feat(cli): list JSON output, category filter, skip-install alias, config flag - #288
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…fig flag - --json for --list-templates/--list-addons (jq-parseable, closes #262) - --skip-install as alias of --no-install (closes #263) - --category filter for --list-templates with unknown-category error (closes #273) - --config <path> JSON defaults merged under explicit --set (closes #271) - Clearer Python version failure message with uv hint (closes #266) - --help examples for interactive/headless/file-local flows (closes #264) - Integration tests for --set overrides, coercion, malformed input (closes #268) Note on #268: unknown keys intentionally pass through into the Jinja context (build_scaffold_context) rather than erroring, so templates can accept forward-compatible keys; covered by test.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe catalog now supports category-filtered and JSON listings. The CLI adds configuration loading, JSON output, category filtering, a ChangesCatalog and CLI enhancements
Python version error messaging
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant Scaffold as scaffold CLI
participant Catalog as catalog.py
participant Output as JSON output
User->>Scaffold: run --list-templates or --list-addons
Scaffold->>Catalog: request optional category or template filter
Catalog-->>Scaffold: return machine-readable listing
Scaffold->>Output: serialize and print JSON
Output-->>User: emit parseable listing
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Several new CLI behaviors produce incomplete or invalid output, and the required alias help test remains failing. These issues should be fixed before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)
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In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/catalog.py`:
- Line 669: Update _template_type_for and the related listing compatibility
logic to preserve multi-valued template types instead of collapsing them to one
string. Use _entry_type_values for both template and addon entries, and treat
addons as compatible when any type overlaps or the addon type is "all", matching
build_extension_choices and _addon_entries behavior.
In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/cli.py`:
- Around line 408-415: Update the CLI flow around the list_templates and
list_addons branches so --json never emits two top-level JSON documents: either
reject the combined --list-templates/--list-addons combination with exit code 2,
or combine both collections into a single JSON object. Preserve the existing
independent listing behavior.
- Line 347: Update the option declaration near the no-install flag so Typer’s
generated help explicitly displays both --no-install and --skip-install, while
preserving the existing skip-install behavior.
- Line 212: Update the config value normalization around _stringify_option_value
to reject array and object values before string conversion, rather than passing
Python representations into the Jinja context; report the invalid structured
value and terminate with exit code 2, while preserving existing scalar
conversion behavior.
In `@packages/create-python-app-core/src/create_python_app_core/api.py`:
- Around line 31-32: Update the error guidance in check_python_version so the
suggested interpreter installation satisfies the supplied required version;
avoid always recommending 3.12, using generic guidance or mentioning 3.12 only
when it meets required.
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| return None | ||
| for t in data.get("templates", []): | ||
| if isinstance(t, dict) and t.get("slug") == template_slug: | ||
| return str(t.get("type", "")) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Preserve the existing addon compatibility rules.
_template_type_for converts a list-valued template type into one string. _addon_entries also excludes addon type "all" when a template filter is active.
The existing build_extension_choices path supports multiple template types and treats "all" as universally compatible. The new human-readable and JSON listing paths can therefore omit compatible addons.
Use _entry_type_values for both entries. Match any shared type or addon type "all".
Proposed fix
-def _template_type_for(data: dict[str, Any], template_slug: str | None) -> str | None:
+def _template_types_for(data: dict[str, Any], template_slug: str | None) -> list[str]:
if not template_slug:
- return None
+ return []
for t in data.get("templates", []):
if isinstance(t, dict) and t.get("slug") == template_slug:
- return str(t.get("type", ""))
- return None
+ return _entry_type_values(t)
+ return []
- template_type = _template_type_for(data, template_slug)
+ template_types = _template_types_for(data, template_slug)
entries = []
for ext in data.get("extensions", data.get("addons", [])):
if not isinstance(ext, dict):
continue
- ext_types = ext.get("type", [])
- if isinstance(ext_types, str):
- ext_types = [ext_types]
- if template_type and template_type not in ext_types:
+ ext_types = _entry_type_values(ext)
+ if template_types and not any(
+ ext_type == "all" or ext_type in template_types
+ for ext_type in ext_types
+ ):
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In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/catalog.py`
at line 669, Update _template_type_for and the related listing compatibility
logic to preserve multi-valued template types instead of collapsing them to one
string. Use _entry_type_values for both template and addon entries, and treat
addons as compatible when any type overlaps or the addon type is "all", matching
build_extension_choices and _addon_entries behavior.
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| f"[red]Invalid --config file {config_path}: must be a JSON object[/red]" | ||
| ) | ||
| raise typer.Exit(2) | ||
| return {str(key): _stringify_option_value(value) for key, value in data.items()} |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Reject structured --config values.
When a --config member is an array or object, _stringify_option_value converts it with str(value), producing Python representations such as "['a']". The resulting string enters the Jinja context instead of a scalar value supported by --set. Reject arrays and objects before conversion and exit with code 2.
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In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/cli.py` at
line 212, Update the config value normalization around _stringify_option_value
to reject array and object values before string conversion, rather than passing
Python representations into the Jinja context; report the invalid structured
value and terminate with exit code 2, while preserving existing scalar
conversion behavior.
