This plugin can be built with Bazel, and two build modes are supported:
Standalone build mode is recommended, as this mode doesn't require local Gerrit tree to exist. Moreover, there are some limitations and additional manual steps required when building in Gerrit tree mode (see corresponding sections).
To build the plugin, issue the following command:
bazel build @PLUGIN@
The output is created in
bazel-genfiles/@PLUGIN@.jar
To package the plugin sources run:
bazel build lib@PLUGIN@__plugin-src.jar
The output is created in:
bazel-bin/lib@PLUGIN@__plugin-src.jar
This project can be imported into the Eclipse IDE:
./tools/eclipse/project.sh
Clone or link this plugin to the plugins directory of Gerrit's source tree. From Gerrit source tree issue the command:
bazel build plugins/@PLUGIN@
Note that due to a known issue in Bazel, if the plugin has previously been built in standalone mode, it is necessary to clean the workspace before building in-tree:
cd plugins/@PLUGIN@ bazel clean --expunge
The output is created in
bazel-genfiles/plugins/@PLUGIN@/@PLUGIN@.jar
This project can be imported into the Eclipse IDE. Add the plugin name to the CUSTOM_PLUGINS set in Gerrit core in tools/bzl/plugins.bzl, and execute:
./tools/eclipse/project.py
How to build the Gerrit Plugin API is described in the Gerrit documentation.