bazelbuild / bazelbuild/rules_java
Add better support for generated resources
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[`java_library.srcs`](https://bazel.build/reference/be/java#java_library.srcs) supports `.srcjar` files to facilitate including generated sources. `.properties` files included in `java_library.srcs` are filtered and included in `java_library.resources`. Consider extending the current behaviour so that `.properties` files included in `.srcjar` files are also included in `java_library.resources`. This will facilitate the usage of generated resources.
For example, I have a `genrule` that generates `.java` and `.properties` files and I don't necessarily know all of them during the analysis phase for declaration purposes. For this reason, my rule instead generates a `.srcjar` file. However, the `.properties` files inside that `.srcjar` file are being skipped.
There are other alternative ways of going about it:
- There's already an internal [`resource_jars`](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/blob/8.9.0/java/common/rules/impl/basic_java_library_impl.bzl#L95) field that could perhaps be reused for this effect (at the moment it seems to always be forced as empty)? However, straight including `.srcjar` files in this field won't achieve the desired outcome as this can result in `.java` files appearing inside the final `.jar` file. Maybe somehow expose this field to users?
- Support something like `.resourcejar` files in `java_library.resources`. This would be a breaking change :pensive:.
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