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+//
+// Copyright (C) 2022 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 {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
+}
+
+// Empty sources and libraries to avoid merge conflicts with downstream
+// branches
+// TODO: remove once the Nearby sources are available in this branch
+filegroup {
+    name: "framework-nearby-java-sources",
+    srcs: [],
+    visibility: ["//packages/modules/Connectivity:__subpackages__"],
+}
+
+
+java_library {
+    name: "service-nearby",
+    srcs: [],
+    sdk_version: "module_current",
+    min_sdk_version: "30",
+    apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
+    visibility: ["//packages/modules/Connectivity:__subpackages__"],
+}