Returns an annotation value map with {@link String} keys instead of {@link ExecutableElement} instances.

Creates {@linkplain Step processing steps} for this processor. {@link #processingEnv} is guaranteed to be set when this method is invoked. <p>Note: I

@return A string that is a nullable string.

Returns a string that is a nullable string.

Returns the string being scanned, which is either the original input string or that string plus a newline.

Returns a collector for an {@link ImmutableBiMap}.

Finds the top-level types for all the declared types (classes and interfaces) in the given {@code Set<TypeMirror>}. <p>The returned set contains only

The original type of the parameter, while {@code key().type()} erases the wrapped {@code Provider}, if any.

Returns the set of types to import. We import every type that is neither in java.lang nor in the package containing the AutoValue class, provided that

Throws an exception if this annotation contains a value for a Class element that is not actually a type. The assumption is that the value is the strin

Validations common to all the subclasses. An {@code @AutoFoo} type must be a class, or possibly an interface for {@code @AutoBuilder}. If it is a clas

Returns the {@code @AutoValue} or {@code @AutoOneOf} type parameters, with a ? for every type. If we have {@code @AutoValue abstract class Foo<T exten

Returns the wrapper types ({@code Integer.class} etc) that are used in collection parameters like {@code List<Integer>}. This is needed because we wil

Creates an implementation of writeReplace that delegates serialization to its inner Proxy class.

Writes the set of service class names to a service file. @param output not {@code null}. Not closed after use. @param services a not {@code null Coll