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| set_opt: list[str] | None = typer.Option(None, "--set"), | ||
| no_install: bool = typer.Option(False, "--no-install"), | ||
| no_install: bool = typer.Option( | ||
| False, "--no-install", "--skip-install", help="Skip dependency install." |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Show --skip-install in the help text.
The CI test confirms that Typer's generated help does not contain this alias. This violates the stated help requirement and keeps the test suite red.
Add the alias to the option description or adjust the declaration so generated help displays both names.
- False, "--no-install", "--skip-install", help="Skip dependency install."
+ False,
+ "--no-install",
+ "--skip-install",
+ help="Skip dependency install. Alias: --skip-install.",📝 Committable suggestion
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| False, "--no-install", "--skip-install", help="Skip dependency install." | |
| False, | |
| "--no-install", | |
| "--skip-install", | |
| help="Skip dependency install. Alias: --skip-install.", |
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In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/cli.py` at
line 347, Update the option declaration near the no-install flag so Typer’s
generated help explicitly displays both --no-install and --skip-install, while
preserving the existing skip-install behavior.
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| if list_templates: | ||
| if json_out: | ||
| typer.echo(json.dumps(templates_view(category), indent=2)) | ||
| else: | ||
| lt(category) | ||
| if list_addons: | ||
| if json_out: | ||
| typer.echo(json.dumps(addons_view(template), indent=2)) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Keep combined JSON listing output parseable.
If users supply both --list-templates and --list-addons with --json, these independent branches print two top-level JSON documents. jq and json.loads cannot parse the combined output as one document.
Reject this flag combination with exit code 2, or emit one object that contains both collections.
🧰 Tools
🪛 ast-grep (0.45.3)
[info] 409-409: use jsonify instead of json.dumps for JSON output
Context: json.dumps(templates_view(category), indent=2)
Note: [CWE-116] Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output.
(use-jsonify)
[info] 414-414: use jsonify instead of json.dumps for JSON output
Context: json.dumps(addons_view(template), indent=2)
Note: [CWE-116] Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output.
(use-jsonify)
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In `@packages/create-awesome-python-app/src/create_awesome_python_app/cli.py`
around lines 408 - 415, Update the CLI flow around the list_templates and
list_addons branches so --json never emits two top-level JSON documents: either
reject the combined --list-templates/--list-addons combination with exit code 2,
or combine both collections into a single JSON object. Preserve the existing
independent listing behavior.
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| "Install a supported interpreter with `uv python install 3.12` " | ||
| "or point `.python-version` at one, then retry.", |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Make the installation guidance satisfy required.
check_python_version accepts arbitrary requirements. The new test uses >=99.0 on Line 20 of packages/create-python-app-core/tests/test_api.py. In that case, uv python install 3.12 still fails the version check. Use generic guidance, or emit 3.12 only when it satisfies required.
Proposed fix
- "Install a supported interpreter with `uv python install 3.12` "
- "or point `.python-version` at one, then retry.",
+ "Install an interpreter that satisfies this requirement with "
+ "`uv python install <version>`, or point `.python-version` at one, then retry.",📝 Committable suggestion
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| "Install a supported interpreter with `uv python install 3.12` " | |
| "or point `.python-version` at one, then retry.", | |
| "Install an interpreter that satisfies this requirement with " | |
| "`uv python install <version>`, or point `.python-version` at one, then retry.", |
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In `@packages/create-python-app-core/src/create_python_app_core/api.py` around
lines 31 - 32, Update the error guidance in check_python_version so the
suggested interpreter installation satisfies the supplied required version;
avoid always recommending 3.12, using generic guidance or mentioning 3.12 only
when it meets required.
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Description
Implements seven CLI issues in one reviewable batch (aligned with acceptance criteria in each issue).
--jsonfor--list-templates/--list-addons(jq-parseable contract: slug/name/description/category/labels). Closes feat: add --json output for --list-templates and --list-addons #262--skip-installas alias of--no-install(also in--help). Closes feat: add --skip-install as alias for --no-install #263--category <slug>filter for--list-templates; unknown slug exits 2 listing available categories. Closes feat: filter --list-templates by --category #273--config <path>JSON defaults merged under explicit--set(scalars stringified); missing/invalid file exits 2. Closes feat: add --config <path> flag for custom cpa.config.json #271uv python install/.python-versionhint). Closes refactor: improve error message when Python version check fails #266--helpexamples (interactive, headless, file:// bank, JSON+jq). Closes docs: add CLI usage examples to --help output #264--set(happy path, multiple flags, malformed input, file+flag precedence, scalar coercion). Closes test: add integration tests for --set overrides with template customOptions #268Note on #268: unknown keys intentionally pass through into the Jinja context (
build_scaffold_context) rather than erroring, so templates accept forward-compatible keys; covered by test.Type of Change
How Has This Been Tested?
uv run pytest: 126 passed, 5 skipped (full suite, incl. 14 new tests)uv run ruff check .+ruff format --check .: cleanuv run pyright: 0 errors--list-templates --json | jq -e '.templates | length > 0'→ true; same for--list-addonsChecklist
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