Annotate paths and deprecate ExtractSource(s)Deps

Add `android:"path"` to all properties that take paths to source
files, and remove the calls to ExtractSource(s)Deps, the
pathsDepsMutator will add the necessary SourceDepTag dependency.

Test: All soong tests
Change-Id: I488ba1a5d680aaa50b04fc38acf693e23c6d4d6d
diff --git a/android/filegroup.go b/android/filegroup.go
index b284ce0..76af804 100644
--- a/android/filegroup.go
+++ b/android/filegroup.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 type fileGroupProperties struct {
 	// srcs lists files that will be included in this filegroup
-	Srcs []string
+	Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
-	Exclude_srcs []string
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// The base path to the files.  May be used by other modules to determine which portion
 	// of the path to use.  For example, when a filegroup is used as data in a cc_test rule,
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
 	return module
 }
 
-func (fg *fileGroup) DepsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, fg.properties.Srcs)
-	ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-}
-
 func (fg *fileGroup) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx ModuleContext) {
 	fg.srcs = ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir(fg.properties.Srcs, fg.properties.Exclude_srcs, String(fg.properties.Path))
 }
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 1e6cc83..64fbdac 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@
 	Recovery *bool
 
 	// init.rc files to be installed if this module is installed
-	Init_rc []string
+	Init_rc []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// VINTF manifest fragments to be installed if this module is installed
-	Vintf_fragments []string
+	Vintf_fragments []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// names of other modules to install if this module is installed
 	Required []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// relative path to a file to include in the list of notices for the device
-	Notice *string
+	Notice *string `android:"path"`
 
 	Dist struct {
 		// copy the output of this module to the $DIST_DIR when `dist` is specified on the
@@ -1358,6 +1358,8 @@
 
 // Adds necessary dependencies to satisfy filegroup or generated sources modules listed in srcFiles
 // using ":module" syntax, if any.
+//
+// Deprecated: tag the property with `android:"path"` instead.
 func ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext, srcFiles []string) {
 	var deps []string
 	set := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -1378,6 +1380,8 @@
 
 // Adds necessary dependencies to satisfy filegroup or generated sources modules specified in s
 // using ":module" syntax, if any.
+//
+// Deprecated: tag the property with `android:"path"` instead.
 func ExtractSourceDeps(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext, s *string) {
 	if s != nil {
 		if m := SrcIsModule(*s); m != "" {
@@ -1390,14 +1394,14 @@
 	Srcs() Paths
 }
 
-// Returns a list of paths expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.
-// ExtractSourcesDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// Returns a list of paths expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.  The property must
+// be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandSources(srcFiles, excludes []string) Paths {
 	return ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir(srcFiles, excludes, "")
 }
 
-// Returns a single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.
-// ExtractSourceDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// Returns a single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax.  The property must
+// be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandSource(srcFile, prop string) Path {
 	srcFiles := ctx.ExpandSourcesSubDir([]string{srcFile}, nil, "")
 	if len(srcFiles) == 1 {
@@ -1416,8 +1420,8 @@
 }
 
 // Returns an optional single path expanded from globs and modules referenced using ":module" syntax if
-// the srcFile is non-nil.
-// ExtractSourceDeps must have already been called during the dependency resolution phase.
+// the srcFile is non-nil.  The property must be tagged with `android:"path" to support automatic source module
+// dependency resolution.
 func (ctx *androidModuleContext) ExpandOptionalSource(srcFile *string, prop string) OptionalPath {
 	if srcFile != nil {
 		return OptionalPathForPath(ctx.ExpandSource(*srcFile, prop))
diff --git a/android/mutator.go b/android/mutator.go
index cd1a2d5..6c9f17a 100644
--- a/android/mutator.go
+++ b/android/mutator.go
@@ -212,11 +212,6 @@
 func depsMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module); ok && m.Enabled() {
 		m.DepsMutator(ctx)
-
-		// For filegroup-based notice file references.
-		if m.base().commonProperties.Notice != nil {
-			ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, m.base().commonProperties.Notice)
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/prebuilt.go b/android/prebuilt.go
index 47c5cf5..ea4870d 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt.go
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@
 		} else {
 			m.SkipInstall()
 		}
-		if len(*p.srcs) > 0 {
-			ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, &(*p.srcs)[0])
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_etc.go b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
index c58cc4f..6c8fb31 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 type prebuiltEtcProperties struct {
 	// Source file of this prebuilt.
-	Src *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Src *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// optional subdirectory under which this file is installed into
 	Sub_dir *string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@
 	if p.properties.Src == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("src", "missing prebuilt source file")
 	}
-
-	// To support ":modulename" in src
-	ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, p.properties.Src)
 }
 
