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base / feature_list.h [blame]
// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.
#ifndef BASE_FEATURE_LIST_H_
#define BASE_FEATURE_LIST_H_
#include <atomic>
#include <functional>
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include "base/base_export.h"
#include "base/compiler_specific.h"
#include "base/containers/flat_map.h"
#include "base/containers/flat_set.h"
#include "base/dcheck_is_on.h"
#include "base/feature_list_buildflags.h"
#include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
#include "base/memory/raw_ptr.h"
#include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
#include "build/build_config.h"
namespace base {
class FieldTrial;
class FieldTrialList;
class PersistentMemoryAllocator;
class FeatureVisitor;
// Specifies whether a given feature is enabled or disabled by default.
// NOTE: The actual runtime state may be different, due to a field trial or a
// command line switch.
enum FeatureState {
FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT,
FEATURE_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT,
};
// Recommended macros for declaring and defining features and parameters:
//
// - `kFeature` is the C++ identifier that will be used for the `base::Feature`.
// - `name` is the feature name, which must be globally unique. This name is
// used to enable/disable features via experiments and command-line flags.
// Names should use CamelCase-style naming, e.g. "MyGreatFeature".
// - `default_state` is the default state to use for the feature, i.e.
// `base::FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT` or `base::FEATURE_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT`.
// As noted above, the actual runtime state may differ from the default state,
// due to field trials or command-line switches.
// Provides a forward declaration for `kFeature` in a header file, e.g.
//
// BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kMyFeature);
//
// If the feature needs to be marked as exported, i.e. it is referenced by
// multiple components, then write:
//
// COMPONENT_EXPORT(MY_COMPONENT) BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kMyFeature);
#define BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kFeature) \
extern constinit const base::Feature kFeature
// Provides a definition for `kFeature` with `name` and `default_state`, e.g.
//
// BASE_FEATURE(kMyFeature, "MyFeature", base::FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT);
//
// Features should *not* be defined in header files; do not use this macro in
// header files.
#define BASE_FEATURE(feature, name, default_state) \
constinit const base::Feature feature( \
name, default_state, base::internal::FeatureMacroHandshake::kSecret)
// Provides a forward declaration for `feature_object_name` in a header file,
// e.g.
//
// BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE_PARAM(kMyFeatureParam);
//
// If the feature needs to be marked as exported, i.e. it is referenced by
// multiple components, then write:
//
// COMPONENT_EXPORT(MY_COMPONENT) BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE_PARAM(kMyFeatureParam);
//
// This macro enables optimizations to make the second and later calls faster,
// but requires additional memory uses. If you obtain the parameter only once,
// you can instantiate base::FeatureParam directly, or can call
// base::GetFieldTrialParamByFeatureAsInt or equivalent functions for other
// types directly.
#define BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE_PARAM(T, feature_object_name) \
extern constinit const base::FeatureParam<T> feature_object_name
// Provides a definition for `feature_object_name` with `T`, `feature`, `name`
// and `default_value`, with an internal parsed value cache, e.g.
//
// BASE_FEATURE_PARAM(int, kMyFeatureParam, kMyFeature, "MyFeatureParam", 0);
//
// `T` is a parameter type, one of bool, int, size_t, double, std::string, and
// base::TimeDelta. Enum types are not supported for now.
//
// For now, ScopedFeatureList doesn't work to change the value dynamically when
// the cache is used with this macro.
//
// It should *not* be defined in header files; do not use this macro in header
// files.
#define BASE_FEATURE_PARAM(T, feature_object_name, feature, name, \
default_value) \
namespace field_trial_params_internal { \
T GetFeatureParamWithCacheFor##feature_object_name( \
const base::FeatureParam<T>* feature_param) { \
static const typename base::internal::FeatureParamTraits< \
T>::CacheStorageType storage = \
base::internal::FeatureParamTraits<T>::ToCacheStorageType( \
feature_param->GetWithoutCache()); \
return base::internal::FeatureParamTraits<T>::FromCacheStorageType( \
storage); \
} \
} /* field_trial_params_internal */ \
constinit const base::FeatureParam<T> feature_object_name( \
feature, name, default_value, \
&field_trial_params_internal:: \
GetFeatureParamWithCacheFor##feature_object_name)
// Same as BASE_FEATURE_PARAM() but used for enum type parameters with on extra
// argument, `options`. See base::FeatureParam<Enum> template declaration in
// //base/metrics/field_trial_params.h for `options`' details.
