Use generics for providers API
Using generics for the providers API allows a type to be associated
with a ProviderKey, resulting in a type-safe API without that doesn't
require runtime type assertions by every caller.
Unfortunately, Go does not allow generic types in methods, only in
functions [1]. This prevents a type-safe API on ModuleContext, and
requires moving the API to be functions that take a ModuleContext as
a parameter.
This CL creates the new API, but doesn't convert all of the callers.
[1] https://go.googlesource.com/proposal/+/refs/heads/master/design/43651-type-parameters.md#no-parameterized-methods)
Bug: 316410648
Test: builds
Change-Id: I3e30d68b966b730efd968166a38a25cc144bd6de
diff --git a/android/Android.bp b/android/Android.bp
index 2ac1d5f..26317b8 100644
--- a/android/Android.bp
+++ b/android/Android.bp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
"prebuilt.go",
"prebuilt_build_tool.go",
"proto.go",
+ "provider.go",
"register.go",
"rule_builder.go",
"sandbox.go",