Windows support for build_test

rules/BUILD

@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@ bzl_library(
     srcs = ["common_settings.bzl"],
 )
 
-# Exported for build_test.bzl to make sure of, it is an implementation detail
-# of the rule and should not be directly used by anything else.
-exports_files(["empty_test.sh"])
-
 filegroup(
     name = "test_deps",
     testonly = True,
     srcs = [
         "BUILD",
-        "empty_test.sh",
     ] + glob(["*.bzl"]),
 )
 

rules/build_test.bzl

@@ -16,16 +16,40 @@
 
 load("//lib:new_sets.bzl", "sets")
 
+def _empty_test_impl(ctx):
+    is_windows = select({
+        "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:host_windows": True,
+        "//conditions:default": False,
+    })
+    extension = ".bat" if is_windows else ".sh"
+    executable = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + extension)
+    ctx.actions.write(
+        output = executable,
+        is_executable = True,
+        content = "exit 0",
+    )
+
+    return [DefaultInfo(
+        files = depset([executable]),
+        executable = executable,
+        runfiles = ctx.runfiles(files = ctx.files.data),
+    )]
+
+_empty_test = rule(
+    implementation = _empty_test_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "data": attr.label_list(allow_files = True),
+    },
+    test = True,
+)
+
 def build_test(name, targets, **kwargs):
     """Test rule checking that other targets build.
 
     This works not by an instance of this test failing, but instead by
     the targets it depends on failing to build, and hence failing
     the attempt to run this test.
 
-    NOTE: At the moment, this won't work on Windows; but someone adding
-    support would be welcomed.
-
     Typical usage:
 
     ```
@@ -75,15 +99,13 @@ def build_test(name, targets, **kwargs):
             outs = [full_name + ".out"],
             testonly = 1,
             visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-            # TODO: Does this need something else for Windows?
             cmd = "touch $@",
+            cmd_bat = "type nul > $@",
             **genrule_args
         )
 
-    native.sh_test(
+    _empty_test(
         name = name,
-        # TODO: Does this need something else for Windows?
-        srcs = ["@bazel_skylib//rules:empty_test.sh"],
         data = test_data,
         size = kwargs.pop("size", "small"),  # Default to small for test size
         **kwargs