 func (p *PrebuiltEtc) SourceFilePath(ctx ModuleContext) Path {
diff --git a/android/prebuilt_test.go b/android/prebuilt_test.go
index b30ca1a..319c15d 100644
--- a/android/prebuilt_test.go
+++ b/android/prebuilt_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	ModuleBase
 	prebuilt   Prebuilt
 	properties struct {
-		Srcs []string
+		Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/android/sh_binary.go b/android/sh_binary.go
index 3915193..eaedc9f 100644
--- a/android/sh_binary.go
+++ b/android/sh_binary.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 type shBinaryProperties struct {
 	// Source file of this prebuilt.
-	Src *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Src *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// optional subdirectory under which this file is installed into
 	Sub_dir *string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
 	if s.properties.Src == nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("src", "missing prebuilt source file")
 	}
-
-	// To support ":modulename" in src
-	ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, s.properties.Src)
 }
 
 func (s *ShBinary) SourceFilePath(ctx ModuleContext) Path {
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index f72eef3..341968b 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@
 type apexBundleProperties struct {
 	// Json manifest file describing meta info of this APEX bundle. Default:
 	// "apex_manifest.json"
-	Manifest *string
+	Manifest *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// AndroidManifest.xml file used for the zip container of this APEX bundle.
 	// If unspecified, a default one is automatically generated.
-	AndroidManifest *string
+	AndroidManifest *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Determines the file contexts file for setting security context to each file in this APEX bundle.
 	// Specifically, when this is set to <value>, /system/sepolicy/apex/<value>_file_contexts file is
@@ -525,14 +525,6 @@
 	if cert != "" {
 		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), certificateTag, cert)
 	}
-
-	if String(a.properties.Manifest) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.properties.Manifest)
-	}
-
-	if String(a.properties.AndroidManifest) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.properties.AndroidManifest)
-	}
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) getCertString(ctx android.BaseContext) string {
diff --git a/bpf/bpf.go b/bpf/bpf.go
index 4b0d510..01e98f1 100644
--- a/bpf/bpf.go
+++ b/bpf/bpf.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 )
 
 type BpfProperties struct {
-	Srcs         []string
+	Srcs         []string `android:"path"`
 	Cflags       []string
 	Include_dirs []string
 }
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (bpf *bpf) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, bpf.properties.Srcs)
-}
-
 func (bpf *bpf) AndroidMk() android.AndroidMkData {
 	return android.AndroidMkData{
 		Custom: func(w io.Writer, name, prefix, moduleDir string, data android.AndroidMkData) {
diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 53a60c7..df396e8 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 	// list of source files used to compile the C/C++ module.  May be .c, .cpp, or .S files.
 	// srcs may reference the outputs of other modules that produce source files like genrule
 	// or filegroup using the syntax ":module".
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the C/C++ module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of module-specific flags that will be used for C and C++ compiles.
 	Cflags []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@
 		Vendor struct {
 			// list of source files that should only be used in the
 			// vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
-			Srcs []string
+			Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 			// list of source files that should not be used to
 			// build the vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
-			Exclude_srcs []string
+			Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 			// List of additional cflags that should be used to build the vendor
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@
 		Recovery struct {
 			// list of source files that should only be used in the
 			// recovery variant of the C/C++ module.
-			Srcs []string
+			Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 			// list of source files that should not be used to
 			// build the recovery variant of the C/C++ module.
-			Exclude_srcs []string
+			Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 			// List of additional cflags that should be used to build the recovery
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@
 	deps.GeneratedSources = append(deps.GeneratedSources, compiler.Properties.Generated_sources...)
 	deps.GeneratedHeaders = append(deps.GeneratedHeaders, compiler.Properties.Generated_headers...)
 
