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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax;


/**
 * Base class for all statements nodes in the AST.
 */
public abstract class Statement extends ASTNode {

  /**
   * Executes the statement in the specified build environment, which may be
   * modified.
   *
   * @throws EvalException if execution of the statement could not be completed.
   * @throws InterruptedException may be thrown in a sub class.
   */
  final void exec(Environment env) throws EvalException, InterruptedException   {
    try {
      doExec(env);
    } catch (EvalException ex) {
      throw maybeTransformException(ex);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Executes the statement.
   *
   * <p>This method is only invoked by the super class {@link Statement} when calling {@link
   * #exec(Environment)}.
   *
   * @throws EvalException if execution of the statement could not be completed.
   * @throws InterruptedException may be thrown in a sub class.
   */
  abstract void doExec(Environment env) throws EvalException, InterruptedException;

  /**
   * Checks the semantics of the Statement using the Environment according to
   * the rules of the Skylark language. The Environment can be used e.g. to check
   * variable type collision, read only variables, detecting recursion, existence of
   * built-in variables, functions, etc.
   *
   * <p>The semantical check should be performed after the Skylark extension is loaded
   * (i.e. is syntactically correct) and before is executed. The point of the semantical check
   * is to make sure (as much as possible) that no error can occur during execution (Skylark
   * programmers get a "compile time" error). It should also check execution branches (e.g. in
   * if statements) that otherwise might never get executed.
   *
   * @throws EvalException if the Statement has a semantical error.
   */
  abstract void validate(ValidationEnvironment env) throws EvalException;
}