Editable installs for uv tool

crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs

@@ -2283,6 +2283,9 @@ pub struct ToolInstallArgs {
     /// The package to install commands from.
     pub package: String,
 
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub editable: bool,
+
     /// The package to install commands from.
     ///
     /// This option is provided for parity with `uv tool run`, but is redundant with `package`.

crates/uv/src/commands/tool/install.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use crate::settings::ResolverInstallerSettings;
 /// Install a tool.
 pub(crate) async fn install(
     package: String,
+    editable: bool,
     from: Option<String>,
     with: &[RequirementsSource],
     python: Option<String>,
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
 
     // Initialize any shared state.
     let state = SharedState::default();
+    let client_builder = BaseClientBuilder::new()
+        .connectivity(connectivity)
+        .native_tls(native_tls);
 
     // Resolve the `from` requirement.
     let from = if let Some(from) = from {
@@ -91,9 +95,18 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
             bail!("Package requirement (`{from}`) provided with `--from` conflicts with install request (`{package}`)", from = from.cyan(), package = package.cyan())
         };
 
+        let source = if editable {
+            RequirementsSource::Editable(from)
+        } else {
+            RequirementsSource::Package(from)
+        };
+        let requirements = RequirementsSpecification::from_source(&source, &client_builder)
+            .await?
+            .requirements;
+
         let from_requirement = {
             resolve_names(
-                vec![RequirementsSpecification::parse_package(&from)?],
+                requirements,
                 &interpreter,
                 &settings,
                 &state,
@@ -121,8 +134,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
 
         from_requirement
     } else {
+        let source = if editable {
+            RequirementsSource::Editable(package.clone())
+        } else {
+            RequirementsSource::Package(package.clone())
+        };
+        let requirements = RequirementsSpecification::from_source(&source, &client_builder)
+            .await?
+            .requirements;
+
         resolve_names(
-            vec![RequirementsSpecification::parse_package(&package)?],
+            requirements,
             &interpreter,
             &settings,
             &state,
@@ -139,12 +161,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
     };
 
     // Read the `--with` requirements.
-    let spec = {
-        let client_builder = BaseClientBuilder::new()
-            .connectivity(connectivity)
-            .native_tls(native_tls);
-        RequirementsSpecification::from_simple_sources(with, &client_builder).await?
-    };
+    let spec = RequirementsSpecification::from_simple_sources(with, &client_builder).await?;
 
     // Resolve the `--from` and `--with` requirements.
     let requirements = {

crates/uv/src/lib.rs

@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ async fn run(cli: Cli) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
 
             commands::tool_install(
                 args.package,
+                args.editable,
                 args.from,
                 &requirements,
                 args.python,

crates/uv/src/settings.rs

@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ToolInstallSettings {
     pub(crate) refresh: Refresh,
     pub(crate) settings: ResolverInstallerSettings,
     pub(crate) force: bool,
+    pub(crate) editable: bool,
 }
 
 impl ToolInstallSettings {
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ impl ToolInstallSettings {
     pub(crate) fn resolve(args: ToolInstallArgs, filesystem: Option<FilesystemOptions>) -> Self {
         let ToolInstallArgs {
             package,
+            editable,
             from,
             with,
             with_requirements,
@@ -330,6 +332,7 @@ impl ToolInstallSettings {
                 .collect(),
             python,
             force,
+            editable,
             refresh: Refresh::from(refresh),
             settings: ResolverInstallerSettings::combine(
                 resolver_installer_options(installer, build),