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, compiler.Properties.Srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, compiler.Properties.Exclude_srcs)
-
 	if compiler.hasSrcExt(".proto") {
 		deps = protoDeps(ctx, deps, &compiler.Proto, Bool(compiler.Properties.Proto.Static))
 	}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index cf18ebf..71a9df6 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 )
 
 type StaticSharedLibraryProperties struct {
-	Srcs   []string `android:"arch_variant"`
-	Cflags []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs   []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
+	Cflags []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	Enabled            *bool    `android:"arch_variant"`
 	Whole_static_libs  []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
 	Shared StaticSharedLibraryProperties `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// local file name to pass to the linker as -unexported_symbols_list
-	Unexported_symbols_list *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Unexported_symbols_list *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 	// local file name to pass to the linker as -force_symbols_not_weak_list
-	Force_symbols_not_weak_list *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Force_symbols_not_weak_list *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 	// local file name to pass to the linker as -force_symbols_weak_list
-	Force_symbols_weak_list *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Force_symbols_weak_list *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// rename host libraries to prevent overlap with system installed libraries
 	Unique_host_soname *bool
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	Stubs struct {
 		// Relative path to the symbol map. The symbol map provides the list of
 		// symbols that are exported for stubs variant of this library.
-		Symbol_file *string
+		Symbol_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 		// List versions to generate stubs libs for.
 		Versions []string
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	Header_abi_checker struct {
 		// Path to a symbol file that specifies the symbols to be included in the generated
 		// ABI dump file
-		Symbol_file *string
+		Symbol_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 		// Symbol versions that should be ignored from the symbol file
 		Exclude_symbol_versions []string
@@ -526,12 +526,6 @@
 func (library *libraryDecorator) compilerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 	deps = library.baseCompiler.compilerDeps(ctx, deps)
 
-	if library.static() {
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, library.Properties.Static.Srcs)
-	} else if library.shared() {
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, library.Properties.Shared.Srcs)
-	}
-
 	return deps
 }
 
@@ -596,10 +590,6 @@
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Recovery.Exclude_static_libs)
 	}
 
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, library.Properties.Unexported_symbols_list)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, library.Properties.Force_symbols_not_weak_list)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, library.Properties.Force_symbols_weak_list)
-
 	return deps
 }
 
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 9d4a0e8..fd958ba 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 	Pack_relocations *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// local file name to pass to the linker as --version_script
-	Version_script *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Version_script *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// Local file name to pass to the linker as --symbol-ordering-file
 	Symbol_ordering_file *string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -281,16 +281,6 @@
 		deps.LateStaticLibs = append(deps.LateStaticLibs, "libwinpthread")
 	}
 
-	// Version_script is not needed when linking stubs lib where the version
-	// script is created from the symbol map file.
-	if !linker.dynamicProperties.BuildStubs {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, linker.Properties.Version_script)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx,
-			linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Version_script)
-	}
-
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, linker.Properties.Symbol_ordering_file)
-
 	return deps
 }
 
diff --git a/cc/ndk_headers.go b/cc/ndk_headers.go
index c0ce9c3..2024180 100644
--- a/cc/ndk_headers.go
+++ b/cc/ndk_headers.go
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
 	To *string
 
