Add dynamic version metadata provider for compatibility with scikit-build-core

This creates a dynamic version metadata provider, by reusing interfaces
already present in this tool, to provide a version for the
scikit-build-core build backend. This allows this library to be used
with scikit-build-core.

Author: ktbarrett

README.rst

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ between ``setuptools-git-versioning`` and other tools.
 
 - Only Git v2 is supported
 
-- Only Setuptools build backend is supported (no Poetry & others)
+- Setuptools and `scikit-build-core <https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io>`_ build backends are
+  supported (no Poetry & others)
 
 - Currently does not support automatic exporting of package version to a file for runtime use
   (but you can use ``setuptools-git-versioning > file`` redirect instead)
@@ -142,3 +143,31 @@ and then add new argument ``setuptools_git_versioning`` with config options:
     )
 
 Commands are the same as above, plus ``python -m setup.py`` returns the same version.
+
+``scikit-build-core``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If your project uses the `scikit-build-core <https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io>`_ build backend,
+add ``setuptools-git-versioning`` to ``build-system.requires``,
+mark the ``version`` field as dynamic,
+register the dynamic-metadata provider,
+and configure options under the usual ``[tool.setuptools-git-versioning]`` section:
+
+.. code:: toml
+
+    [build-system]
+    requires = [ "scikit-build-core", "setuptools-git-versioning>=3.0,<4", ]
+    build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+
+    [project]
+    name = "mypackage"
+    dynamic = ["version"]
+
+    [tool.scikit-build.metadata.version]
+    provider = "setuptools_git_versioning.metadata"
+
+    [tool.setuptools-git-versioning]
+    enabled = true
+
+All options under ``[tool.setuptools-git-versioning]`` work exactly as the setuptools backend.
+Inline configuration under ``[tool.scikit-build.metadata.version]`` is not supported.

docs/changelog/next_release/130.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added a dynamic-metadata provider compatible with `scikit-build-core <https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io>`_.

pyproject.toml

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ test = [
   # Some tests need to write TOML, but tomli and tomllib are read-only, and toml package is unmaintained
   "tomli-w>=1.0.0",
   "wheel>=0.42.0",
+  "scikit-build-core>=0.5",
 ]
 docs = [
   "furo~=2025.12.19",

setuptools_git_versioning/metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Dynamic metadata provider for the scikit-build-core build backend."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from setuptools_git_versioning.defaults import set_default_options
+from setuptools_git_versioning.setup import read_toml
+from setuptools_git_versioning.version import version_from_git
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+
+__all__ = ["dynamic_metadata", "get_requires_for_dynamic_metadata"]
+
+
+def dynamic_metadata(
+    field: str,
+    settings: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    if field != "version":
+        msg = f"Only the 'version' field is supported, got {field!r}"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    if settings:
+        msg = (
+            "Inline configuration under [tool.scikit-build.metadata.version] is not supported. "
+            "Configure setuptools-git-versioning under [tool.setuptools-git-versioning] instead."
+        )
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    root = Path.cwd()
+
+    config = read_toml(root=root)
+    if not config:
+        msg = (
+            "Missing [tool.setuptools-git-versioning] section in pyproject.toml. "
+            "Add it (with at minimum 'enabled = true') to use this provider."
+        )
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    if not config.pop("enabled", True):
+        msg = (
+            "[tool.setuptools-git-versioning] has 'enabled = false' but the scikit-build-core "
+            "metadata provider for setuptools-git-versioning was selected. "
+            "Either remove the provider or set 'enabled = true'."
+        )
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    set_default_options(config)
+
+    package_name = _read_project_name(root)
+
+    return str(version_from_git(package_name, **config, root=root))
+
+
+def _read_project_name(root: Path) -> str | None:
+    pyproject = root / "pyproject.toml"
+    if not pyproject.is_file():
+        return None
+    try:
+        import tomllib
+    except ImportError:
+        import tomli as tomllib
+    with pyproject.open("rb") as file:
+        data = tomllib.load(file)
+    name = data.get("project", {}).get("name")
+    return name if isinstance(name, str) else None
+
+
+def get_requires_for_dynamic_metadata(
+    _settings: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> list[str]:
+    return ["setuptools-git-versioning"]

