Returns a map from methods to return types, where the return types are not necessarily the original return types of the methods. Consider this example

Returns the {@link com.google.auto.value.extension.toprettystring.ToPrettyString} annotated methods for an {@code @AutoValue} type.

Returns a string representing the given type parameters as they would appear in a class declaration. For example, if we have {@code @AutoValue abstrac

Abandon the processing of this class if any errors have been output.

Implements the semantics of {@code AutoValue.CopyAnnotations}; see its javadoc.

Returns the given {@link Element} instance as {@link ExecutableElement}. <p>This method is functionally equivalent to an {@code instanceof} check and

Returns a {@link WildcardType} if the {@link TypeMirror} represents a wildcard type or throws an {@link IllegalArgumentException}.

Returns a "base type" for TypeSimplifier that does not contain any nested types. The point being that every {@code TypeSimplifier} has a base type tha

Returns an instance wrapping the given TypeMirror, or null if it is not any kind of Optional. @param type the TypeMirror for the original optional ty

Returns effective visibility of the given element meaning that it takes into account the visibility of its enclosing elements.

Returns an {@link Equivalence} for {@link AnnotationValue} as annotation values may contain {@link AnnotationMirror} instances some of whose implement

The number of errors that have been output by calls to {@link #reportError}.

Returns all {@linkplain AnnotationMirror annotations} that are present on the given {@link Element} which are themselves annotated with {@code annotat

Returns the contents of the {@code AutoValue.CopyAnnotations.exclude} element, as a set of strings that are fully-qualified class names.

Returns true if this is an identity {@link Serializer}.

Returns an expression that is true if the given property has not been given a value. That's only different from {@link #missingRequiredProperty} if th

Determines which of the three public non-final methods from {@code java.lang.Object}, if any, is overridden by the given method.

Tests whether one method, as a member of a given type, overrides another method. <p>This method does the same thing as {@link Elements#overrides(Exec

Returns a map from property names to the corresponding source program elements. For AutoValue, these elements are the abstract getter methods in the {

A string identifying the given property element, which is a method for AutoValue or a parameter for AutoBuilder.

The factory constructor parameters that this factory method requires. When there is more than one AutoFactory constructor, each one can have its own {

Run {@link TestProcessor} in a compilation with the given {@code options}, and prevent the compilation from accessing classes with the qualified names

Set if this factory should return a serializer that is considered an identity serializer. <p>The underlying fake serializer implementation will alway

Returns a map from property names to the corresponding setters. A property may have more than one setter. For example, an {@code ImmutableList<String>

Returns abstract no-argument methods in the {@code @AutoValue} class that return the builder type. <p>Consider a class like this: <pre>{@code @AutoV