 	// List of headers to install. Glob compatible. Common case is "include/**/*.h".
-	Srcs []string
+	Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Source paths that should be excluded from the srcs glob.
-	Exclude_srcs []string
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Path to the NOTICE file associated with the headers.
-	License *string
+	License *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// True if this API is not yet ready to be shipped in the NDK. It will be
 	// available in the platform for testing, but will be excluded from the
diff --git a/cc/prebuilt.go b/cc/prebuilt.go
index 686a85a..4c893d4 100644
--- a/cc/prebuilt.go
+++ b/cc/prebuilt.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	android.Prebuilt
 
 	properties struct {
-		Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+		Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 		// Check the prebuilt ELF files (e.g. DT_SONAME, DT_NEEDED, resolution of undefined
 		// symbols, etc), default true.
diff --git a/cc/test.go b/cc/test.go
index 3ecc419..f0274e9 100644
--- a/cc/test.go
+++ b/cc/test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
 	// the test
-	Data []string
+	Data []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// list of compatibility suites (for example "cts", "vts") that the module should be
 	// installed into.
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
 
 	// the name of the test configuration (for example "AndroidTest.xml") that should be
 	// installed with the module.
-	Test_config *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// the name of the test configuration template (for example "AndroidTestTemplate.xml") that
 	// should be installed with the module.
-	Test_config_template *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config_template *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -241,10 +241,6 @@
 }
 
 func (test *testBinary) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, test.Properties.Data)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, test.Properties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, test.Properties.Test_config_template)
-
 	deps = test.testDecorator.linkerDeps(ctx, deps)
 	deps = test.binaryDecorator.linkerDeps(ctx, deps)
 	return deps
@@ -338,7 +334,7 @@
 type BenchmarkProperties struct {
 	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
 	// the test
-	Data []string
+	Data []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// list of compatibility suites (for example "cts", "vts") that the module should be
 	// installed into.
@@ -346,11 +342,11 @@
 
 	// the name of the test configuration (for example "AndroidTest.xml") that should be
 	// installed with the module.
-	Test_config *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// the name of the test configuration template (for example "AndroidTestTemplate.xml") that
 	// should be installed with the module.
-	Test_config_template *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config_template *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type benchmarkDecorator struct {
@@ -376,10 +372,6 @@
 }
 
 func (benchmark *benchmarkDecorator) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, benchmark.Properties.Data)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, benchmark.Properties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, benchmark.Properties.Test_config_template)
-
 	deps = benchmark.binaryDecorator.linkerDeps(ctx, deps)
 	deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, "libgoogle-benchmark")
 	return deps
diff --git a/cc/test_data_test.go b/cc/test_data_test.go
index eead25b..7ba244e 100644
--- a/cc/test_data_test.go
+++ b/cc/test_data_test.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	android.ModuleBase
 	data       android.Paths
 	Properties struct {
-		Data []string
+		Data []string `android:"path"`
 	}
 }
 
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@
 	return m
 }
 
-func (test *testDataTest) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, test.Properties.Data)
-}
-
 func (test *testDataTest) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	test.data = ctx.ExpandSources(test.Properties.Data, nil)
 }
diff --git a/genrule/genrule.go b/genrule/genrule.go
index 47d88c3..f265eb6 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule.go
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@
 	Tools []string
 
 	// Local file that is used as the tool
-	Tool_files []string
+	Tool_files []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// List of directories to export generated headers from
 	Export_include_dirs []string
 
 	// list of input files
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// input files to exclude
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type Module struct {
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@
 }
 
 func (g *Module) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, g.properties.Srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, g.properties.Tool_files)
 	if g, ok := ctx.Module().(*Module); ok {
 		for _, tool := range g.properties.Tools {
 			tag := hostToolDependencyTag{label: tool}
diff --git a/java/aar.go b/java/aar.go
index c30632e..3f13e59 100644
--- a/java/aar.go
+++ b/java/aar.go
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 	Resource_dirs []string
 
