Foundation types

class Scope

Bases: enum.Enum

Defines the scope of dependencies to include for a given element when iterating over the dependency graph in APIs like Element.dependencies()

ALL = 1

All elements which the given element depends on, following all elements required for building. Including the element itself.

BUILD = 2

All elements required for building the element, including their respective run dependencies. Not including the given element itself.

RUN = 3

All elements required for running the element. Including the element itself.

NONE = 4

Just the element itself, no dependencies.

Since: 1.4

class Consistency

Bases: object

Defines the various consistency states of a Source.

INCONSISTENT = 0

Inconsistent

Inconsistent sources have no explicit reference set. They cannot produce a cache key, be fetched or staged. They can only be tracked.

RESOLVED = 1

Resolved

Resolved sources have a reference and can produce a cache key and be fetched, however they cannot be staged.

CACHED = 2

Cached

Sources have a cached unstaged copy in the source directory.

class CoreWarnings

Bases: object

Some common warnings which are raised by core functionalities within BuildStream are found in this class.

OVERLAPS = 'overlaps'

This warning will be produced when buildstream detects an overlap on an element which is not whitelisted. See Overlap Whitelist

REF_NOT_IN_TRACK = 'ref-not-in-track'

This warning will be produced when a source is configured with a reference which is found to be invalid based on the configured track

BAD_ELEMENT_SUFFIX = 'bad-element-suffix'

This warning will be produced when an element whose name does not end in .bst is referenced either on the command line or by another element

BAD_CHARACTERS_IN_NAME = 'bad-characters-in-name'

This warning will be produces when filename for a target contains invalid characters in its name.