bazelbuild/rules_apple 5.0.0 on GitHub

Breaking changes

Removed WORKSPACE support
Removed bazel 7.x support
Requires rules_swift 4.0.1 or later.

New features

Add opt-in support for explicit modules, see the docs for usage.
feat: Add support for ios_kernel_extension() bazel rule by @YungRaj in #2911
Adopt symbolic macros for public-facing API by @aaronsky in #2933

Other notable changes

Fix SDK->simruntime mapping assumptions in test runners by @aaronsky in #2889
remove WORKSPACE support by @aaronsky in #2814
Fix *_build_test rules with bazel 9.x by @keith in #2890
Add exports_files for docs by @keith in #2894
Remove 7.x support by @keith in #2891
Remove unnecessary exported API by @keith in #2896
Pass runner PID to simulator create/clean up actions by @brentleyjones in #2899
Fix rules_apple device runner crash on Rapid Security Response versions by @lelandjansen in #2898
Update README for 7.x versions by @keith in #2903
Fix comment about Xdock hack by @keith in #2904
Revert "Support multiple modules on app_intents for applications (#2879)" by @kntkymt in #2906
Improve test coverage for metadata output of AppShortcutsProvider in AppIntent tests by @kntkymt in #2907
Cherry-pick linking refactor from upstream (batch 1) by @luispadron in #2912
Bump Swift stdlib presence thresholds for Span compatibility by @jpsim in #2915
feat: Add support for ios_kernel_extension() bazel rule by @YungRaj in #2911
Improve performance of test filter creation by @john-flanagan in #2917
Add @loader_path/../Frameworks rpath for macOS extensions and ExtensionKit by @adincebic in #2895
Add Swift deterministic hashing to the environment variables passed to all actions generated by the Apple rules. by @adincebic in #2918
Support macOS tree-artifact bundling for imported versioned frameworks by @adincebic in #2920
Add support for launching watchOS apps by @rockbruno in #2875
Register apple_xplat_toolchain and use exec_groups everywhere by @adincebic in #2854
Provide default Info.plist for *_application rules by @ssarad in #2919
Ensure kernel extension rules don't produce entitlements sections if entitlements is None by @YungRaj in #2924
fix framework imports with private swiftinterface by @adincebic in #2921
Do not require a provisioning profile when building an iOS kernel extension for a device by @YungRaj in #2926
Add support for user.bazelrc by @keith in #2930
Remove old rules_swift API by @keith in #2928
Manually compile from swiftinterface files by default by @keith in #2927
Remove armv7k watchOS support by @keith in #2934
Remove CI workarounds by @keith in #2936
Add support for importing frameworks with ObjC modules by @keith in #2931
Convert ios_imessage_test to starlark by @keith in #2948
Convert tvos_application_swift_test to starlark by @keith in #2946
Convert smart_resource_deduplication_test to starlark by @keith in #2945
Convert apple_metal_library_test to starlark by @keith in #2943
Move apple_core_ml_resource_test to starlark by @keith in #2941
Convert apple_bundle_version_test to starlark by @keith in #2938
Convert ios_application_swift_test to starlark by @keith in #2947
Move apple_core_ml_library_package_test to starlark by @keith in #2939
Convert docc_archive_test.sh to starlark by @keith in #2944
Replace ios_extension_tests with starlark tests by @keith in #2937
Convert apple_intent_library_test to starlark by @keith in #2942
Fix smart resource dedup test by @keith in #2949
Fix implicit module building swiftinterfaces by @keith in #2950
Convert macos_bundle_test to starlark by @keith in #2952
Remove objc_library archive from runfiles by @keith in #2955
Convert macos_application_resources_test to starlark by @keith in #2951
Fix macOS test runner env propagation and add missing features by @kirillyakimovich in #2953
Use the xcframework's inner name for modules by @keith in #2956
Adopt symbolic macros for public-facing API by @aaronsky in #2933
Convert ios_application_test to starlark by @keith in #2963
Convert tvos_extension_test to starlark by @keith in #2959
Convert macos_application_test to starlark by @keith in #2962
Convert macos_quick_look_plugin_test to starlark by @keith in #2960
Convert watchos_application_test to starlark by @keith in #2965
Share configs with build and test on CI by @keith in #2968
Convert tvos_application_test to starlark by @keith in #2964
Convert ios_application_resources_test to starlark by @keith in #2961
Add app run modes to Apple application runners by @brentleyjones in #2974
Convert ios_coverage_test to starlark by @keith in #2967
Fix removal of signing_certificate_name by @keith in #2970
Remove the extra coverage file support. by @keith in #2973
Add ios arm64e archs to watchOS mappings by @keith in #2972
Remove incompatible_enable_apple_toolchain_resolution by @keith in #2969
Update the API of swift_common.compile_module_interface. by @keith in #2929
Use the newer swift toolchain apis by @keith in #2940
Fix removal of ios_simulator_device and ios_simulator_version by @keith in #2971
Correctly handle module.private.modulemap files by @keith in #2977
Make some coverage tests exclusive by @keith in #2978
Update buildifier by @keith in #2981
Only enable swiftinterface compiles for explicit modules by @keith in #2980
Stop using repo_name and remove bazel_build_ prefix by @adincebic in #2979
Prevent runfiles env leakage into ipa_post_processor by @adincebic in #2982
Fix runner attr erroneously inherited by test suite macro by @aaronsky in #2983
Fix modules being strings by @keith in #2984
Fix the attr runners of apple test-suite macros by @congt in #2988
Update to new GA release workflow by @keith in #2990
Update to rules_swift RC by @keith in #2991
Update README example some more by @keith in #2993
Remove _allowlist_function_transition by @keith in #2989
Fix Swift module synthesis for imported static XCFrameworks without modulemaps by @adincebic in #2992
Remove pre rules_swift 3.0 API branch by @keith in #2994
Resolve rules_swift <4.0 TODOs by @keith in #2996
Add docs to bcr releases by @keith in #2998
Fix swiftmodule embedding from frameworks by @keith in #2999
Remove most of AppleTestInfo by @keith in #2987
Remove apple_common.Objc provider linking by @keith in #1872
Switch default iOS test runner to xctestrun runner by @keith in #2997
Handle smartcard certs with no expiry date in codesigningtool by @jpsim in #3000
Create ready for review PR on BCR by @adincebic in #3003
Make swift_interop_info_with_dependencies non-optional by @keith in #3004
Bump rules_swift to latest RC by @keith in #3007
Handle smartcard certs with no embedded certificate data in codesigningtool by @nac5504 in #3009
Separate devicectl app args from options by @brentleyjones in #3014
Convert ios_test_runner_ui_test to starlark by @keith in #2966
Remove @mattrobmattrob from CODEOWNERS by @mattrobmattrob in #3017
Add support for newer [Skip|Only]TestingIdentifiers xctestplan format to test runner template by @john-flanagan in #3016
Remove bazel_features extension_metadata use by @keith in #3018
Add an app clip example by @manojmahapatra in #3020
Default to darwin_arm64 when building macOS targets with a minimum_os_version of 27.0 or higher by @adincebic in #3001
Verify framework signatures before skipping re-sign (#1953) by @vakhidbetrakhmadov in #3023
fix: minor typos by @manojmahapatra in #3025
Silence dependency warnings with bazel query by @keith in #3029
fix(docc_archive): Pass transitive symbol graphs to 'docc' commands by @amorde in #3034
Add support for app thinning via build settings by @adincebic in #3047
Add test_environment to ios_xctestrun_runner by @john-flanagan in #3045
Support DeviceHub.app location in Xcode 27 by @erikkerber in #3013
Unbundle xctestrunner as a Bazel module by @bc-lee in #3048
Add screen_capture_format attribute to ios_xctestrun_runner by @erneestoc in #3021
Contain xcodebuild's derived data in the test's temp dir by @erneestoc in #3050
Fix generated Info.plist segments in macos_command_line_application by @keith in #3042
fix macos_test_runner for swift-testing only targets by @aaronsky in #3052
Allow auto selection of simruntime with patch version by @adincebic in #3049
Bump rules_swift to latest rc by @keith in #3055
Fix codesign warning silencing for resource-rules by @gabriellanata in #3056
Remove legacy _cc_toolchain use by @keith in #3057

New Contributors

@lelandjansen made their first contribution in #2898
@YungRaj made their first contribution in #2911
@john-flanagan made their first contribution in #2917
@kirillyakimovich made their first contribution in #2953
@congt made their first contribution in #2988
@nac5504 made their first contribution in #3009
@manojmahapatra made their first contribution in #3020
@bc-lee made their first contribution in #3048
@erneestoc made their first contribution in #3021
@gabriellanata made their first contribution in #3056

Full Changelog: 4.5.0...5.0.0

This release is compatible with Bazel 8.x LTS, 9.x LTS, and rolling releases.

MODULE.bazel Snippet

bazel_dep(name = "rules_apple", version = "5.0.0")