bazel-lib/docs/copy_to_bin.md

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A rule that copies source files to the output tree.
This rule uses a Bash command (diff) on Linux/macOS/non-Windows, and a cmd.exe
command (fc.exe) on Windows (no Bash is required).
Originally authored in rules_nodejs
https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/blob/8b5d27400db51e7027fe95ae413eeabea4856f8e/internal/common/copy_to_bin.bzl
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## copy_file_to_bin_action
<pre>
copy_file_to_bin_action(<a href="#copy_file_to_bin_action-ctx">ctx</a>, <a href="#copy_file_to_bin_action-file">file</a>)
</pre>
Factory function that creates an action to copy a file to the output tree.
File are copied to the same workspace-relative path. The resulting files is
returned.
If the file passed in is already in the output tree is then it is returned
without a copy action.
To use `copy_file_to_bin_action` in your own rules, you need to include the toolchains it uses
in your rule definition. For example:
```starlark
load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_to_bin.bzl", "COPY_FILE_TO_BIN_TOOLCHAINS")
my_rule = rule(
...,
toolchains = COPY_FILE_TO_BIN_TOOLCHAINS,
)
```
Additionally, you must ensure that the coreutils toolchain is has been registered in your
WORKSPACE if you are not using bzlmod:
```starlark
load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "register_coreutils_toolchains")
register_coreutils_toolchains()
```
**PARAMETERS**
| Name | Description | Default Value |
| :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
| <a id="copy_file_to_bin_action-ctx"></a>ctx | The rule context. | none |
| <a id="copy_file_to_bin_action-file"></a>file | The file to copy. | none |
**RETURNS**
A File in the output tree.
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## copy_files_to_bin_actions
<pre>
copy_files_to_bin_actions(<a href="#copy_files_to_bin_actions-ctx">ctx</a>, <a href="#copy_files_to_bin_actions-files">files</a>)
</pre>
Factory function that creates actions to copy files to the output tree.
Files are copied to the same workspace-relative path. The resulting list of
files is returned.
If a file passed in is already in the output tree is then it is added
directly to the result without a copy action.
**PARAMETERS**
| Name | Description | Default Value |
| :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
| <a id="copy_files_to_bin_actions-ctx"></a>ctx | The rule context. | none |
| <a id="copy_files_to_bin_actions-files"></a>files | List of File objects. | none |
**RETURNS**
List of File objects in the output tree.
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## copy_to_bin
<pre>
copy_to_bin(<a href="#copy_to_bin-name">name</a>, <a href="#copy_to_bin-srcs">srcs</a>, <a href="#copy_to_bin-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
</pre>
Copies a source file to output tree at the same workspace-relative path.
e.g. `&lt;execroot&gt;/path/to/file -&gt; &lt;execroot&gt;/bazel-out/&lt;platform&gt;/bin/path/to/file`
If a file passed in is already in the output tree is then it is added directly to the
DefaultInfo provided by the rule without a copy.
This is useful to populate the output folder with all files needed at runtime, even
those which aren't outputs of a Bazel rule.
This way you can run a binary in the output folder (execroot or runfiles_root)
without that program needing to rely on a runfiles helper library or be aware that
files are divided between the source tree and the output tree.
**PARAMETERS**
| Name | Description | Default Value |
| :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
| <a id="copy_to_bin-name"></a>name | Name of the rule. | none |
| <a id="copy_to_bin-srcs"></a>srcs | A list of labels. File(s) to copy. | none |
| <a id="copy_to_bin-kwargs"></a>kwargs | further keyword arguments, e.g. <code>visibility</code> | none |