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buf protoc should expose a @rules_proto//proto:toolchain_type

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale

Research direction

Start by reading the linked rules_proto discussion and the existing Bazel rule definitions in this repository. Determine how the buf CLI could provide the requested @rules_proto//proto:toolchain_type under Bazel's incompatible toolchain-resolution flag; done means that registration works as a protoc replacement.

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Description

Under bazel --incompatible_enable_proto_toolchain_resolution flag, you could register buf CLI as a replacement of protoc

See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_proto/discussions/213

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