#define BASE_FEATURE_ENUM_PARAM(T, feature_object_name, feature, name, \
default_value, options) \
namespace field_trial_params_internal { \
T GetFeatureParamWithCacheFor##feature_object_name( \
const base::FeatureParam<T>* feature_param) { \
static const T param = feature_param->GetWithoutCache(); \
return param; \
} \
} /* field_trial_params_internal */ \
constinit const base::FeatureParam<T> feature_object_name( \
feature, name, default_value, options, \
&field_trial_params_internal:: \
GetFeatureParamWithCacheFor##feature_object_name)
// Secret handshake to (try to) ensure all places that construct a base::Feature
// go through the helper `BASE_FEATURE()` macro above.
namespace internal {
enum class FeatureMacroHandshake { kSecret };
}
// The Feature struct is used to define the default state for a feature. There
// must only ever be one struct instance for a given feature name—generally
// defined as a constant global variable or file static. Declare and define
// features using the `BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE()` and `BASE_FEATURE()` macros
// above, as there are some subtleties involved.
//
// Feature constants are internally mutable, as this allows them to contain a
// mutable member to cache their override state, while still remaining declared
// as const. This cache member allows for significantly faster IsEnabled()
// checks.
//
// However, the "Mutable Constants" check [1] detects this as a regression,
// because this usually means that a readonly symbol is put in writable memory
// when readonly memory would be more efficient.
//
// The performance gains of the cache are large enough to offset the downsides
// to having the symbols in bssdata rather than rodata. Use LOGICALLY_CONST to
// suppress the "Mutable Constants" check.
//
// [1]:
// https://crsrc.org/c/docs/speed/binary_size/android_binary_size_trybot.md#Mutable-Constants
struct BASE_EXPORT LOGICALLY_CONST Feature {
constexpr Feature(const char* name,
FeatureState default_state,
internal::FeatureMacroHandshake)
: name(name), default_state(default_state) {
#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_BANNED_BASE_FEATURE_PREFIX)
if (std::string_view(name).find(BUILDFLAG(BANNED_BASE_FEATURE_PREFIX)) ==
0) {
LOG(FATAL) << "Invalid feature name " << name << " starts with "
<< BUILDFLAG(BANNED_BASE_FEATURE_PREFIX);
}
#endif // BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_BANNED_BASE_FEATURE_PREFIX)
}
// Non-copyable since:
// - there should be only one `Feature` instance per unique name.
// - a `Feature` contains internal cached state about the override state.
Feature(const Feature&) = delete;
Feature& operator=(const Feature&) = delete;
// The name of the feature. This should be unique to each feature and is used
// for enabling/disabling features via command line flags and experiments.
// It is strongly recommended to use CamelCase style for feature names, e.g.
// "MyGreatFeature".
const char* const name;
// The default state (i.e. enabled or disabled) for this feature.
// NOTE: The actual runtime state may be different, due to a field trial or a
// command line switch.
const FeatureState default_state;
private:
friend class FeatureList;
// A packed value where the first 8 bits represent the `OverrideState` of this
// feature, and the last 16 bits are a caching context ID used to allow
// ScopedFeatureLists to invalidate these cached values in testing. A value of
// 0 in the caching context ID field indicates that this value has never been
// looked up and cached, a value of 1 indicates this value contains the cached
// `OverrideState` that was looked up via `base::FeatureList`, and any other
// value indicate that this cached value is only valid for a particular
// ScopedFeatureList instance.
//
// Packing these values into a uint32_t makes it so that atomic operations
// performed on this fields can be lock free.
//
// The override state stored in this field is only used if the current
// `FeatureList::caching_context_` field is equal to the lower 16 bits of the
// packed cached value. Otherwise, the override state is looked up in the
// feature list and the cache is updated.
mutable std::atomic<uint32_t> cached_value = 0;
};
#if BUILDFLAG(DCHECK_IS_CONFIGURABLE)
// DCHECKs have been built-in, and are configurable at run-time to be fatal, or
// not, via a DcheckIsFatal feature. We define the Feature here since it is
// checked in FeatureList::SetInstance(). See https://crbug.com/596231.
