Goal: Learn the fundamentals of Bazel. Get oriented to the repository structure, how to configure Bazel for your source code, and try out some basic commands like build, run, and test.

Outline

Introduction

Touches on what Bazel is and what advantages it has over alternatives.

By the end of this section, you will be able to explain to a co-worker why your organization chose to use it, and should have Bazel installed so you can run bazel version.

Project Structure

Bazel has some terminology and conventions for which files must appear.

Configuring the Build

To configure Bazel, you need to author BUILD files, and sometimes improve how they are written.

Running Tests

Now that you are able to build the code, you should figure out if it's working.

By the end of this section, you'll have used bazel test to run some automated tests for the language you picked.

FAQ / Q&A

Please ask any questions we haven't already answered!

This section is only covered in instructor-led training, and isn’t recorded.

• Common error messages

Conclusion