A rule that copies a directory to another place.
The rule uses a Bash command on Linux/macOS/non-Windows, and a cmd.exe command
on Windows (no Bash is required).
## copy_directory
copy_directory(name, src, out, kwargs)
Copies a directory to another location.
This rule uses a Bash command on Linux/macOS/non-Windows, and a cmd.exe command on Windows (no Bash is required).
If using this rule with source directories, it is recommended that you use the
`--host_jvm_args=-DBAZEL_TRACK_SOURCE_DIRECTORIES=1` startup option so that changes
to files within source directories are detected. See
https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/c64421bc35214f0414e4f4226cc953e8c55fa0d2
for more context.
**PARAMETERS**
| Name | Description | Default Value |
| :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
| name | Name of the rule. | none |
| src | The directory to make a copy of. Can be a source directory or TreeArtifact. | none |
| out | Path of the output directory, relative to this package. | none |
| kwargs | further keyword arguments, e.g. `visibility` | none |
## copy_directory_action
copy_directory_action(ctx, src, dst, is_windows)
Helper function that creates an action to copy a directory from src to dst.
This helper is used by copy_directory. It is exposed as a public API so it can be used within
other rule implementations.
**PARAMETERS**
| Name | Description | Default Value |
| :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
| ctx | The rule context. | none |
| src | The directory to make a copy of. Can be a source directory or TreeArtifact. | none |
| dst | The directory to copy to. Must be a TreeArtifact. | none |
| is_windows | If true, an cmd.exe action is created so there is no bash dependency. | `False` |