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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package apex
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+var (
+	mtctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/multitree_apex")
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterModulesSingleton(android.InitRegistrationContext)
+}
+
+func RegisterModulesSingleton(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	ctx.RegisterSingletonType("apex_multitree_singleton", multitreeAnalysisSingletonFactory)
+}
+
+var PrepareForTestWithApexMultitreeSingleton = android.FixtureRegisterWithContext(RegisterModulesSingleton)
+
+func multitreeAnalysisSingletonFactory() android.Singleton {
+	return &multitreeAnalysisSingleton{}
+}
+
+type multitreeAnalysisSingleton struct {
+	multitreeApexMetadataPath android.OutputPath
+}
+
+type ApexMultitreeMetadataEntry struct {
+	// The name of the apex.
+	Name string
+
+	// TODO: Add other properties as needed.
+}
+
+type ApexMultitreeMetadata struct {
+	// Information about the installable apexes.
+	Apexes map[string]ApexMultitreeMetadataEntry
+}
+
+func (p *multitreeAnalysisSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(context android.SingletonContext) {
+	data := ApexMultitreeMetadata{
+		Apexes: make(map[string]ApexMultitreeMetadataEntry, 0),
+	}
+	context.VisitAllModules(func(module android.Module) {
+		// If this module is not being installed, ignore it.
+		if !module.Enabled() || module.IsSkipInstall() {
+			return
+		}
+		// Actual apexes provide ApexBundleInfoProvider.
+		if _, ok := context.ModuleProvider(module, ApexBundleInfoProvider).(ApexBundleInfo); !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		bundle, ok := module.(*apexBundle)
+		if ok && !bundle.testApex && !bundle.vndkApex && bundle.primaryApexType {
+			name := module.Name()
+			entry := ApexMultitreeMetadataEntry{
+				Name: name,
+			}
+			data.Apexes[name] = entry
+		}
+	})
+	p.multitreeApexMetadataPath = android.PathForOutput(context, "multitree_apex_metadata.json")
+
+	jsonStr, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		context.Errorf(err.Error())
+	}
+	android.WriteFileRule(context, p.multitreeApexMetadataPath, string(jsonStr))
+	// This seems cleaner, but doesn't emit the phony rule in testing.
+	// context.Phony("multitree_apex_metadata", p.multitreeApexMetadataPath)
+
+	context.Build(mtctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:        blueprint.Phony,
+		Description: "phony rule for multitree_apex_metadata",
+		Inputs:      []android.Path{p.multitreeApexMetadataPath},
+		Output:      android.PathForPhony(context, "multitree_apex_metadata"),
+	})
+}