crates/uv/tests/tool_install.rs

@@ -319,6 +319,236 @@ fn tool_install_version() {
     "###);
 }
 
+/// Test an editable installation of a tool.
+#[test]
+fn tool_install_editable() {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12").with_filtered_exe_suffix();
+    let tool_dir = context.temp_dir.child("tools");
+    let bin_dir = context.temp_dir.child("bin");
+
+    // Install `black` as an editable package.
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.tool_install()
+        .arg("-e")
+        .arg(context.workspace_root.join("scripts/packages/black_editable"))
+        .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv tool install` is experimental and may change without warning
+    Resolved 1 package in [TIME]
+    Prepared 1 package in [TIME]
+    Installed 1 package in [TIME]
+     + black==0.1.0 (from file://[WORKSPACE]/scripts/packages/black_editable)
+    Installed 1 executable: black
+    "###);
+
+    tool_dir.child("black").assert(predicate::path::is_dir());
+    tool_dir
+        .child("black")
+        .child("uv-receipt.toml")
+        .assert(predicate::path::exists());
+
+    let executable = bin_dir.child(format!("black{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX));
+    assert!(executable.exists());
+
+    // On Windows, we can't snapshot an executable file.
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // Should run black in the virtual environment
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(&executable).unwrap(), @r###"
+        #![TEMP_DIR]/tools/black/bin/python
+        # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+        import re
+        import sys
+        from black import main
+        if __name__ == "__main__":
+            sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r"(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$", "", sys.argv[0])
+            sys.exit(main())
+        "###);
+
+    });
+
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // We should have a tool receipt
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(tool_dir.join("black").join("uv-receipt.toml")).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [tool]
+        requirements = ["black @ file://[WORKSPACE]/scripts/packages/black_editable"]
+        entrypoints = [
+            { name = "black", install-path = "[TEMP_DIR]/bin/black" },
+        ]
+        "###);
+    });
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), Command::new("black").arg("--version").env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    Hello world!
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    "###);
+
+    // Request `black`. It should retain the current installation.
+    // TODO(charlie): This is arguably incorrect, especially because the tool receipt removes the
+    // file path.
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.tool_install()
+        .arg("black")
+        .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv tool install` is experimental and may change without warning
+    Installed 1 executable: black
+    "###);
+
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // We should have a tool receipt
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(tool_dir.join("black").join("uv-receipt.toml")).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [tool]
+        requirements = ["black"]
+        entrypoints = [
+            { name = "black", install-path = "[TEMP_DIR]/bin/black" },
+        ]
+        "###);
+    });
+
+    // Request `black` at a different version. It should install a new version.
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.tool_install()
+        .arg("black")
+        .arg("--from")
+        .arg("black==24.2.0")
+        .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv tool install` is experimental and may change without warning
+    Resolved 6 packages in [TIME]
+    Prepared 6 packages in [TIME]
+    Uninstalled 1 package in [TIME]
+    Installed 6 packages in [TIME]
+     - black==0.1.0 (from file://[WORKSPACE]/scripts/packages/black_editable)
+     + black==24.2.0
+     + click==8.1.7
+     + mypy-extensions==1.0.0
+     + packaging==24.0
+     + pathspec==0.12.1
+     + platformdirs==4.2.0
+    Installed 2 executables: black, blackd
+    "###);
+
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // We should have a tool receipt
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(tool_dir.join("black").join("uv-receipt.toml")).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [tool]
+        requirements = ["black==24.2.0"]
+        entrypoints = [
+            { name = "black", install-path = "[TEMP_DIR]/bin/black" },
+            { name = "blackd", install-path = "[TEMP_DIR]/bin/blackd" },
+        ]
+        "###);
+    });
+}
+
+/// Test an editable installation of a tool using `--from`.
+#[test]
+fn tool_install_editable_from() {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12").with_filtered_exe_suffix();
+    let tool_dir = context.temp_dir.child("tools");
+    let bin_dir = context.temp_dir.child("bin");
+
+    // Install `black` as an editable package.
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.tool_install()
+        .arg("black")
+        .arg("-e")
+        .arg("--from")
+        .arg(context.workspace_root.join("scripts/packages/black_editable"))
+        .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
+        .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv tool install` is experimental and may change without warning
+    Resolved 1 package in [TIME]
+    Prepared 1 package in [TIME]
+    Installed 1 package in [TIME]
+     + black==0.1.0 (from file://[WORKSPACE]/scripts/packages/black_editable)
+    Installed 1 executable: black
+    "###);
+
+    tool_dir.child("black").assert(predicate::path::is_dir());
+    tool_dir
+        .child("black")
+        .child("uv-receipt.toml")
+        .assert(predicate::path::exists());
+
+    let executable = bin_dir.child(format!("black{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX));
+    assert!(executable.exists());
+
+    // On Windows, we can't snapshot an executable file.
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // Should run black in the virtual environment
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(&executable).unwrap(), @r###"
+        #![TEMP_DIR]/tools/black/bin/python
+        # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+        import re
+        import sys
+        from black import main
+        if __name__ == "__main__":
+            sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r"(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$", "", sys.argv[0])
+            sys.exit(main())
+        "###);
+
+    });
+
+    insta::with_settings!({
+        filters => context.filters(),
+    }, {
+        // We should have a tool receipt
+        assert_snapshot!(fs_err::read_to_string(tool_dir.join("black").join("uv-receipt.toml")).unwrap(), @r###"
+        [tool]
+        requirements = ["black @ file://[WORKSPACE]/scripts/packages/black_editable"]
+        entrypoints = [
+            { name = "black", install-path = "[TEMP_DIR]/bin/black" },
+        ]
+        "###);
+    });
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), Command::new("black").arg("--version").env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    Hello world!
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    "###);
+}
+
 /// Test installing a tool with `uv tool install --from`
 #[test]
 fn tool_install_from() {

scripts/packages/black_editable/black/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
-def a():
-    pass
+def main():
+    print("Hello world!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

scripts/packages/black_editable/pyproject.toml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ dependencies = []
 requires-python = ">=3.11,<3.13"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 
+[project.scripts]
+black = "black:main"
+
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 colorama = ["colorama>=0.4.3"]
 uvloop = ["uvloop>=0.15.2"]