Policy: generate boilerplate policy type and constant code.

chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi

Index: chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi
diff --git a/chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi b/chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi
index 4f41c3a036d37dadbb3278104edcc409184140d1..656a961fbd2ef01ade18db4a456fbd79312902f0 100644
--- a/chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi
+++ b/chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.gypi
@@ -3,6 +3,73 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 {
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'policy_source',
+      'type' : 'none',
+      'variables': 
+        {
+          'generate_policy_source_script':
+            'tools/build/generate_policy_source.py',

[gfeher, 2011/01/11 15:43:58]

Nit suggestion: make this ['python', 'tools/build/generate_policy_source.py']

And refer to it as <@(generate_policy_source_script) in actions.

[danno, 2011/01/20 17:18:32]

Done.

+        },
+      'actions': [
+        {
+          'inputs': [
+            'policy_templates.json',
+          ],
+          'outputs': [
+            '<(policy_out_dir)/chrome/common/policy_constants.h',
+          ],
+          'action_name': 'generate_policy_constant_header',
+          'action': [
+            'python',
+            '<(generate_policy_source_script)',
+            '--policy-constants-header',
+            '<@(_inputs)',
+            '<@(_outputs)',
+          ],
+          'message': 'Generating policy constant header from template',
+          'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
+        },
+        {
+          'inputs': [
+            'policy_templates.json',
+          ],
+          'outputs': [
+            '<(policy_out_dir)/chrome/common/policy_constants.cc',
+          ],
+          'action_name': 'generate_policy_constant_source',
+          'action': [
+            'python',
+            '<(generate_policy_source_script)',
+            '--policy-constants-source',
+            '<@(_inputs)',
+            '<@(_outputs)',
+          ],
+          'message': 'Generating policy constant source from template',
+          'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
+        },
+        {
+          'inputs': [
+            'policy_templates.json',
+          ],
+          'outputs': [
+            '<(policy_out_dir)/chrome/browser/policy/configuration_policy_type.h',
+          ],
+          'action_name': 'generate_policy_type_enumeration',
+          'action': [
+            'python',
+            '<(generate_policy_source_script)',
+            '--policy-type-header',
+            '<@(_inputs)',
+            '<@(_outputs)',
+          ],
+          'message': 'Generating policy enumeration header from template',
+          'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
   'conditions': [
     ['OS=="win" or OS=="mac" or OS=="linux"', {
       'targets': [