 	// list of zip files containing Android resources.
-	Resource_zips []string
+	Resource_zips []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// path to AndroidManifest.xml.  If unset, defaults to "AndroidManifest.xml".
-	Manifest *string
+	Manifest *string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type aapt struct {
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@
 	if sdkDep.frameworkResModule != "" {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, frameworkResTag, sdkDep.frameworkResModule)
 	}
-
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, a.aaptProperties.Resource_zips)
 }
 
 func (a *aapt) buildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext, sdkContext sdkContext, extraLinkFlags ...string) {
@@ -406,7 +404,7 @@
 //
 
 type AARImportProperties struct {
-	Aars []string
+	Aars []string `android:"path"`
 
 	Sdk_version     *string
 	Min_sdk_version *string
diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 2ff6c98..8a422fc 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -459,9 +459,6 @@
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidTest) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Test_config_template)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, a.testProperties.Data)
 	a.AndroidApp.DepsMutator(ctx)
 	if a.appTestProperties.Instrumentation_for != nil {
 		// The android_app dependency listed in instrumentation_for needs to be added to the classpath for javac,
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index 5611791..777cd9c 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 type JavadocProperties struct {
 	// list of source files used to compile the Java module.  May be .java, .logtags, .proto,
 	// or .aidl files.
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of directories rooted at the Android.bp file that will
 	// be added to the search paths for finding source files when passing package names.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the Java module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
 	// filegroup or genrule can be included within this property.
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of java libraries that will be in the classpath.
 	Libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 	Java_version *string
 
 	// local files that are used within user customized droiddoc options.
-	Arg_files []string
+	Arg_files []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// user customized droiddoc args.
 	// Available variables for substitution:
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
 type ApiToCheck struct {
 	// path to the API txt file that the new API extracted from source code is checked
 	// against. The path can be local to the module or from other module (via :module syntax).
-	Api_file *string
+	Api_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// path to the API txt file that the new @removed API extractd from source code is
 	// checked against. The path can be local to the module or from other module (via
 	// :module syntax).
-	Removed_api_file *string
+	Removed_api_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Arguments to the apicheck tool.
 	Args *string
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@
 
 	// proofread file contains all of the text content of the javadocs concatenated into one file,
 	// suitable for spell-checking and other goodness.
-	Proofread_file *string
+	Proofread_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// a todo file lists the program elements that are missing documentation.
 	// At some point, this might be improved to show more warnings.
-	Todo_file *string
+	Todo_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// directory under current module source that provide additional resources (images).
 	Resourcesdir *string
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@
 	Write_sdk_values *bool
 
 	// index.html under current module will be copied to docs out dir, if not null.
-	Static_doc_index_redirect *string
+	Static_doc_index_redirect *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// source.properties under current module will be copied to docs out dir, if not null.
-	Static_doc_properties *string
+	Static_doc_properties *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// a list of files under current module source dir which contains known tags in Java sources.
 	// filegroup or genrule can be included within this property.
-	Knowntags []string
+	Knowntags []string `android:"path"`
 
 	// the tag name used to distinguish if the API files belong to public/system/test.
 	Api_tag_name *string
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// user can specify the version of previous released API file in order to do compatibility check.
-	Previous_api *string
+	Previous_api *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// is set to true, Metalava will allow framework SDK to contain annotations.
 	Annotations_enabled *bool
@@ -556,14 +556,6 @@
 	if j.properties.Srcs_lib != nil {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, srcsLibTag, *j.properties.Srcs_lib)
 	}
-
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
-
-	// exclude_srcs may contain filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-
-	// arg_files may contains filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Arg_files)
 }
 
 func (j *Javadoc) genWhitelistPathPrefixes(whitelistPathPrefixes map[string]bool) {
@@ -873,27 +865,6 @@
 	if String(d.properties.Custom_template) != "" {
 		ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), droiddocTemplateTag, String(d.properties.Custom_template))
 	}
-
-	// knowntags may contain filegroup or genrule.
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, d.properties.Knowntags)
-
-	if String(d.properties.Static_doc_index_redirect) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Static_doc_index_redirect)
-	}
-
-	if String(d.properties.Static_doc_properties) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Static_doc_properties)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Current, "current") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file)
-	}
 }
 
 func (d *Droiddoc) initBuilderFlags(ctx android.ModuleContext, implicits *android.Paths,
@@ -1318,20 +1289,6 @@
 		ignoreMissingModules(ctx, &d.properties.Check_api.Last_released)
 	}
 
