src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/core/TransitiveInfoCollectionApi.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.starlarkbuildapi.core;

import com.google.devtools.build.docgen.annot.DocCategory;
import net.starlark.java.annot.StarlarkBuiltin;
import net.starlark.java.eval.StarlarkValue;

/** Interface for a build target. */
@StarlarkBuiltin(
    name = "Target",
    category = DocCategory.BUILTIN,
    doc =
        "The BUILD target for a dependency. Appears in the fields of <code><a"
            + " href='ctx.html#attr'>ctx.attr</a></code> corresponding to <a"
            + " href='https://bazel.build/rules/rules#dependency_attributes'>dependency"
            + " attributes</a> (<code><a href='attr.html#label'>label</a></code> or <code><a"
            + " href='attr.html#label_list'>label_list</a></code>). Has the following fields:\n"
            //
            + "<ul>\n" //
            + "<li><h3 id='modules.Target.label'>label</h3>\n" //
            + "<code><a href='Label.html'>Label</a> Target.label</code><br/>\n" //
            + "The identifier of the target.</li>\n" //
            //
            + "<li><h3 id='modules.Target.files'>files</h3>\n" //
            + "<code><a href='depset.html'>depset</a> Target.files </code><br/>\n" //
            + "The set of <code><a href='File.html'>File</a></code>s in the default outputs for "
            + "this target. Equivalent to <code><a href='DefaultInfo.html#files'>"
            + "target[DefaultInfo].files</a></code>.</li>\n" //
            //
            + "<li><h3 id='modules.Target.aspect_ids'>aspect_ids</h3>\n" //
            + "<code><a href='list.html'>list</a> Target.aspect_ids </code><br/>\n" //
            + "The list of <code><a href='ctx.html#aspect_ids'>aspect_ids</a></code> "
            + "applied to this target.</li>\n" //
            //
            + "<li><h3 id='modules.Target.providers'>Providers</h3>\n" //
            + "The <a href='https://bazel.build/rules/rules#providers'>providers</a> of a rule"
            + " target can be accessed by type using index notation"
            + " (<code>target[DefaultInfo]</code>). The presence of providers can be checked using"
            + " the <code>in</code> operator (<code>SomeInfo in target</code>).<br/>\n" //
            + "<br/>\n" //
            + "If the rule's implementation function returns a <code><a"
            + " href='struct.html'>struct</a></code> instead of a list of <code><a"
            + " href='Provider.html'>Provider</a></code> instances, the struct's fields can be"
            + " accessed via the corresponding fields of the <code>Target</code>"
            + " (<code>target.some_legacy_info</code>). This behavior <a"
            + " href='https://bazel.build/rules/rules#migrating_from_legacy_providers'>is"
            + " deprecated</a>.</li>\n" //
            + "</ul>")
public interface TransitiveInfoCollectionApi extends StarlarkValue {}