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Rules
Native rules ship with the Bazel binary and do not require aload statement. Native rules are available globally in BUILD files. In .bzl files, you can find them in the native module. For non-native Starlark rules that ship separately from Bazel, see the list of recommended rules.
Language-specific native rules
| Language | Binary rules | Library rules | Test rules | Other rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | android_binary |
aar_import android_library |
android_instrumentation_test android_local_test |
android_device android_ndk_repository android_sdk_repository |
| C / C++ | cc_binary |
cc_import cc_library cc_proto_library cc_shared_library fdo_prefetch_hints fdo_profile memprof_profile propeller_optimize |
cc_test |
cc_toolchain cc_toolchain_suite |
| Java | java_binary |
java_import java_library java_lite_proto_library java_proto_library |
java_test |
java_package_configuration java_plugin java_runtime java_toolchain |
| Objective-C | j2objc_library objc_import objc_library |
available_xcodes xcode_config xcode_version |
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| Protocol Buffer | proto_lang_toolchain proto_library |
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| Python | py_binary |
py_library |
py_test |
py_runtime |
| Shell | sh_binary |
sh_library |
sh_test |
Language-agnostic native rules
| Family | Rules |
|---|---|
| Extra Actions | |
| General | |
| Platforms and Toolchains | |
| Workspace |