Allow starlark rules to expand directories of srcs
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- Java
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Description
### Description of the feature request:
If you have a rule that outputs a tree artifact, native rules like `objc_library` can accept the tree artifact in its `srcs` and internally (in java) it can expand the files to make action mappings knowing each file that the directory contains. For example if you have `dir/a.m` `dir/b.m` it will make actions to output `dir/a.o` and `dir/b.o`. Starlark rules just get the directory for processing, and while the files in the directory are expanded by `actions.run`, the expected outputs for this case cannot be setup correctly.
### Which category does this issue belong to?
Rules API
### What underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?
`swift_library` cannot accept directories in their `srcs` correctly https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/issues/969
### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
macOS
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
release 7.0.2
### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.
_No response_
### What's the output of `git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD` ?
_No response_
### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?
_No response_
### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the Rules API behavior around actions.run and compare how native objc_library handles tree artifacts and expands directory contents. Use the swift_library directory-srcs problem as the motivating case; done means Starlark rules can define expected outputs for expanded tree artifacts so directory-valued srcs work correctly.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100