Remove the ctx.middle_man function from Skylark.

Let's not expose middlemen to Skylark if we can help.

RELNOTES[INC]: The ctx.middle_man function is not supported anymore.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 178226393

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleContext.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleContext.java
index a979f2bbd8..c80c7c1848 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleContext.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Root;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.ActionsProvider;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.AliasProvider;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.AnalysisUtils;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.ConfigurationMakeVariableContext;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.DefaultInfo;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.FilesToRunProvider;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.stringtemplate.ExpansionException;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.InstrumentedFilesCollector;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.InstrumentedFilesProvider;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.cmdline.Label;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.collect.nestedset.NestedSet;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Location;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.AspectDescriptor;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Attribute;
@@ -1083,12 +1081,6 @@ public final class SkylarkRuleContext implements SkylarkValue {
   }
 
   @SkylarkCallable(documented = false)
-  public NestedSet<Artifact> middleMan(String attribute) throws EvalException {
-    checkMutable("middle_man");
-    return AnalysisUtils.getMiddlemanFor(ruleContext, attribute, Mode.HOST);
-  }
-
-  @SkylarkCallable(documented = false)
   public boolean checkPlaceholders(String template, SkylarkList<Object> allowedPlaceholders)
       throws EvalException {
     checkMutable("check_placeholders");