refactor: use gazelle for bzl_library management#3852

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rickeylev:migrate-gazelle-bzl-library

Jun 28, 2026

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Migrate rules_python to use bazel-skylib's Gazelle integration for managing bzl_library targets to automate dependency tracking and ensure Starlark API consistency. This is achieved by integrating …
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Refactor Gazelle integration and refine target structure based on feedback. Move the gazelle_binary to tools/private to avoid production dependencies, clean up package visibilities, interleave publ…
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Relocate Gazelle targets entirely to a private subpackage and rename clashing Starlark files to simplify build structure. Move all Gazelle loads and targets to tools/private/gazelle, and rename pri…
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Restrict visibility of internal dev targets in root BUILD.bazel to subpackages. Add explicit visibility attributes to internal_dev_deps, internal_dev_setup, and version targets to prevent them from…
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Exclude the tests directory from Gazelle Starlark target generation and add safety keep shields to public test-related targets. This ensures test targets are not incorrectly managed or pruned by Ga…
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into migrate-gazelle-bzl-library
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Add explanatory comment to the toml.bzl Gazelle resolution override in the root BUILD file. This documents the Gazelle suffix-stripping bug for future maintainers.
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Exclude examples directory from Gazelle and revert all Gazelle-generated changes in tests and examples directories to match upstream. This ensures these directories remain completely untouched by t…
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Resolve upstream dependency and target mismatch failures after merge.
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Exclude internal dev-setup files from Gazelle and revert tests/ support targets.
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Commits on Jun 28, 2026