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Current, "current") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if apiCheckEnabled(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file)
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file)
-	}
-
-	if String(d.properties.Previous_api) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Previous_api)
-	}
-
 	if len(d.properties.Merge_annotations_dirs) != 0 {
 		for _, mergeAnnotationsDir := range d.properties.Merge_annotations_dirs {
 			ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), metalavaMergeAnnotationsDirTag, mergeAnnotationsDir)
@@ -1344,13 +1301,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if String(d.properties.Validate_nullability_from_list) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Validate_nullability_from_list)
-	}
-	if String(d.properties.Check_nullability_warnings) != "" {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, d.properties.Check_nullability_warnings)
-	}
-
 	if len(d.properties.Api_levels_annotations_dirs) != 0 {
 		for _, apiLevelsAnnotationsDir := range d.properties.Api_levels_annotations_dirs {
 			ctx.AddDependency(ctx.Module(), metalavaAPILevelsAnnotationsDirTag, apiLevelsAnnotationsDir)
diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 0e1ae23..dcd6dbe 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
 type CompilerProperties struct {
 	// list of source files used to compile the Java module.  May be .java, .logtags, .proto,
 	// or .aidl files.
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the Java module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of directories containing Java resources
 	Java_resource_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
 	Exclude_java_resource_dirs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files to use as Java resources
-	Java_resources []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Java_resources []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files that should be excluded from java_resources and java_resource_dirs
-	Exclude_java_resources []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_java_resources []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// don't build against the default libraries (bootclasspath, ext, and framework for device
 	// targets)
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
 	Static_libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// manifest file to be included in resulting jar
-	Manifest *string
+	Manifest *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// if not blank, run jarjar using the specified rules file
-	Jarjar_rules *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Jarjar_rules *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// If not blank, set the java version passed to javac as -source and -target
 	Java_version *string
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 	Openjdk9 struct {
 		// List of source files that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
-		Srcs []string
+		Srcs []string `android:"path"`
 
 		// List of javac flags that should only be used when passing -source 1.9
 		Javacflags []string
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	Instrument bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
 	// List of files to include in the META-INF/services folder of the resulting jar.
-	Services []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Services []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 }
 
 type CompilerDeviceProperties struct {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 		Proguard_flags []string
 
 		// Specifies the locations of files containing proguard flags.
-		Proguard_flags_files []string
+		Proguard_flags_files []string `android:"path"`
 	}
 
 	// When targeting 1.9, override the modules to use with --system
@@ -478,13 +478,6 @@
 		{Mutator: "arch", Variation: ctx.Config().BuildOsCommonVariant},
 	}, pluginTag, j.properties.Plugins...)
 
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Java_resources)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.properties.Manifest)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.properties.Jarjar_rules)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Services)
-
 	if j.hasSrcExt(".proto") {
 		protoDeps(ctx, &j.protoProperties)
 	}
@@ -1530,15 +1523,15 @@
 
 	// the name of the test configuration (for example "AndroidTest.xml") that should be
 	// installed with the module.
-	Test_config *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// the name of the test configuration template (for example "AndroidTestTemplate.xml") that
 	// should be installed with the module.
-	Test_config_template *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Test_config_template *string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
 	// the test
-	Data []string
+	Data []string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type Test struct {
@@ -1557,13 +1550,6 @@
 	j.Library.GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 }
 
