Runs a js_binary as a build action.

This macro wraps Aspect bazel-lib‘s run_binary (https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/blob/main/lib/run_binary.bzl) and adds attributes and features specific to rules_js’s js_binary.

Load this with,

load("@aspect_rules_js//js:defs.bzl", "js_run_binary")

js_run_binary

Wrapper around @aspect_bazel_lib run_binary that adds convienence attributes for using a js_binary tool.

This rule does not require Bash native.genrule.

PARAMETERS

NameDescriptionDefault Value
nameTarget namenone
toolThe tool to run in the action.

Should be a js_binary rule. Use Aspect bazel-lib's run_binary (https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/blob/main/lib/run_binary.bzl) for other *_binary rule types.
none
envEnvironment variables of the action.

Subject to $(location) and make variable expansion.
{}
srcsAdditional inputs of the action.

These labels are available for $(location) expansion in args and env.
[]
output_dirSet to True if you want the output to be a directory.

Exactly one of outs, output_dir may be used. If you output a directory, there can only be one output, which will be a directory named the same as the target.
False
outsOutput files generated by the action.

These labels are available for $(location) expansion in args and env.
[]
argsCommand line arguments of the binary.

Subject to $(location) and make variable expansion.
[]
chdirWorking directory to run the binary or test in, relative to the workspace.

This overrides the chdir value if set on the js_binary tool target.

By default, Bazel always runs in the workspace root.

To run in the directory containing the js_run_binary under the source tree, use chdir = package_name() (or if you're in a macro, use native.package_name()).

To run in the output directory where the js_run_binary writes outputs, use chdir = “$(RULEDIR)”

WARNING: this will affect other paths passed to the program, either as arguments or in configuration files, which are workspace-relative.

You may need ../../ segments to re-relativize such paths to the new working directory.
None
stdoutset to capture the stdout of the binary to a file, which can later be used as an input to another target subject to the same semantics as outsNone
stderrset to capture the stderr of the binary to a file, which can later be used as an input to another target subject to the same semantics as outsNone
exit_code_outset to capture the exit code of the binary to a file, which can later be used as an input to another target subject to the same semantics as outs. Note that setting this will force the binary to exit 0.

If the binary creates outputs and these are declared, they must still be created
None
silent_on_successproduce no output on stdout nor stderr when program exits with status code 0.

This makes node binaries match the expected bazel paradigm.
True
copy_srcs_to_binWhen True, all srcs files are copied to the output tree that are not already there.True
log_levelSet the logging level of the js_binary tool.

This overrides the log level set on the js_binary tool target.
None
kwargsAdditional argumentsnone