Python

Rules for generating Python protobuf and gRPC .py files and libraries using standard Protocol Buffers and gRPC or grpclib. Libraries are created with py_library from rules_python. To use the fast C++ Protobuf implementation, you can add --define=use_fast_cpp_protos=true to your build, but this requires you setup the path to your Python headers.

Note

On Windows, the path to Python for pip_install may need updating to Python.exe, depending on your install.

Note

If you have proto libraries that produce overlapping import paths, be sure to set legacy_create_init=False on the top level py_binary or py_test to ensure all paths are importable.

Rules

Rule

Description

python_proto_compile

Generates Python protobuf .py files

python_grpc_compile

Generates Python protobuf and gRPC .py files

python_grpclib_compile

Generates Python protobuf and grpclib .py files (supports Python 3 only)

python_proto_library

Generates a Python protobuf library using py_library from rules_python

python_grpc_library

Generates a Python protobuf and gRPC library using py_library from rules_python

python_grpclib_library

Generates a Python protobuf and grpclib library using py_library from rules_python (supports Python 3 only)

python_proto_compile

Generates Python protobuf .py files

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_proto_compile")

python_proto_compile(
    name = "person_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:person_proto"],
)

python_proto_compile(
    name = "place_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:place_proto"],
)

python_proto_compile(
    name = "thing_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_proto_compile

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

Plugins

python_grpc_compile

Generates Python protobuf and gRPC .py files

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_deps")

grpc_deps()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_extra_deps.bzl", "grpc_extra_deps")

grpc_extra_deps()

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_grpc_compile")

python_grpc_compile(
    name = "thing_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

python_grpc_compile(
    name = "greeter_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_grpc_compile

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

Plugins

python_grpclib_compile

Generates Python protobuf and grpclib .py files (supports Python 3 only)

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_deps")

grpc_deps()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_extra_deps.bzl", "grpc_extra_deps")

grpc_extra_deps()

load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_install")

pip_install(
    name = "rules_proto_grpc_py3_deps",
    python_interpreter = "python3",
    requirements = "@rules_proto_grpc//python:requirements.txt",
)

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_grpclib_compile")

python_grpclib_compile(
    name = "thing_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

python_grpclib_compile(
    name = "greeter_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_grpclib_compile

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

Plugins

python_proto_library

Generates a Python protobuf library using py_library from rules_python

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_proto_library")

python_proto_library(
    name = "person_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:person_proto"],
    deps = ["place_python_proto"],
)

python_proto_library(
    name = "place_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:place_proto"],
    deps = ["thing_python_proto"],
)

python_proto_library(
    name = "thing_python_proto",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_proto_library

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

deps

label_list

false

[]

List of labels to pass as deps attr to underlying lang_library rule

python_grpc_library

Generates a Python protobuf and gRPC library using py_library from rules_python

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_deps")

grpc_deps()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_extra_deps.bzl", "grpc_extra_deps")

grpc_extra_deps()

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_grpc_library")

python_grpc_library(
    name = "thing_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

python_grpc_library(
    name = "greeter_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc"],
    deps = ["thing_python_grpc"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_grpc_library

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

deps

label_list

false

[]

List of labels to pass as deps attr to underlying lang_library rule

python_grpclib_library

Generates a Python protobuf and grpclib library using py_library from rules_python (supports Python 3 only)

Example

Full example project can be found here

WORKSPACE

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:repositories.bzl", rules_proto_grpc_python_repos = "python_repos")

rules_proto_grpc_python_repos()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_deps")

grpc_deps()

load("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_extra_deps.bzl", "grpc_extra_deps")

grpc_extra_deps()

load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_install")

pip_install(
    name = "rules_proto_grpc_py3_deps",
    python_interpreter = "python3",
    requirements = "@rules_proto_grpc//python:requirements.txt",
)

BUILD.bazel

load("@rules_proto_grpc//python:defs.bzl", "python_grpclib_library")

python_grpclib_library(
    name = "thing_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto"],
)

python_grpclib_library(
    name = "greeter_python_grpc",
    protos = ["@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc"],
    deps = ["thing_python_grpc"],
)

Attributes

Attributes for python_grpclib_library

Name

Type

Mandatory

Default

Description

protos

label_list

true

List of labels that provide the ProtoInfo provider (such as proto_library from rules_proto)

options

string_list_dict

false

[]

Extra options to pass to plugins, as a dict of plugin label -> list of strings. The key * can be used exclusively to apply to all plugins

verbose

int

false

0

The verbosity level. Supported values and results are 0: Show nothing, 1: Show command, 2: Show command and sandbox after running protoc, 3: Show command and sandbox before and after running protoc, 4. Show env, command, expected outputs and sandbox before and after running protoc

prefix_path

string

false

""

Path to prefix to the generated files in the output directory

extra_protoc_args

string_list

false

[]

A list of extra args to pass directly to protoc, not as plugin options

extra_protoc_files

label_list

false

[]

List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution

output_mode

string

false

PREFIXED

The output mode for the target. PREFIXED (the default) will output to a directory named by the target within the current package root, NO_PREFIX will output directly to the current package. Using NO_PREFIX may lead to conflicting writes

deps

label_list

false

[]

List of labels to pass as deps attr to underlying lang_library rule