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Version: 2.11.x (deprecated)

experimental_run_shell_command

Run a script in the workspace, with all dependencies packaged/copied into a chroot.

Example BUILD file:

experimental_run_shell_command(
  command="./scripts/my-script.sh --data-files-dir={chroot}",
  dependencies=["src/project/files:data"],
)

The command may use either {chroot} on the command line, or the $CHROOT environment variable to get the root directory for where any dependencies are located.

In contrast to the experimental_shell_command, in addition to workdir you only have the command and dependencies fields as the tools you are going to use are already on the PATH which is inherited from the Pants environment. Also, the outputs does not apply, as any output files produced will end up directly in your project tree.

Backend: pants.backend.shell

tags​

field.type_hint
required

Arbitrary strings to describe a target.

For example, you may tag some test targets with 'integration_test' so that you could run /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 --tag='integration_test' test :: to only run on targets with that tag.

description​

field.type_hint
required

A human-readable description of the target.

Use /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 list --documented :: to see all targets with descriptions.

dependencies​

field.type_hint
required

Addresses to other targets that this target depends on, e.g. ['helloworld/subdir:lib', 'helloworld/main.py:lib', '3rdparty:reqs#django'].

This augments any dependencies inferred by Pants, such as by analyzing your imports. Use /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 dependencies or /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 peek on this target to get the final result.

See https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.11/docs/targets#target-addresses and https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.11/docs/targets#target-generation for more about how addresses are formed, including for generated targets. You can also run /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 list :: to find all addresses in your project, or /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/scie-pants-linux-x86_64 list dir: to find all addresses defined in that directory.

If the target is in the same BUILD file, you can leave off the BUILD file path, e.g. :tgt instead of helloworld/subdir:tgt. For generated first-party addresses, use ./ for the file path, e.g. ./main.py:tgt; for all other generated targets, use :tgt#generated_name.

You may exclude dependencies by prefixing with !, e.g. ['!helloworld/subdir:lib', '!./sibling.txt']. Ignores are intended for false positives with dependency inference; otherwise, simply leave off the dependency from the BUILD file.

command​

field.type_hint
required

Shell command to execute.

The command is executed as 'bash -c <command>' by default.

workdir​

field.type_hint
default: '.'

Sets the current working directory of the command, relative to the project root.