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

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

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.Param;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkCallable;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkGlobalLibrary;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.EvalException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.StarlarkThread;

/** A collection of global Starlark build API functions that belong in the global namespace. */
@SkylarkGlobalLibrary
public interface SkylarkBuildApiGlobals {

  @SkylarkCallable(
      name = "configuration_field",
      // TODO(cparsons): Provide a link to documentation for available SkylarkConfigurationFields.
      doc =
          "References a late-bound default value for an attribute of type "
              + "<a href=\"attr.html#label\">label</a>. A value is 'late-bound' if it requires "
              + "the configuration to be built before determining the value. Any attribute using "
              + "this as a value must <a href=\"../rules.html#private-attributes\">be private</a>. "
              + "<p>Example usage: "
              + "<p>Defining a rule attribute: <br><pre class=language-python>"
              + "'_foo': attr.label(default=configuration_field(fragment='java', "
              + "name='toolchain'))</pre>"
              + "<p>Accessing in rule implementation: <br><pre class=language-python>"
              + "  def _rule_impl(ctx):\n"
              + "    foo_info = ctx.attr._foo\n"
              + "    ...</pre>",
      parameters = {
        @Param(
            name = "fragment",
            type = String.class,
            named = true,
            doc = "The name of a configuration fragment which contains the late-bound value."),
        @Param(
            name = "name",
            type = String.class,
            named = true,
            doc = "The name of the value to obtain from the configuration fragment."),
      },
      useStarlarkThread = true)
  LateBoundDefaultApi configurationField(String fragment, String name, StarlarkThread thread)
      throws EvalException;
}