tests/test_integration/test_scikit_build_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import sys
+import textwrap
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+import pytest
+import tomli_w
+
+from setuptools_git_versioning import metadata
+from tests.lib.util import create_file, create_tag, execute
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.all, pytest.mark.important]
+
+
+def write_config(repo: Path, config: dict[str, Any] | None) -> None:
+    """Write a pyproject.toml with only the [tool.setuptools-git-versioning] section we need."""
+    cfg: dict[str, Any] = {"project": {"name": "mypkg", "dynamic": ["version"]}}
+    if config is not None:
+        cfg["tool"] = {"setuptools-git-versioning": config}
+    create_file(repo, "pyproject.toml", tomli_w.dumps(cfg))
+
+
+def test_untagged_repo_returns_starting_version(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    assert metadata.dynamic_metadata("version") == "0.0.1"
+
+
+def test_tagged_repo_returns_tag(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    create_tag(repo, "1.2.3")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    assert metadata.dynamic_metadata("version") == "1.2.3"
+
+
+def test_dev_template_used_after_tag(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    create_tag(repo, "1.2.3")
+    create_file(repo, "extra.txt", "extra")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    result = metadata.dynamic_metadata("version")
+    assert re.fullmatch(r"1\.2\.3\.post1\+git\.[0-9a-f]{8}", result), result
+
+
+def test_reads_project_name_from_pyproject(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    captured: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    def fake_version_from_git(package_name=None, **_kwargs):
+        from packaging.version import Version
+
+        captured["package_name"] = package_name
+        return Version("9.9.9")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata, "version_from_git", fake_version_from_git)
+
+    assert metadata.dynamic_metadata("version") == "9.9.9"
+    assert captured["package_name"] == "mypkg"
+
+
+def test_no_project_section_means_no_package_name(repo, monkeypatch):
+    create_file(
+        repo,
+        "pyproject.toml",
+        tomli_w.dumps({"tool": {"setuptools-git-versioning": {"enabled": True}}}),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    captured: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    def fake_version_from_git(package_name=None, **_kwargs):
+        from packaging.version import Version
+
+        captured["package_name"] = package_name
+        return Version("0.0.1")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata, "version_from_git", fake_version_from_git)
+
+    metadata.dynamic_metadata("version")
+    assert captured["package_name"] is None
+
+
+def test_rejects_non_version_field(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Only the 'version' field"):
+        metadata.dynamic_metadata("description")
+
+
+def test_rejects_inline_settings(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": True})
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Inline configuration"):
+        metadata.dynamic_metadata("version", {"template": "{tag}"})
+
+
+def test_rejects_missing_section(repo, monkeypatch):
+    # pyproject.toml exists but has no [tool.setuptools-git-versioning] section
+    create_file(repo, "pyproject.toml", textwrap.dedent('[project]\nname = "mypkg"\n'))
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Missing \[tool\.setuptools-git-versioning\]"):
+        metadata.dynamic_metadata("version")
+
+
+def test_rejects_enabled_false(repo, monkeypatch):
+    write_config(repo, {"enabled": False})
+    monkeypatch.chdir(repo)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="enabled = false"):
+        metadata.dynamic_metadata("version")
+
+
+def test_get_requires_for_dynamic_metadata():
+    assert metadata.get_requires_for_dynamic_metadata() == ["setuptools-git-versioning"]
+    assert metadata.get_requires_for_dynamic_metadata({"anything": True}) == ["setuptools-git-versioning"]
+
+
+def test_end_to_end_build_via_scikit_build_core(repo):
+    """Drive the actual scikit-build-core backend to verify the provider protocol matches."""
+    pytest.importorskip("scikit_build_core")
+
+    create_file(
+        repo,
+        "pyproject.toml",
+        tomli_w.dumps(
+            {
+                "build-system": {
+                    "requires": ["scikit-build-core", "setuptools-git-versioning"],
+                    "build-backend": "scikit_build_core.build",
+                },
+                "project": {"name": "mypkg", "dynamic": ["version"]},
+                "tool": {
+                    "scikit-build": {
+                        "experimental": True,
+                        "metadata": {
+                            "version": {"provider": "setuptools_git_versioning.metadata"},
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "setuptools-git-versioning": {"enabled": True},
+                },
+            },
+        ),
+    )
+    create_file(
+        repo,
+        "CMakeLists.txt",
+        textwrap.dedent(
+            """
+            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+            project(mypkg LANGUAGES NONE)
+            install(FILES mypkg/__init__.py DESTINATION mypkg)
+            """,
+        ),
+    )
+    (repo / "mypkg").mkdir()
+    create_file(repo, "mypkg/__init__.py", "")
+    create_tag(repo, "1.2.3")
+
+    execute(repo, sys.executable, "-m", "build", "--sdist", "--no-isolation")
+
+    sdists = list((repo / "dist").glob("mypkg-*.tar.gz"))
+    assert len(sdists) == 1, sdists
+    assert sdists[0].name == "mypkg-1.2.3.tar.gz"