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

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.FileStatusWithDigest;

/**
 * A FileStatus that provides metadata.
 *
 * <p>Filesystem may return implementation of this interface if the files are stored in the memory.
 * When checking outputs of actions, Skyframe will inject the metadata returned by {@link
 * #getMetadata()} instead of construct a new metadata from the status.
 */
public interface FileStatusWithMetadata extends FileStatusWithDigest {
  FileArtifactValue getMetadata();
}