-func (j *Test) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	j.deps(ctx)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Test_config)
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Test_config_template)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.testProperties.Data)
-}
-
 // java_test builds a and links sources into a `.jar` file for the device, and possibly for the host as well, and
 // creates an `AndroidTest.xml` file to allow running the test with `atest` or a `TEST_MAPPING` file.
 //
@@ -1614,7 +1600,7 @@
 
 type binaryProperties struct {
 	// installable script to execute the resulting jar
-	Wrapper *string
+	Wrapper *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// Name of the class containing main to be inserted into the manifest as Main-Class.
 	Main_class *string
@@ -1670,8 +1656,6 @@
 func (j *Binary) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	if ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.Common {
 		j.deps(ctx)
-	} else {
-		android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, j.binaryProperties.Wrapper)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1724,7 +1708,7 @@
 //
 
 type ImportProperties struct {
-	Jars []string
+	Jars []string `android:"path"`
 
 	Sdk_version *string
 
@@ -1775,7 +1759,6 @@
 }
 
 func (j *Import) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, j.properties.Jars)
 	ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, libTag, j.properties.Libs...)
 }
 
diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index 4445f40..6d16020 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 	// non-empty list of .py files under this strict Python version.
 	// srcs may reference the outputs of other modules that produce source files like genrule
 	// or filegroup using the syntax ":module".
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the Python module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of the Python libraries under this Python version.
 	Libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@
 	// srcs may reference the outputs of other modules that produce source files like genrule
 	// or filegroup using the syntax ":module".
 	// Srcs has to be non-empty.
-	Srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of source files that should not be used to build the C/C++ module.
 	// This is most useful in the arch/multilib variants to remove non-common files
-	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Exclude_srcs []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of files or filegroup modules that provide data that should be installed alongside
 	// the test. the file extension can be arbitrary except for (.py).
-	Data []string `android:"arch_variant"`
+	Data []string `android:"path,arch_variant"`
 
 	// list of the Python libraries compatible both with Python2 and Python3.
 	Libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
@@ -288,21 +288,11 @@
 }
 
 func (p *Module) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
-	// deps from "data".
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Data)
-	// deps from "srcs".
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Srcs)
-	android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Exclude_srcs)
-
 	if p.hasSrcExt(ctx, protoExt) && p.Name() != "libprotobuf-python" {
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, pythonLibTag, "libprotobuf-python")
 	}
 	switch p.properties.Actual_version {
 	case pyVersion2:
-		// deps from "version.py2.srcs" property.
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Version.Py2.Srcs)
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Version.Py2.Exclude_srcs)
-
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, pythonLibTag,
 			uniqueLibs(ctx, p.properties.Libs, "version.py2.libs",
 				p.properties.Version.Py2.Libs)...)
@@ -334,10 +324,6 @@
 		}
 
 	case pyVersion3:
-		// deps from "version.py3.srcs" property.
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Version.Py3.Srcs)
-		android.ExtractSourcesDeps(ctx, p.properties.Version.Py3.Exclude_srcs)
-
 		ctx.AddVariationDependencies(nil, pythonLibTag,
 			uniqueLibs(ctx, p.properties.Libs, "version.py3.libs",
 				p.properties.Version.Py3.Libs)...)
diff --git a/xml/xml.go b/xml/xml.go
index 218d73c..d89327f 100644
--- a/xml/xml.go
+++ b/xml/xml.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 type prebuiltEtcXmlProperties struct {
 	// Optional DTD that will be used to validate the xml file.
-	Schema *string
+	Schema *string `android:"path"`
 }
 
 type prebuiltEtcXml struct {
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
 
 func (p *prebuiltEtcXml) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	p.PrebuiltEtc.DepsMutator(ctx)
-
-	// To support ":modulename" in schema
-	android.ExtractSourceDeps(ctx, p.properties.Schema)
 }
 
 func (p *prebuiltEtcXml) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {