x/tools/gopls: support for bazel-based projects

[gonzojive]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

$ go version
go version go1.13.1 linux/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

n/a

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

n/a

What did you do?

Wrote a project with bazel with .go files and .proto files. The protobufs generate go code, which I'm not sure how to make understandable to gopls. Code completion for this code does not work in VSCode.

What did you expect to see?

1. Documentation of how to set up a Bazel-based project in the User guide.
2. An example project that works and loads in an IDE like VS Code

What did you see instead?

Scattered information on the level of support and no example projects.

Related links:

1. Expose generated Go files to editors and IDEs bazel-contrib/rules_go#512 - main source of updates on gopackagesdriver progress
2. https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/wiki/Editor-and-tool-integration: Design doc for gopackagesdriver - I'm not sure how accurate this is
3. support for GOPACKAGESDRIVER env variable? microsoft/vscode-go#2755 - gopls support for GOPACKAGESDRIVER in VS Code
4. Integration with Go editor tooling bazel-contrib/rules_go#393 - editor integration issue for rules_go
5. x/tools/go/packages: document GOPACKAGESDRIVER #34341 - documentation request for GOPACKAGESDRIVER
6. Code: jmhodges/rules_go/go/tools/gopackagesdriver, gopackagesdriver in rules_go feature branch, tools/go/packages/external.go seems to implement the external packages driver

[gopherbot]

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[stamblerre]

Did you use @jmhodges's Bazel implementation for GOPACKAGESDRIVER when you tried out gopls with Bazel? Is it ready for use?

[gonzojive]

I did not try out jmhodge's implementation yet - I just browsed the code there.

[stamblerre]

I see. We don't support any build system that doesn't have an official gopackagesdriver, so I will defer to @jmhodges and @jayconrod on the status of that work.

[jayconrod]

Tracking issue for that is bazel-contrib/rules_go#512.