BASE_EXPORT BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kDCheckIsFatalFeature);
#endif // BUILDFLAG(DCHECK_IS_CONFIGURABLE)
// The FeatureList class is used to determine whether a given feature is on or
// off. It provides an authoritative answer, taking into account command-line
// overrides and experimental control.
//
// The basic use case is for any feature that can be toggled (e.g. through
// command-line or an experiment) to have a defined Feature struct, e.g.:
//
// const base::Feature kMyGreatFeature {
// "MyGreatFeature", base::FEATURE_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT
// };
//
// Then, client code that wishes to query the state of the feature would check:
//
// if (base::FeatureList::IsEnabled(kMyGreatFeature)) {
// // Feature code goes here.
// }
//
// Behind the scenes, the above call would take into account any command-line
// flags to enable or disable the feature, any experiments that may control it
// and finally its default state (in that order of priority), to determine
// whether the feature is on.
//
// Features can be explicitly forced on or off by specifying a list of comma-
// separated feature names via the following command-line flags:
//
// --enable-features=Feature5,Feature7
// --disable-features=Feature1,Feature2,Feature3
//
// To enable/disable features in a test, do NOT append --enable-features or
// --disable-features to the command-line directly. Instead, use
// ScopedFeatureList. See base/test/scoped_feature_list.h for details.
//
// After initialization (which should be done single-threaded), the FeatureList
// API is thread safe.
//
// Note: This class is a singleton, but does not use base/memory/singleton.h in
// order to have control over its initialization sequence. Specifically, the
// intended use is to create an instance of this class and fully initialize it,
// before setting it as the singleton for a process, via SetInstance().
class BASE_EXPORT FeatureList {
public:
FeatureList();
FeatureList(const FeatureList&) = delete;
FeatureList& operator=(const FeatureList&) = delete;
~FeatureList();
// Used by common test fixture classes to prevent abuse of ScopedFeatureList
// after multiple threads have started.
class BASE_EXPORT ScopedDisallowOverrides {
public:
explicit ScopedDisallowOverrides(const char* reason);
ScopedDisallowOverrides(const ScopedDisallowOverrides&) = delete;
ScopedDisallowOverrides& operator=(const ScopedDisallowOverrides&) = delete;
~ScopedDisallowOverrides();
private:
#if DCHECK_IS_ON()
const char* const previous_reason_;
#endif
};
// Specifies whether a feature override enables or disables the feature.
enum OverrideState {
OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT,
OVERRIDE_DISABLE_FEATURE,
OVERRIDE_ENABLE_FEATURE,
};
// Accessor class, used to look up features by _name_ rather than by Feature
// object.
// Should only be used in limited cases. See ConstructAccessor() for details.
class BASE_EXPORT Accessor {
public:
Accessor(const Accessor&) = delete;
Accessor& operator=(const Accessor&) = delete;
// Looks up the feature, returning only its override state, rather than
// falling back on a default value (since there is no default value given).
// Callers of this MUST ensure that there is a consistent, compile-time
// default value associated.
FeatureList::OverrideState GetOverrideStateByFeatureName(
std::string_view feature_name);
// Look up the feature, and, if present, populate |params|.
// See GetFieldTrialParams in field_trial_params.h for more documentation.
bool GetParamsByFeatureName(std::string_view feature_name,
std::map<std::string, std::string>* params);
private:
// Allow FeatureList to construct this class.
friend class FeatureList;
explicit Accessor(FeatureList* feature_list);
// Unowned pointer to the FeatureList object we use to look up feature
// enablement.
raw_ptr<FeatureList, DanglingUntriaged> feature_list_;
};
// Describes a feature override. The first member is a Feature that will be
// overridden with the state given by the second member.
using FeatureOverrideInfo =
std::pair<const std::reference_wrapper<const Feature>, OverrideState>;
// Initializes feature overrides via command-line flags `--enable-features=`
// and `--disable-features=`, each of which is a comma-separated list of
// features to enable or disable, respectively. This function also allows
// users to set a feature's field trial params via `--enable-features=`. Must
// only be invoked during the initialization phase (before
// FinalizeInitialization() has been called).
//
// If a feature appears on both lists, then it will be disabled. If
// a list entry has the format "FeatureName<TrialName" then this
// initialization will also associate the feature state override with the
// named field trial, if it exists. If a list entry has the format
// "FeatureName:k1/v1/k2/v2", "FeatureName<TrialName:k1/v1/k2/v2" or
// "FeatureName<TrialName.GroupName:k1/v1/k2/v2" then this initialization will
// also associate the feature state override with the named field trial and
// its params. If the feature params part is provided but trial and/or group
// isn't, this initialization will also create a synthetic trial, named
// "Study" followed by the feature name, i.e. "StudyFeature", and group, named
// "Group" followed by the feature name, i.e. "GroupFeature", for the params.
