Add new build_policy_templates action

BUILD.gn

@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ if (!is_ios) {
  }
 }
 
+if (!is_android && !is_ios) {
+ group("brave_group_policy_templates") {
+ # Currently, group policy resources are only generated on Windows.
+ if (is_win) {
+ deps = [ "//brave/components/policy:pack_policy_templates" ]
+ }
+ }
+}
+
 if (!is_ios) {
  brave_paks("packed_resources") {
  if (is_mac) {

components/policy/BUILD.gn

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+# You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+# See `components/policy/BUILD.gn` for more info about how these files
+# are generated. Also see:
+# `chromium_src/components/policy/tools/generate_policy_source.py`
+# for Brave specific group policy definitions.
+
 if (is_win) {
  action("pack_policy_templates") {
  chrome_pack_policy_templates = "//components/policy:pack_policy_templates"
- deps = [ chrome_pack_policy_templates ]
+ deps = [
+ "//components/policy:policy_templates",
+ chrome_pack_policy_templates,
+ ]
  script = "pack_policy_templates.py"
  chrome_policy_templates_zip =
  get_label_info(chrome_pack_policy_templates, "root_out_dir") +

components/policy/pack_policy_templates.py

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
 # You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+# Script that prepares a Brave-specific version of the policy_templates.zip
+# file that folks expect for administering Brave via group policy.
+#
+# For more info, see:
+# https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039248271-Group-Policy
+# and
+# https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/26502
 """
 Create a Zip file of Windows Group Policy templates similar to Chrome's.
 """
@@ -16,37 +23,38 @@
 from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATED
 
 def main():
- chrome_policy_zip, dest_zip = _get_args()
- _pack_policy_templates(chrome_policy_zip, dest_zip)
+  chrome_policy_zip, dest_zip = _get_args()
+  _pack_policy_templates(chrome_policy_zip, dest_zip)
 
 def _get_args():
- parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
- parser.add_argument('chrome_policy_zip',
- help="Path to Chrome's policy_templates.zip")
- parser.add_argument('dest_zip',
- help="Path to the Zip file to be created")
- args = parser.parse_args()
- return args.chrome_policy_zip, args.dest_zip
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+ parser.add_argument('chrome_policy_zip',
+ help="Path to Chrome's policy_templates.zip")
+ parser.add_argument('dest_zip', help="Path to the Zip file to be created")
+ args = parser.parse_args()
+ return args.chrome_policy_zip, args.dest_zip
 
 def _pack_policy_templates(chrome_policy_zip, dest_zip):
- with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
- with ZipFile(chrome_policy_zip) as src_zip:
- src_zip.extract('VERSION', tmp_dir)
- namelist = src_zip.namelist()
- for dir_ in ('windows/adm/', 'windows/admx/', 'windows/examples/'):
- src_zip.extractall(tmp_dir, (n for n in namelist if n.startswith(dir_)))
-
- # Some sanity checks:
- assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/adm/en-US/chrome.adm'))
- assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/admx/chrome.admx'))
- assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/admx/en-US/chrome.adml'))
-
- with ZipFile(dest_zip, 'w', ZIP_DEFLATED) as dest_zipfile:
- for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(tmp_dir):
- for filename in filenames:
- filepath = join(dirpath, filename)
- arcname = relpath(filepath, tmp_dir).replace('chrome', 'brave')
- dest_zipfile.write(filepath, arcname=arcname)
+ with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+ with ZipFile(chrome_policy_zip) as src_zip:
+ src_zip.extract('VERSION', tmp_dir)
+ namelist = src_zip.namelist()
+ for dir_ in ('windows/adm/', 'windows/admx/', 'windows/examples/'):
+ src_zip.extractall(tmp_dir,
+ (n for n in namelist if n.startswith(dir_)))
+
+ # Some sanity checks:
+ assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/adm/en-US/chrome.adm'))
+ assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/admx/chrome.admx'))
+ assert exists(join(tmp_dir, 'windows/admx/en-US/chrome.adml'))
+
+ with ZipFile(dest_zip, 'w', ZIP_DEFLATED) as dest_zipfile:
+ for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(tmp_dir):
+ for filename in filenames:
+ filepath = join(dirpath, filename)
+ arcname = relpath(filepath,
+ tmp_dir).replace('chrome', 'brave')
+ dest_zipfile.write(filepath, arcname=arcname)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
- main()
+  main()

package.json

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
  "gen_env": "node ./build/commands/scripts/genEnv.js",
  "gen_gradle": "node ./build/commands/scripts/commands.js gen_gradle",
  "ios_pack_js": "webpack --config ios/brave-ios/webpack.config.js",
- "ios_bootstrap": "node ./build/commands/scripts/iosCommands.js ios_bootstrap"
+ "ios_bootstrap": "node ./build/commands/scripts/iosCommands.js ios_bootstrap",
+ "build_policy_templates": "node ./build/commands/scripts/commands.js build --target=brave_group_policy_templates"
  },
  "repository": {
  "type": "git",