Implement apple_archive rule to stop generating .ipa and .zip files from {platform}_application targets

apple/BUILD

@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ bzl_library(
     ],
 )
 
+bzl_library(
+    name = "apple_archive",
+    srcs = ["apple_archive.bzl"],
+    deps = [
+        "//apple/internal:apple_archive",
+    ],
+)
+
 bzl_library(
     name = "aspects",
     srcs = ["aspects.bzl"],

apple/apple_archive.bzl

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2025 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Rules for creating iOS Package Archive (.ipa).
+"""
+
+load(
+    "//apple/internal:apple_archive.bzl",
+    _apple_archive = "apple_archive",
+)
+
+apple_archive = _apple_archive

apple/internal/BUILD

@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ bzl_library(
     ],
 )
 
+bzl_library(
+    name = "apple_archive",
+    srcs = ["apple_archive.bzl"],
+    visibility = [
+        "//apple:__subpackages__",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        ":apple_toolchains",
+        ":providers",
+        "//apple:providers",
+        "//apple/internal/providers:apple_messages_stub_info",
+        "//apple/internal/providers:apple_swift_dylibs_info",
+        "//apple/internal/providers:apple_symbols_file_info",
+        "//apple/internal/providers:apple_watchos_stub_info",
+        "//apple/internal/utils:defines",
+    ],
+)
+
 bzl_library(
     name = "apple_universal_binary",
     srcs = ["apple_universal_binary.bzl"],