Accessing C++ switches in Java is implemented via a Python script which analyzes the C++ switches file and spits out the corresponding Java class. The generated class name will be based upon the switch file name, and the path must be specified in a comment within the switch file itself.
Add directives to your C++ switch file
// GENERATED_JAVA_PACKAGE: org.chromium.chrome // ...snip... // Documentation for the following switch. const char kSomeSwitch[] = "some-switch"; // ...snip...
Create a template file
// Copyright {YEAR} The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be // found in the LICENSE file. // This file is autogenerated by // {SCRIPT_NAME} // From // {SOURCE_PATH}, and // {TEMPLATE_PATH} package my.java.package // Be sure to escape any curly braces in your template by doubling as // follows. public abstract class MySwitches {{ {NATIVE_SWITCHES} }}
Add a new build target
import("//build/config/android/rules.gni") java_cpp_strings("foo_generated_switch") { sources = [ "//base/android/native_foo_switches.cc", ] template = "//base/android/java_templates/MySwitches.java.tmpl" }
Add the new target to the desired android_library targets srcjar_deps:
android_library("base_java") { srcjar_deps = [ ":foo_generated_switches", ] }
The generated file org/chromium/chrome/NativeFooSwitches.java
would contain:
package org.chromium.chrome; public final class NativeFooSwitches { // ...snip... public static final String SOME_SWITCH = "some-switch"; // ...snip... }