Thus an exception
* will be thrown if left unspecified by the caller).
*
* <p>If the function implementation needs to distinguish the case where the caller does not
* supply a value for this parameter, you can set the default to the magic string "unbound", which
* maps to the sentinal object {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.Runtime#UNBOUND}
* (which can't appear in normal Skylark code).
*/
String defaultValue() default "";
/**
* Type of the parameter, e.g. {@link String}.class or
* {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkList}.class.
*/
Class<?> type() default Object.class;
/**
* List of allowed types for the parameter if multiple types are allowed.
*
* <p>If using this, {@link #type()} should be set to {@code Object.class}.
*/
ParamType[] allowedTypes() default {};
/**
* When {@link #type()} is a generic type (e.g.,
* {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkList}), specify the type parameter (e.g.
* {@link String}.class} along with {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkList} for
* {@link #type()} to specify a list of strings).
*
* <p>This is only used for documentation generation. The actual generic type is not checked at
* runtime, so the Java method signature should use a generic type of Object and cast
* appropriately.
*/
Class<?> generic1() default Object.class;
/**
* Whether the name of a callback function can be given instead of a computed value. If a
* callback function is used then the value of this parameter will be computed only when
* actually requested. E.g., if a parameter {@code foo} of a function {@code bar} is passed a
* callback function, then only when the method {@code bar} actually asks for the value
* {@code foo}, replacing it by a
* {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkCallbackFunction} in between.
*/
boolean callbackEnabled() default false;
/**
* If true, this parameter can be passed the "None" value in addition to whatever types it allows.
* If false, this parameter cannot be passed "None", no matter the types it allows.
*/
boolean noneable() default false;
/**
* If true, the parameter may be specified as a named parameter. For example for an integer named
* parameter {@code foo} of a method {@code bar}, then the method call will look like {@code
* bar(foo=1)}.
*
* <p>If false, then {@link #positional} must be true (otherwise there is no way to reference the
* parameter via an argument).
*
* <p>If this parameter represents the 'extra positionals' (args) or 'extra keywords' (kwargs)
* element of a method, this field has no effect.
*/
boolean named() default false;
/**
* If this true, {@link #named} should be treated as true.
*
* <p>This indicates this parameter is part of a {@link SkylarkCallable} method which
* was migrated from {@link SkylarkSignature}. Due to a pre-migration bug, all parameters were
* treated as if {@link #named} was true, even if it was false. To prevent breakages during
* migration, the interpreter can continue to treat these parameters as named. This is distinct
* from {@link #named}, however, so that a bulk fix/cleanup will be easier later.
*/
// TODO(b/77902276): Remove this after a bulk cleanup/fix.
boolean legacyNamed() default false;
/**
* If true, the parameter may be specified as a positional parameter. For example for an integer
* positional parameter {@code foo} of a method {@code bar}, then the method call will look like
* {@code bar(1)}. If {@link #named()} is {@code false}, then this will be the only way to call
* {@code bar}.
*
* <p>If false, then {@link #named} must be true (otherwise there is no way to reference the
* parameter via an argument)
*
* <p>Positional arguments should come first.
*
* <p>If this parameter represents the 'extra positionals' (args) or 'extra keywords' (kwargs)
* element of a method, this field has no effect.
*/
boolean positional() default true;
/**
* If not NONE, the annotated parameter will only be present if the given semantic flag is true.
* (If the parameter is disabled, it may not be specified by a user, and the Java method will
* always be invoked with the parameter set to its default value.)
*
* <p>Note that at most one of {@link #enableOnlyWithFlag} and {@link #disableWithFlag} can be
* non-NONE.
*/
StarlarkSemantics.FlagIdentifier enableOnlyWithFlag() default FlagIdentifier.NONE;
/**
* If not NONE, the annotated parameter will only be present if the given semantic flag is false.
* (If the parameter is disabled, it may not be specified by a user, and the Java method will
* always be invoked with the parameter set to its default value.)
*
* <p>Note that at most one of {@link #enableOnlyWithFlag} and {@link #disableWithFlag} can be
* non-NONE.
*/
StarlarkSemantics.FlagIdentifier disableWithFlag() default FlagIdentifier.NONE;
/**
* Value for the parameter when the parameter is "disabled" based on semantic flags. (When the
* parameter is disabled, it may not be set from Starlark, but an argument of the given value is
* passed to the annotated Java method when invoked.) (See {@link #enableOnlyWithFlag()} and
* {@link #disableWithFlag()} for toggling a parameter with semantic flags.
*
* <p>The parameter value is written as a Skylark expression (for example: "False", "True", "[]",
* "None").
*
* <p>This should be set (non-empty) if and only if the parameter may be disabled with a semantic
* flag.
*
* <p>Note that this is very similar to {@link #defaultValue}; it may be considered "the default
* value if no parameter is specified". It is important that this is distinct, however, in cases
* where it is desired to have a normally-mandatory parameter toggled by flag. Such a parameter
* should have no {@link #defaultValue} set, but should have a sensible {@link
* #valueWhenDisabled()} set. ("unbound" may be used in cases where no value would be valid. See
* {@link #defaultValue}.)
*/
String valueWhenDisabled() default "";
// TODO(bazel-team): parse the type from a single field in Skylark syntax,
// and allow a Union as "ThisType or ThatType or NoneType":
// String type() default "Object";
}