outs are automatically added to
this cc_library's data files.
-Your C++ code can access these data files like so:
+Using the functionality defined by the runfiles_src.h located under
+ tools/cpp/runfiles/runfiles_src.h Your C++ code can access these data files,
+ like so:
+
- const std::string path = devtools_build::GetDataDependencyFilepath(
- "my/test/data/file");
+
+ #include "runfiles_src.h"
+
+ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+
+ try {
+
+ using bazel::tools::cpp::runfiles::Runfiles;
+
+ std::string error;
+ std::unique_ptr runfiles(Runfiles::Create(argv[0], BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY, &error));
+
+ // "cpp_example" is the WORKSPACE name attribute
+ // "data/example.json" is the path relative from the project root
+
+ std::string path = runfiles->Rlocation("cpp_example/data/example.json");
+
+ //...
+
+ } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+ // ...
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+ }