src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skylarkbuildapi/FileProviderApi.java

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

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.collect.nestedset.NestedSet;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkCallable;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkModule;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkModuleCategory;

/** A representation of the concept "this builds these files". */
@SkylarkModule(
    name = "file_provider",
    doc = "An interface for rules that provide files.",
    category = SkylarkModuleCategory.PROVIDER)
public interface FileProviderApi {

  /**
   * Returns the set of files that are the "output" of this rule.
   *
   * <p>The term "output" is somewhat hazily defined; it is vaguely the set of files that are passed
   * on to dependent rules that list the rule in their {@code srcs} attribute and the set of files
   * that are built when a rule is mentioned on the command line. It does <b>not</b> include the
   * runfiles.
   *
   * <p>Note that the above definition is somewhat imprecise; in particular, when a rule is
   * mentioned on the command line, some other files are also built and dependent rules are free to
   * filter this set of files e.g. based on their extension.
   *
   * <p>Also, some rules may generate files that are not listed here by way of defining other
   * implicit targets, for example, deploy jars.
   */
  @SkylarkCallable(name = "files_to_build", documented = false, structField = true)
  NestedSet<? extends FileApi> getFilesToBuild();
}