bazel-contrib / bazel-contrib/rules_python
sphinxdocs: allow repo rules to document their environment variables
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Description
Starting with Bazel 7.1, repository rules can use `repository_ctx.getenv()` to get environment variable values, and they no longer have to be listed in the `environ` attribute of the repo rule.
This makes them hidden from docgen.
A directive or option should be added so that repo rule docs can describe what environment variables they use.
```
:::{repo-rule}
:uses-envvars:
:::
:::{uses-envvar} env-var-name
Description of how its used.
:::
```
In all cases, it xrefs to `.. envvar` directives
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing `repo-rule`, `envvar`, and docgen directives in the Sphinx documentation system. Determine where directive options and cross-references are implemented, then verify that repository rule documentation can list environment variables and that each `uses-envvar` entry links to the corresponding `envvar` directive.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100