bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/rules_go
code generated with `import x "."` fails strict deps checks
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Description
Current versions of mockgen (and probably other tools) generate code with imports like:
```
import (
x "."
...
)
```
That isn't allowed by rules_go's strict dependencies check, but doesn't actually require a new dependency.
Example error:
```
GoCompile: missing strict dependencies:
/private/var/tmp/_bazel_jmhodges/ee957dabdee1b1a9e1f2fe90369cf80f/sandbox/darwin-sandbox/685/execroot/founding/bazel-out/darwin-fastbuild/bin/go/path/to/mock_test.go: import of "."
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the strict-dependencies failure from the generated mock_test.go example using mockgen output containing import ".". Trace how rules_go processes that import during GoCompile and determine why it is treated as a missing dependency. Done means generated code with this import passes strict dependency checks without requiring a new dependency.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100