Beginning Bazel : Building and Testing for Java, Go, and More

Discover Bazel, a new build and software test set of tools for today's programmers and developers. This book shows you how to speed up your builds and tests, and how to use Bazel in the context of your favorite programming language. You'll see that the languages and SDKs supported include Java, Android, iOS, and Go. **What You Will Learn** * Use Bazel as a build tool * Test software with Bazel * Work with Java, C++, Android, iOS, Go, and other programming languages * Run Bazel on Linux, macOS, and Windows * Scale and extend Bazel to other languages and platforms **Who This Book Is For**Experienced programmers looking for alternative build/test tools. Discover Bazel, a new build and software test set of tools for today's programmers and developers. This book shows you how to speed up your builds and tests, and how to use Bazel in the context of your favorite programming language. You'll see that the languages and SDKs supported include Java, C++, Android, iOS, and Go. Beginning Bazel also shows you how scalable Bazel is for organizations, codebases, and continuous integration systems. It handles codebases of any size as well as multiple repos or a huge monorepo. Lastly, this book discusses how extensible Bazel is. You can easily add support for new languages and platforms with Bazel's extension language. As such, you'll be able to share and re-use language rules as they evolve in the Bazel community. You will: Use Bazel as a build tool Test software with Bazel Work with Java, C++, Android, iOS, Go, and other programming languages Run Bazel on Linux, macOS, and Windows Scale and extend Bazel to other languages and platforms Discover Bazel, a new build and software test set of tools for today's programmers and developers. This book shows you how to speed up your builds and tests, and how to use Bazel in the context of your favorite programming language. You'll see that the languages and SDKs supported include Java, Android, iOS, and Go. What You Will Learn Use Bazel as a build tool Test software with Bazel Work with Java, C++, Android, iOS, Go, and other programming languages Run Bazel on Linux, macOS, and Windows Scale and extend Bazel to other languages and platforms Who This Book Is For Experienced programmers looking for alternative build/test tools. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 1-6 Setup and Installation (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 7-21 Your First Bazel Project (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 23-41 WORKSPACE File Functionality (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 43-56 A Simple Echo Client/Server Program (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 57-74 Protocol Buffers and Bazel (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 75-95 Code Organization and Bazel (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 97-113 gRPC and Bazel (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 115-134 Bazel and Android (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 135-163 Bazel and iOS (P. J. McNerney)....Pages 165-188 Back Matter ....Pages 189-192