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+// Copyright 2021 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// 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 java
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+func TestJavaLintBypassUpdatableChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name  string
+		bp    string
+		error string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "warning_checks",
+			bp: `
+				java_library {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: [
+						"a.java",
+					],
+					min_sdk_version: "29",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					lint: {
+						warning_checks: ["NewApi"],
+					},
+				}
+			`,
+			error: "lint.warning_checks: Can't treat \\[NewApi\\] checks as warnings if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "disable_checks",
+			bp: `
+				java_library {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: [
+						"a.java",
+					],
+					min_sdk_version: "29",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+					lint: {
+						disabled_checks: ["NewApi"],
+					},
+				}
+			`,
+			error: "lint.disabled_checks: Can't disable \\[NewApi\\] checks if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			errorHandler := android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(testCase.error)
+			android.GroupFixturePreparers(PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules).
+				ExtendWithErrorHandler(errorHandler).
+				RunTestWithBp(t, testCase.bp)
+		})
+	}
+}