// If a feature name is prefixed with the '*' character, it will be created
// with OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT - which is useful for associating with a trial
// while using the default state.
void InitFromCommandLine(const std::string& enable_features,
const std::string& disable_features);
// Initializes feature overrides through the field trial allocator, which
// we're using to store the feature names, their override state, and the name
// of the associated field trial.
void InitFromSharedMemory(PersistentMemoryAllocator* allocator);
// Returns true if the state of |feature_name| has been overridden (regardless
// of whether the overridden value is the same as the default value) for any
// reason (e.g. command line or field trial).
bool IsFeatureOverridden(const std::string& feature_name) const;
// Returns true if the state of |feature_name| has been overridden via
// |InitFromCommandLine()|. This includes features explicitly
// disabled/enabled with --disable-features and --enable-features, as well as
// any extra feature overrides that depend on command line switches.
bool IsFeatureOverriddenFromCommandLine(
const std::string& feature_name) const;
// Returns true if the state |feature_name| has been overridden by
// |InitFromCommandLine()| and the state matches |state|.
bool IsFeatureOverriddenFromCommandLine(const std::string& feature_name,
OverrideState state) const;
// Associates a field trial for reporting purposes corresponding to the
// command-line setting the feature state to |for_overridden_state|. The trial
// will be activated when the state of the feature is first queried. This
// should be called during registration, after InitFromCommandLine() has
// been called but before the instance is registered via SetInstance().
void AssociateReportingFieldTrial(const std::string& feature_name,
OverrideState for_overridden_state,
FieldTrial* field_trial);
// Registers a field trial to override the enabled state of the specified
// feature to `override_state`. Command-line overrides still take precedence
// over field trials, so this will have no effect if the feature is being
// overridden from the command-line. The associated field trial will be
// activated when the feature state for this feature is queried. This should
// be called during registration, after InitFromCommandLine() has been
// called but before the instance is registered via SetInstance().
void RegisterFieldTrialOverride(const std::string& feature_name,
OverrideState override_state,
FieldTrial* field_trial);
// Adds extra overrides (not associated with a field trial). Should be called
// before SetInstance().
// The ordering of calls with respect to InitFromCommandLine(),
// RegisterFieldTrialOverride(), etc. matters. The first call wins out,
// because the `overrides_` map uses emplace(), which retains the first
// inserted entry and does not overwrite it on subsequent calls to emplace().
//
// If `replace_use_default_overrides` is true, if there is an existing entry
// with type OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT, that entry will be replaced.
void RegisterExtraFeatureOverrides(
const std::vector<FeatureOverrideInfo>& extra_overrides,
bool replace_use_default_overrides = false);
// Loops through feature overrides and serializes them all into |allocator|.
void AddFeaturesToAllocator(PersistentMemoryAllocator* allocator);
// Returns comma-separated lists of feature names (in the same format that is
// accepted by InitFromCommandLine()) corresponding to features that
// have been overridden - either through command-line or via FieldTrials. For
// those features that have an associated FieldTrial, the output entry will be
// of the format "FeatureName<TrialName" (|include_group_name|=false) or
// "FeatureName<TrialName.GroupName" (if |include_group_name|=true), where
// "TrialName" is the name of the FieldTrial and "GroupName" is the group
// name of the FieldTrial. Features that have overrides with
// OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT will be added to |enable_overrides| with a '*'
// character prefix. Must be called only after the instance has been
// initialized and registered.
void GetFeatureOverrides(std::string* enable_overrides,
std::string* disable_overrides,
bool include_group_names = false) const;
// Like GetFeatureOverrides(), but only returns overrides that were specified
// explicitly on the command-line, omitting the ones from field trials.
void GetCommandLineFeatureOverrides(std::string* enable_overrides,
std::string* disable_overrides) const;
// Returns the field trial associated with the given feature |name|. Used for
// getting the FieldTrial without requiring a struct Feature.
base::FieldTrial* GetAssociatedFieldTrialByFeatureName(
std::string_view name) const;
// DO NOT USE outside of internal field trial implementation code. Instead use
// GetAssociatedFieldTrialByFeatureName(), which performs some additional
// validation.
