Remove references to objc_provider and remove force_load_direct_deps to support rules_apple > 3.15.0 (#934)

1) With rules_apple removing legacy objc_providers, rules_apple > 3.15.0
is no longer compatible with rules_ios due to
bazelbuild/rules_apple#2611

2) Removing force load direct deps as its no longer needed in Bazel 7
#862

```sh
ERROR: /Users/ssarad/Bazel/BUILD.bazel:3:15: in apple_framework_packaging rule 
Traceback (most recent call last):
	File "/Users/ssarad/.bazel_cache/output/external/rules_ios~/rules/framework.bzl", line 1109, column 48, in _apple_framework_packaging_impl
		bundle_outs = _bundle_dynamic_framework(ctx, is_extension_safe = is_extension_safe, avoid_deps = avoid_deps)
	File "/Users/ssarad/.bazel_cache/output/external/rules_ios~/rules/framework.bzl", line 888, column 44, in _bundle_dynamic_framework
		partials.framework_provider_partial(
	File "/Users/ssarad/.bazel_cache/output/external/rules_apple~/apple/internal/partials/framework_provider.bzl", line 94, column 5, in framework_provider_partial
		def framework_provider_partial(
Error: framework_provider_partial() got unexpected keyword argument: objc_provider

```

This PR is attempt to make rules_ios compatible with rules_apple +
remove the legacy code to force load direct deps as with Bazel 7,
`--incompatible_objc_alwayslink_by_default` does the same thing.

---------

Co-authored-by: Sarad <sarad.pant@capitalone.com>

Author: ssarad

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         XCODE_VERSION: ${{ matrix.xcode_version }}
         USE_BAZEL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.bazel_version }}
         LATEST_RULES_SWIFT_VERSION: 2.1.1
-        LATEST_RULES_APPLE_VERSION: 3.8.0
+        LATEST_RULES_APPLE_VERSION: 3.15.0
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

MODULE.bazel

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ bazel_dep(
 )
 bazel_dep(
     name = "rules_apple",
-    version = "3.5.1",
+    version = "3.15.0",
     repo_name = "build_bazel_rules_apple",
 )
 bazel_dep(
     name = "rules_cc",
-    version = "0.0.6",
+    version = "0.0.10",
 )
 bazel_dep(
     name = "rules_swift",

README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ See the following table for supported rules_apple release versions.
 
 | rules_apple release | Minimum supported rules version | Final supported rules version
 |:-------------------:|:-------------------------:|:-------------------------:
-| 3.5.1 | 4.3.1 | current
+| 3.15.0 | 5.3.0 | current
 | 3.* | 3.* | 4.2.1
 | 2.* | 2.* | 3.2.2
 | 1.* | 1.0.0 | 3.2.2

docs/BUILD.bazel

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ _DOC_SRCS = [
     "import_middleman",
     "library",
     "plists",
-    "force_load_direct_deps",
     "precompiled_apple_resource_bundle",
     "providers",
     "substitute_build_settings",

docs/app_clip_doc.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 ## ios_app_clip
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:app_clip.bzl", "ios_app_clip")
+
 ios_app_clip(<a href="#ios_app_clip-name">name</a>, <a href="#ios_app_clip-families">families</a>, <a href="#ios_app_clip-infoplists">infoplists</a>, <a href="#ios_app_clip-infoplists_by_build_setting">infoplists_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_app_clip-xcconfig">xcconfig</a>,
              <a href="#ios_app_clip-xcconfig_by_build_setting">xcconfig_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_app_clip-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>

docs/app_doc.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 ## ios_application
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:app.bzl", "ios_application")
+
 ios_application(<a href="#ios_application-name">name</a>, <a href="#ios_application-families">families</a>, <a href="#ios_application-apple_library">apple_library</a>, <a href="#ios_application-infoplists">infoplists</a>, <a href="#ios_application-infoplists_by_build_setting">infoplists_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_application-xcconfig">xcconfig</a>,
                 <a href="#ios_application-xcconfig_by_build_setting">xcconfig_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_application-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>

docs/extension_doc.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 ## ios_extension
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:extension.bzl", "ios_extension")
+
 ios_extension(<a href="#ios_extension-name">name</a>, <a href="#ios_extension-families">families</a>, <a href="#ios_extension-infoplists">infoplists</a>, <a href="#ios_extension-infoplists_by_build_setting">infoplists_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_extension-xcconfig">xcconfig</a>,
               <a href="#ios_extension-xcconfig_by_build_setting">xcconfig_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#ios_extension-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>

docs/force_load_direct_deps_doc.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Framework rules
 ## apple_framework_packaging
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:framework.bzl", "apple_framework_packaging")
+
 apple_framework_packaging(<a href="#apple_framework_packaging-name">name</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-deps">deps</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-data">data</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-bundle_extension">bundle_extension</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-bundle_id">bundle_id</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-environment_plist">environment_plist</a>,
                           <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-exported_symbols_lists">exported_symbols_lists</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-framework_name">framework_name</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-frameworks">frameworks</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-infoplists">infoplists</a>,
                           <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-library_linkopts">library_linkopts</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-link_dynamic">link_dynamic</a>, <a href="#apple_framework_packaging-minimum_deployment_os_version">minimum_deployment_os_version</a>,
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ Packages compiled code into an Apple .framework package
 ## apple_framework
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:framework.bzl", "apple_framework")
+
 apple_framework(<a href="#apple_framework-name">name</a>, <a href="#apple_framework-apple_library">apple_library</a>, <a href="#apple_framework-infoplists">infoplists</a>, <a href="#apple_framework-infoplists_by_build_setting">infoplists_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#apple_framework-xcconfig">xcconfig</a>,
                 <a href="#apple_framework-xcconfig_by_build_setting">xcconfig_by_build_setting</a>, <a href="#apple_framework-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
 </pre>

docs/framework_doc.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Header Map rules
 ## headermap
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:hmap.bzl", "headermap")
+
 headermap(<a href="#headermap-name">name</a>, <a href="#headermap-hdrs">hdrs</a>, <a href="#headermap-direct_hdr_providers">direct_hdr_providers</a>, <a href="#headermap-namespace">namespace</a>)
 </pre>
 
@@ -32,14 +34,15 @@ regardless of the package structure being used.
 ## HeaderMapInfo
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:hmap.bzl", "HeaderMapInfo")
+
 HeaderMapInfo(<a href="#HeaderMapInfo-files">files</a>)
 </pre>
 
 Propagates header maps
 
 **FIELDS**
 
-
 | Name  | Description |
 | :------------- | :------------- |
 | <a id="HeaderMapInfo-files"></a>files |  depset with headermaps    |
@@ -50,6 +53,8 @@ Propagates header maps
 ## hmap.make_hmap
 
 <pre>
+load("@rules_ios//rules:hmap.bzl", "hmap")
+
 hmap.make_hmap(<a href="#hmap.make_hmap-actions">actions</a>, <a href="#hmap.make_hmap-headermap_builder">headermap_builder</a>, <a href="#hmap.make_hmap-output">output</a>, <a href="#hmap.make_hmap-namespace">namespace</a>, <a href="#hmap.make_hmap-hdrs_lists">hdrs_lists</a>)
 </pre>