Merge "Add prior_stages: to release config" into main

cmd/release_config/release_config_lib/release_config.go

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ type ReleaseConfig struct {
 
 	// Partitioned artifacts for {partition}/etc/build_flags.json
 	PartitionBuildFlags map[string]*rc_proto.FlagArtifacts
+
+	// Prior stage(s) for flag advancement (during development).
+	// Once a flag has met criteria in a prior stage, it can advance to this one.
+	PriorStagesMap map[string]bool
 }
 
 func ReleaseConfigFactory(name string, index int) (c *ReleaseConfig) {
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ func ReleaseConfigFactory(name string, index int) (c *ReleaseConfig) {
 		Name:             name,
 		DeclarationIndex: index,
 		FilesUsedMap:     make(map[string]bool),
+		PriorStagesMap:   make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -118,14 +123,7 @@ func (config *ReleaseConfig) InheritConfig(iConfig *ReleaseConfig) error {
 }
 
 func (config *ReleaseConfig) GetSortedFileList() []string {
-	ret := []string{}
-	for k := range config.FilesUsedMap {
-		ret = append(ret, k)
-	}
-	slices.SortFunc(ret, func(a, b string) int {
-		return cmp.Compare(a, b)
-	})
-	return ret
+	return SortedMapKeys(config.FilesUsedMap)
 }
 
 func (config *ReleaseConfig) GenerateReleaseConfig(configs *ReleaseConfigs) error {
@@ -219,6 +217,9 @@ func (config *ReleaseConfig) GenerateReleaseConfig(configs *ReleaseConfigs) erro
 				Value:  &rc_proto.Value{Val: &rc_proto.Value_StringValue{contribAconfigValueSetsString}},
 			})
 
+		for _, priorStage := range contrib.proto.PriorStages {
+			config.PriorStagesMap[priorStage] = true
+		}
 		myDirsMap[contrib.DeclarationIndex] = true
 		if config.AconfigFlagsOnly && len(contrib.FlagValues) > 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s does not allow build flag overrides", config.Name)
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ func (config *ReleaseConfig) GenerateReleaseConfig(configs *ReleaseConfigs) erro
 		AconfigValueSets: myAconfigValueSets,
 		Inherits:         myInherits,
 		Directories:      directories,
+		PriorStages:      SortedMapKeys(config.PriorStagesMap),
 	}
 
 	config.compileInProgress = false