//
// Returns whether the given feature |name| is associated with a field trial.
// If the given feature |name| does not exist, return false. Unlike
// GetAssociatedFieldTrialByFeatureName(), this function must be called during
// |FeatureList| initialization; the returned value will report whether the
// provided |name| has been used so far.
bool HasAssociatedFieldTrialByFeatureName(std::string_view name) const;
// Get associated field trial for the given feature |name| only if override
// enables it.
FieldTrial* GetEnabledFieldTrialByFeatureName(std::string_view name) const;
// Construct an accessor allowing access to GetOverrideStateByFeatureName().
// This can only be called before the FeatureList is initialized, and is
// intended for very narrow use.
// If you're tempted to use it, do so only in consultation with feature_list
// OWNERS.
std::unique_ptr<Accessor> ConstructAccessor();
// Returns whether the given `feature` is enabled.
//
// If no `FeatureList` instance is registered, this will:
// - DCHECK(), if FailOnFeatureAccessWithoutFeatureList() was called.
// TODO(crbug.com/40237050): Change the DCHECK to a CHECK when we're
// confident that all early accesses have been fixed. We don't want to
// get many crash reports from the field in the meantime.
// - Return the default state, otherwise. Registering a `FeatureList` later
// will fail.
//
// TODO(crbug.com/40237050): Make early FeatureList access fail on iOS,
// Android and ChromeOS. This currently only works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
//
// A feature with a given name must only have a single corresponding Feature
// instance, which is checked in builds with DCHECKs enabled.
static bool IsEnabled(const Feature& feature);
// Some characters are not allowed to appear in feature names or the
// associated field trial names, as they are used as special characters for
// command-line serialization. This function checks that the strings are ASCII
// (since they are used in command-line API functions that require ASCII) and
// whether there are any reserved characters present, returning true if the
// string is valid.
static bool IsValidFeatureOrFieldTrialName(std::string_view name);
// If the given |feature| is overridden, returns its enabled state; otherwise,
// returns an empty optional. Must only be called after the singleton instance
// has been registered via SetInstance(). Additionally, a feature with a given
// name must only have a single corresponding Feature struct, which is checked
// in builds with DCHECKs enabled.
static std::optional<bool> GetStateIfOverridden(const Feature& feature);
// Returns the field trial associated with the given |feature|. Must only be
// called after the singleton instance has been registered via SetInstance().
static FieldTrial* GetFieldTrial(const Feature& feature);
// Splits a comma-separated string containing feature names into a vector. The
// resulting pieces point to parts of |input|.
static std::vector<std::string_view> SplitFeatureListString(
std::string_view input);
// Checks and parses the |enable_feature| (e.g.
// FeatureName<Study.Group:Param1/value1/) obtained by applying
// SplitFeatureListString() to the |enable_features| flag, and sets
// |feature_name| to be the feature's name, |study_name| and |group_name| to
// be the field trial name and its group name if the field trial is specified
// or field trial parameters are given, |params| to be the field trial
// parameters if exists.
static bool ParseEnableFeatureString(std::string_view enable_feature,
std::string* feature_name,
std::string* study_name,
std::string* group_name,
std::string* params);
// Initializes and sets an instance of FeatureList with feature overrides via
// command-line flags |enable_features| and |disable_features| if one has not
// already been set from command-line flags. Returns true if an instance did
// not previously exist. See InitFromCommandLine() for more details
// about |enable_features| and |disable_features| parameters.
static bool InitInstance(const std::string& enable_features,
const std::string& disable_features);
// Like the above, but also adds extra overrides. If a feature appears in
// |extra_overrides| and also |enable_features| or |disable_features|, the
// disable/enable will supersede the extra overrides.
static bool InitInstance(
const std::string& enable_features,
const std::string& disable_features,
const std::vector<FeatureOverrideInfo>& extra_overrides);
// Returns the singleton instance of FeatureList. Will return null until an
// instance is registered via SetInstance().
static FeatureList* GetInstance();
// Registers the given |instance| to be the singleton feature list for this
// process. This should only be called once and |instance| must not be null.
// Note: If you are considering using this for the purposes of testing, take
// a look at using base/test/scoped_feature_list.h instead.
static void SetInstance(std::unique_ptr<FeatureList> instance);
// Registers the given `instance` to be the temporary singleton feature list
// for this process. While the given `instance` is the singleton feature list,
// only the state of features matching `allowed_feature_names` can be checked.
// Attempting to query other feature will behave as if no feature list was set
// at all. It is expected that this instance is replaced using `SetInstance`
// with an instance without limitations as soon as practical.
static void SetEarlyAccessInstance(
std::unique_ptr<FeatureList> instance,
base::flat_set<std::string> allowed_feature_names);
// Clears the previously-registered singleton instance for tests and returns
// the old instance.
// Note: Most tests should never call this directly. Instead consider using
// base::test::ScopedFeatureList.
static std::unique_ptr<FeatureList> ClearInstanceForTesting();
// Sets a given (initialized) |instance| to be the singleton feature list,
// for testing. Existing instance must be null. This is primarily intended
// to support base::test::ScopedFeatureList helper class.
static void RestoreInstanceForTesting(std::unique_ptr<FeatureList> instance);
// After calling this, an attempt to access feature state when no FeatureList
// is registered will DCHECK.
//
// TODO(crbug.com/40237050): Change the DCHECK to a CHECK when we're confident
// that all early accesses have been fixed. We don't want to get many crash
// reports from the field in the meantime.
//
// Note: This isn't the default behavior because accesses are tolerated in
// processes that never register a FeatureList.
static void FailOnFeatureAccessWithoutFeatureList();
// Returns the first feature that was accessed before a FeatureList was
// registered that allows accessing the feature.
static const Feature* GetEarlyAccessedFeatureForTesting();
// Resets the state of the early feature access tracker.
static void ResetEarlyFeatureAccessTrackerForTesting();
// Adds a feature to the early allowed feature access list for tests. Should
// only be called on a FeatureList that was set with SetEarlyAccessInstance().
void AddEarlyAllowedFeatureForTesting(std::string feature_name);
// Allows a visitor to record override state, parameters, and field trial
// associated with each feature. Optionally, provide a prefix which filters
// the visited features.
//
// NOTE: This is intended only for the special case of needing to get all
// overrides. This use case is specific to CrOS-Ash and V8. Most users should
// call IsEnabled() to query a feature's state.
static void VisitFeaturesAndParams(FeatureVisitor& visitor,
std::string_view filter_prefix = "");
private:
FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(FeatureListTest, CheckFeatureIdentity);
FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(FeatureListTest,
StoreAndRetrieveFeaturesFromSharedMemory);
FRIEND_TEST_ALL_PREFIXES(FeatureListTest,
StoreAndRetrieveAssociatedFeaturesFromSharedMemory);
// Allow Accessor to access GetOverrideStateByFeatureName().
friend class Accessor;
struct OverrideEntry {
// The overridden enable (on/off) state of the feature.
OverrideState overridden_state;
// An optional associated field trial, which will be activated when the
// state of the feature is queried for the first time. Weak pointer to the
// FieldTrial object that is owned by the FieldTrialList singleton.
raw_ptr<base::FieldTrial> field_trial;
// Specifies whether the feature's state is overridden by |field_trial|.
// If it's not, and |field_trial| is not null, it means it is simply an
// associated field trial for reporting purposes (and |overridden_state|
// came from the command-line).
bool overridden_by_field_trial;
// TODO(asvitkine): Expand this as more support is added.
// Constructs an OverrideEntry for the given |overridden_state|. If
// |field_trial| is not null, it implies that |overridden_state| comes from
// the trial, so |overridden_by_field_trial| will be set to true.
OverrideEntry(OverrideState overridden_state, FieldTrial* field_trial);
};
// Returns the override for the field trial associated with the given feature
// |name| or null if the feature is not found.
const base::FeatureList::OverrideEntry* GetOverrideEntryByFeatureName(
std::string_view name) const;
// Finalizes the initialization state of the FeatureList, so that no further
// overrides can be registered. This is called by SetInstance() on the
// singleton feature list that is being registered.
void FinalizeInitialization();
// Returns whether the given |feature| is enabled. This is invoked by the
// public FeatureList::IsEnabled() static function on the global singleton.
