src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/FlagGuardedValue.java

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

/**
 * Wrapper on a value that controls its accessibility in Starlark based on the value of a
 * semantic flag.
 *
 * <p>For example, this could control whether symbol "Foo" exists in the Starlark
 * global frame: such a symbol might only be accessible if --experimental_foo is set to true.
 * In order to create this control, an instance of this class should be added to the global
 * frame under "Foo". This flag guard will throw a descriptive {@link EvalException} when
 * "Foo" would be accessed without the proper flag.
 */
public class FlagGuardedValue {
  private final Object obj;
  private final String flag;
  private final FlagType flagType;

  private enum FlagType {
    DEPRECATION,
    EXPERIMENTAL;
  }

  private FlagGuardedValue(Object obj, String flag, FlagType flagType) {
    this.obj = obj;
    this.flag = flag;
    this.flagType = flagType;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a flag guard which only permits access of the given object when the given flag is true.
   * If the given flag is false and the object would be accessed, an error is thrown describing the
   * feature as experimental, and describing that the flag must be set to true.
   */
  public static FlagGuardedValue onlyWhenExperimentalFlagIsTrue(String flag, Object obj) {
    return new FlagGuardedValue(obj, flag, FlagType.EXPERIMENTAL);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a flag guard which only permits access of the given object when the given flag is
   * false. If the given flag is true and the object would be accessed, an error is thrown
   * describing the feature as deprecated, and describing that the flag must be set to false.
   */
  public static FlagGuardedValue onlyWhenIncompatibleFlagIsFalse(String flag, Object obj) {
    return new FlagGuardedValue(obj, flag, FlagType.DEPRECATION);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an error describing an attempt to access this guard's protected object when it should
   * be inaccessible in the (contextually implied) semantics.
   */
  String getErrorFromAttemptingAccess(String name) {
    return flagType == FlagType.EXPERIMENTAL
        ? name
            + " is experimental and thus unavailable with the current flags. It may be enabled by"
            + " setting --"
            + flag
        : name
            + " is deprecated and will be removed soon. It may be temporarily re-enabled by"
            + " setting --"
            + flag
            + "=false";
  }

  /**
   * Returns this guard's underlying object. This should be called when appropriate validation has
   * occurred to ensure that the object is accessible with the (implied) semantics.
   */
  public Object getObject() {
    return obj;
  }

  /** Returns true if this guard's underlying object is accessible under the given semantics. */
  boolean isObjectAccessibleUsingSemantics(StarlarkSemantics semantics) {
    if (flagType == FlagType.EXPERIMENTAL) {
      return semantics.isFeatureEnabledBasedOnTogglingFlags(flag, "");
    } else {
      return semantics.isFeatureEnabledBasedOnTogglingFlags("", flag);
    }
  }
}