go_package
A first-party Go package (corresponding to a directory with .go files).
Expects that there is a go_mod target in its directory or in an ancestor directory.
Backend: pants.backend.experimental.go
tags
field.type_hintArbitrary 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_hintA 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_hintAddresses 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/v2.13/docs/targets#target-addresses and https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.13/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.
sources
field.type_hint('*.go', '*.s')A list of files and globs that belong to this target.
Paths are relative to the BUILD file's directory. You can ignore files/globs by prefixing them with !.
Example: sources=['example.go', '*_test.go', '!test_ignore.go']
test_extra_env_vars
field.type_hintAdditional environment variables to include in test processes. Entries are strings in the form ENV_VAR=value to use explicitly; or just ENV_VAR to copy the value of a variable in Pants's own environment. This will be merged with and override values from [test].extra_env_vars.
test_timeout
field.type_hintA timeout (in seconds) when running this package's tests.
If this field is not set, the test will never time out.
skip_tests
field.type_hintFalseIf true, don't run this package's tests.
skip_gofmt
field.type_hintFalsepants.backend.experimental.goIf true, don't run gofmt on this package.