// Requires the FeatureList to have already been fully initialized.
bool IsFeatureEnabled(const Feature& feature) const;
// Returns whether the given |feature| is enabled. This is invoked by the
// public FeatureList::GetStateIfOverridden() static function on the global
// singleton. Requires the FeatureList to have already been fully initialized.
std::optional<bool> IsFeatureEnabledIfOverridden(
const Feature& feature) const;
// Returns the override state of a given |feature|. If the feature was not
// overridden, returns OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT. Performs any necessary callbacks
// for when the feature state has been observed, e.g. activating field trials.
OverrideState GetOverrideState(const Feature& feature) const;
// Same as GetOverrideState(), but without a default value.
OverrideState GetOverrideStateByFeatureName(
std::string_view feature_name) const;
// Returns the field trial associated with the given |feature|. This is
// invoked by the public FeatureList::GetFieldTrial() static function on the
// global singleton. Requires the FeatureList to have already been fully
// initialized.
base::FieldTrial* GetAssociatedFieldTrial(const Feature& feature) const;
// For each feature name in comma-separated list of strings |feature_list|,
// registers an override with the specified |overridden_state|. Also, will
// associate an optional named field trial if the entry is of the format
// "FeatureName<TrialName".
void RegisterOverridesFromCommandLine(const std::string& feature_list,
OverrideState overridden_state);
// Registers an override for feature |feature_name|. The override specifies
// whether the feature should be on or off (via |overridden_state|), which
// will take precedence over the feature's default state. If |field_trial| is
// not null, registers the specified field trial object to be associated with
// the feature, which will activate the field trial when the feature state is
// queried.
//
// If an override is already registered for the given feature, it will not be
// changed, unless `replace_use_default_overrides` is true and the existing
// entry has type OVERRIDE_USE_DEFAULT.
void RegisterOverride(std::string_view feature_name,
OverrideState overridden_state,
FieldTrial* field_trial,
bool replace_use_default_overrides = false);
// Implementation of GetFeatureOverrides() with a parameter that specifies
// whether only command-line enabled overrides should be emitted. See that
// function's comments for more details.
void GetFeatureOverridesImpl(std::string* enable_overrides,
std::string* disable_overrides,
bool command_line_only,
bool include_group_name = false) const;
// Verifies that there's only a single definition of a Feature struct for a
// given feature name. Keeps track of the first seen Feature struct for each
// feature. Returns false when called on a Feature struct with a different
// address than the first one it saw for that feature name. Used only from
// DCHECKs and tests. This is const because it's called from const getters and
// doesn't modify externally visible state.
bool CheckFeatureIdentity(const Feature& feature) const;
// Returns true if this feature list was set with SetEarlyAccessInstance().
bool IsEarlyAccessInstance() const;
// Returns if this feature list instance allows access to the given feature.
// If a this feature list was set with SetEarlyAccessInstance(), only the
// features in `allowed_feature_names_` can be checked.
bool AllowFeatureAccess(const Feature& feature) const;
// Map from feature name to an OverrideEntry struct for the feature, if it
// exists.
base::flat_map<std::string, OverrideEntry> overrides_;
// Locked map that keeps track of seen features, to ensure a single feature is
// only defined once. This verification is only done in builds with DCHECKs
// enabled. This is mutable as it's not externally visible and needs to be
// usable from const getters.
mutable Lock feature_identity_tracker_lock_;
mutable std::map<std::string, const Feature*, std::less<>>
feature_identity_tracker_ GUARDED_BY(feature_identity_tracker_lock_);
// Tracks the associated FieldTrialList for DCHECKs. This is used to catch
// the scenario where multiple FieldTrialList are used with the same
// FeatureList - which can lead to overrides pointing to invalid FieldTrial
// objects.
raw_ptr<base::FieldTrialList> field_trial_list_ = nullptr;
// Whether this object has been fully initialized. This gets set to true as a
// result of FinalizeInitialization().
bool initialized_ = false;
// Whether this object has been initialized from command line.
bool initialized_from_command_line_ = false;
// Used when querying `base::Feature` state to determine if the cached value
// in the `Feature` object is populated and valid. See the comment on
// `base::Feature::cached_value` for more details.
const uint16_t caching_context_;
// If this instance was set with SetEarlyAccessInstance(), this set contains
// the names of the features whose state is allowed to be checked. Attempting
// to check the state of a feature not on this list will behave as if no
// feature list was initialized at all.
base::flat_set<std::string> allowed_feature_names_;
};
} // namespace base
#endif // BASE_FEATURE_LIST_H_