How can a BuildHookInterface class determine whether it's being run for an editable build?

[jwodder]

I am the author of a package that provides a custom Hatch build hook for modifying source trees, and I need the hook to not run when a package is installed in editable mode, yet I cannot see how a build hook can determine whether this is the case.

Possibly related issue: #1348

[ofek]

#1511 (comment)

[ofek]

oh, you're talking about build hooks, that's already possible:

• https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/plugins/build-hook/reference/#hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface.BuildHookInterface.target_name
• version https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/plugins/build-hook/reference/#hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface.BuildHookInterface.initialize

[jwodder]

@ofek So, to be clear, for an editable install, the version argument passed to BuildHookInterface.initialize() will be "editable", correct?

[ofek]

if the target_name is wheel yes: https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/plugins/builder/wheel/#versions