src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/Spawn.java

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

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.platform.PlatformInfo;
import java.util.Collection;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * An object representing a subprocess to be invoked, including its command and
 * arguments, its working directory, its environment, a boolean indicating
 * whether remote execution is appropriate for this command, and if so, the set
 * of files it is expected to read and write.
 */
public interface Spawn {
  /**
   * Out-of-band data for this spawn. This can be used to signal hints (hardware requirements,
   * local vs. remote) to the execution subsystem.
   *
   * <p>String tags from {@link
   * com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.TestTargetProperties#getExecutionInfo()} can be added
   * as keys with arbitrary values to this map too.
   */
  ImmutableMap<String, String> getExecutionInfo();

  /**
   * Returns the {@link RunfilesSupplier} helper encapsulating the runfiles for this spawn.
   */
  RunfilesSupplier getRunfilesSupplier();

  /**
   * Returns the command (the first element) and its arguments.
   */
  ImmutableList<String> getArguments();

  /**
   * Returns the initial environment of the process.
   * If null, the environment is inherited from the parent process.
   */
  ImmutableMap<String, String> getEnvironment();

  /**
   * Map of the execpath at which we expect the Fileset symlink trees, to a list of
   * FilesetOutputSymlinks which contains the details of the Symlink trees.
   */
  ImmutableMap<Artifact, ImmutableList<FilesetOutputSymlink>> getFilesetMappings();

  /**
   * Returns the list of files that are required to execute this spawn (e.g. the compiler binary),
   * in contrast to files necessary for the tool to do its work (e.g. source code to be compiled).
   *
   * <p>The returned set of files is a subset of what getInputFiles() returns.
   *
   * <p>This method explicitly does not expand middleman artifacts. Pass the result
   * to an appropriate utility method on {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact} to
   * expand the middlemen.
   *
   * <p>This is for use with persistent workers, so we can restart workers when their binaries
   * have changed.
   */
  Iterable<? extends ActionInput> getToolFiles();

  /**
   * Returns the list of files that this command may read.
   *
   * <p>This method explicitly does not expand middleman artifacts. Pass the result
   * to an appropriate utility method on {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact} to
   * expand the middlemen.
   *
   * <p>This is for use with remote execution, so we can ship inputs before starting the
   * command. Order stability across multiple calls should be upheld for performance reasons.
   */
  Iterable<? extends ActionInput> getInputFiles();

  /**
   * Returns the collection of files that this command must write.  Callers should not mutate
   * the result.
   *
   * <p>This is for use with remote execution, so remote execution does not have to guess what
   * outputs the process writes.  While the order does not affect the semantics, it should be
   * stable so it can be cached.
   */
  Collection<? extends ActionInput> getOutputFiles();

  /**
   * Returns the resource owner for local fallback.
   */
  ActionExecutionMetadata getResourceOwner();

  /**
   * Returns the amount of resources needed for local fallback.
   */
  ResourceSet getLocalResources();

  /**
   * Returns a mnemonic (string constant) for this kind of spawn.
   */
  String getMnemonic();

  @Nullable
  PlatformInfo getExecutionPlatform();
}