README.md

Bazel Docker run Rules

Rules in this directory provide functionality to run commands inside a docker container. Note these rules require a docker binary to be present and configured properly via docker toolchain rules.

Docker run Rules

• container_run_and_commit
• container_run_and_extract

container_run_and_commit

container_run_and_commit(name, commands, image)

This rule runs a set of commands in a given image, waits for the commands to finish, and then commits the container to a new image.

Attributes

name	Name; required A unique name for this target.
commands	List of strings; required A list of commands to run (sequentially) in the container.
image	Label; required The image to run the commands in.

container_run_and_extract

container_run_and_extract(name, commands, docker_run_flags, extract_file, image)

This rule runs a set of commands in a given image, waits for the commands to finish, and then extracts a given file from the container to the bazel-out directory.

Attributes

name	Name; required A unique name for this target.
commands	List of strings; required A list of commands to run (sequentially) in the container.
docker_run_flags	List of strings; optional Extra flags to pass to the docker run command.
extract_file	String; required Path to file to extract from container.
image	Label; required The image to run the commands in.