Add module_ctx.template Starlark function
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Description
### Description of the feature request:
Create function module_ctx.template with the same interface and semantics as repository_ctx.template.
### Which category does this issue belong to?
Rules API
### What underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?
There's repository_ctx.template to expand a template as part of a repository rule, but no equivalent in module_ctx. This means that module rule implementations that want to expand a template either have to instantiate a private repository rule, or implement template expansion by hand.
### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
macOS
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
release 8.0.0
### 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?
Didn't find anything on these sites using the search query "module_ctx template"
### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?
Maybe it would be enough to move StarlarkRepositoryContext.createFileFromTemplate into StarlarkBaseExternalContext.
A similar argument could be made for other functions in StarlarkRepositoryContext: delete, rename, patch, symlink.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the existing repository_ctx.template behavior and the named StarlarkRepositoryContext.createFileFromTemplate entry point. Implement the corresponding module_ctx.template API with the same interface and semantics, then verify that module rule implementations can expand templates without a private repository rule.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- api, build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100