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+include_defs('//bucklets/gerrit_plugin.bucklet')
+
+gerrit_plugin(
+  name = 'changemessage',
+  srcs = glob(['src/main/java/**/*.java']),
+  resources = glob(['src/main/**/*']),
+  manifest_entries = [
+    'Gerrit-PluginName: changemessage',
+    'Gerrit-ApiType: plugin',
+    'Gerrit-ApiVersion: 2.12-SNAPSHOT',
+    'Gerrit-Module: com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.changemessage.Module',
+    'Gerrit-HttpModule: com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.changemessage.HttpModule',
+  ],
+)
+
+# this is required for bucklets/tools/eclipse/project.py to work
+java_library(
+  name = 'classpath',
+  deps = [':changemessage__plugin'],
+)
+