Nanopb: Bazel build

The Bazel build system, is designed to be fast and correct. Nanopb provides a set of plugins for the Bazel build system allowing Nanopb to be integrated into the build.

Getting started

Add the following to your WORKSPACE file.

# WORKSPACE
git_repository(
    name = "com_github_nanopb_nanopb",
    remote = "https://github.com/nanopb/nanopb.git"
    commit = "<TODO:Enter your desired commit>",
)

load("@com_github_nanopb_nanopb//extra/bazel:nanopb_deps.bzl", "nanopb_deps")

nanopb_deps()

load("@com_github_nanopb_nanopb//extra/bazel:python_deps.bzl", 
    "nanopb_python_deps")

nanopb_python_deps()

load("@com_github_nanopb_nanopb//extra/bazel:nanopb_workspace.bzl", 
    "nanopb_workspace")

nanopb_workspace()

To use the Nanopb rules with in your build you can use the cc_nanopb_proto_library which works in a similar way to the native cc_proto_library rule.

# BUILD.bazel
load("@com_github_nanopb_nanopb//extra/bazel:nanopb_cc_proto_library.bzl", 
    "nanopb_cc_proto_library")

# Your native proto_library.
proto_library(
    name = "descriptor",
    srcs = [
        "generator/proto/google/protobuf/descriptor.proto",
    ],
)

# Generated library.
cc_nanopb_proto_library(
    name = "descriptor_nanopb",
    protos = [":descriptor"],
    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
)

# Depend directly on the generated code using a cc_library.
cc_library(
    name = "uses_generated_descriptors",
    deps = [":descriptor_nanopb"],
    hdrs = ["my_header.h"],
)