src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skylarkinterface/SkylarkValue.java

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

/**
 * Java objects that are also Skylark values.
 *
 * <p>This is used for extending the Skylark interpreted with domain-specific values.
 */
public interface SkylarkValue {

  /**
   * Returns if the value is immutable and thus suitable for being used as a dictionary key.
   *
   * <p>Immutability is deep, i.e. in order for a value to be immutable, all values it is composed
   * of must be immutable, too.
   */
  boolean isImmutable();

  /**
   * Print an official representation of object x.
   *
   * <p>For regular data structures, the value should be parsable back into an equal data structure.
   *
   * @param buffer the buffer to append the representation to
   * @param quotationMark The quote style (" or ') to be used
   */
  void write(Appendable buffer, char quotationMark);
}