Add feaIncludeDir option to allow override the include search path

Lib/ufo2ft/__init__.py

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def call_postprocessor(otf, ufo, glyphSet, *, postProcessorClass, **kwargs):
     debugFeatureFile=None,
     notdefGlyph=None,
     colrLayerReuse=True,
+    feaIncludeDir=None,
 )
 
 compileOTF_args = {

Lib/ufo2ft/featureCompiler.py

@@ -24,17 +24,20 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def parseLayoutFeatures(font):
+def parseLayoutFeatures(font, includeDir=None):
     """Parse OpenType layout features in the UFO and return a
     feaLib.ast.FeatureFile instance.
+
+    includeDir is an optional directory path to search for included
+    feature files, if omitted the font.path is used. If the latter
+    is also not set, the feaLib Lexer uses the current working directory.
     """
     featxt = font.features.text or ""
     if not featxt:
         return ast.FeatureFile()
     buf = StringIO(featxt)
     ufoPath = font.path
-    includeDir = None
-    if ufoPath is not None:
+    if includeDir is None and ufoPath is not None:
         # The UFO v3 specification says "Any include() statements must be relative to
         # the UFO path, not to the features.fea file itself". We set the `name`
         # attribute on the buffer to the actual feature file path, which feaLib will
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ def parseLayoutFeatures(font):
         buf.name = os.path.join(ufoPath, "features.fea")
         includeDir = os.path.dirname(ufoPath)
     glyphNames = set(font.keys())
+    includeDir = os.path.normpath(includeDir) if includeDir else None
     try:
         parser = Parser(buf, glyphNames, includeDir=includeDir)
         doc = parser.parse()
@@ -157,7 +161,15 @@ class FeatureCompiler(BaseFeatureCompiler):
         CursFeatureWriter,
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, ufo, ttFont=None, glyphSet=None, featureWriters=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        ufo,
+        ttFont=None,
+        glyphSet=None,
+        featureWriters=None,
+        feaIncludeDir=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
         """
         Args:
           featureWriters: a list of BaseFeatureWriter subclasses or
@@ -177,9 +189,14 @@ def __init__(self, ufo, ttFont=None, glyphSet=None, featureWriters=None, **kwarg
             which gets replaced by either the UFO.lib writers or the default
             ones; thus one can insert additional writers either before or after
             these.
+          feaIncludeDir: a directory to be used as the include directory for
+            the feature file. If None, the include directory is set to the
+            parent directory of the UFO, provided the UFO has a path.
         """
         BaseFeatureCompiler.__init__(self, ufo, ttFont, glyphSet)
 
+        self.feaIncludeDir = feaIncludeDir
+
         self.initFeatureWriters(featureWriters)
 
         if kwargs.get("mtiFeatures") is not None:
@@ -259,7 +276,7 @@ def setupFeatures(self):
         in a different way if desired.
         """
         if self.featureWriters:
-            featureFile = parseLayoutFeatures(self.ufo)
+            featureFile = parseLayoutFeatures(self.ufo, self.feaIncludeDir)
 
             for writer in self.featureWriters:
                 writer.write(self.ufo, featureFile, compiler=self)

tests/featureCompiler_test.py

@@ -77,6 +77,29 @@ def test_include_not_found(self, FontClass, tmpdir, caplog):
         assert len(caplog.records) == 1
         assert "change the file name in the include" in caplog.text
 
+    def test_include_dir(self, FontClass, tmp_path, caplog):
+        features_dir = tmp_path / "features"
+        features_dir.mkdir()
+        (features_dir / "test.fea").write_text(
+            dedent(
+                """\
+                # hello world
+                """
+            ),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+        ufo = FontClass()
+        ufo.features.text = dedent(
+            """\
+            include(test.fea)
+            """
+        )
+        ufo.save(tmp_path / "Test.ufo")
+
+        fea = parseLayoutFeatures(ufo, features_dir)
+
+        assert "# hello world" in str(fea)
+
 
 class DummyFeatureWriter:
     tableTag = "GPOS"
@@ -277,3 +300,46 @@ def test_buildTables_FeatureLibError(self, FontClass, caplog):
         finally:
             if tmpfile is not None:
                 tmpfile.remove(ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_setupFeatures_custom_feaIncludeDir(self, FontClass, tmp_path):
+        (tmp_path / "family.fea").write_text(
+            """\
+            feature liga {
+                sub f f by f_f;
+            } liga;
+            """
+        )
+        ufo = FontClass()
+        ufo.newGlyph("a")
+        ufo.newGlyph("v")
+        ufo.newGlyph("f")
+        ufo.newGlyph("f_f")
+        ufo.kerning.update({("a", "v"): -40})
+        ufo.features.text = dedent(
+            """\
+            include(family.fea);
+            """
+        )
+        compiler = FeatureCompiler(ufo, feaIncludeDir=str(tmp_path))
+
+        compiler.setupFeatures()
+
+        assert compiler.features == dedent(
+            """\
+            feature liga {
+                sub f f by f_f;
+            } liga;
+
+
+            lookup kern_Common {
+                lookupflag IgnoreMarks;
+                pos a v -40;
+            } kern_Common;
+
+            feature kern {
+                script DFLT;
+                language dflt;
+                lookup kern_Common;
+            } kern;
+            """
+        )

tests/integration_test.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import io
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from fontTools.pens.boundsPen import BoundsPen
@@ -99,6 +100,17 @@ def test_included_features(self, FontClass):
         ttf = compileTTF(ufo)
         expectTTX(ttf, "Bug108.ttx", tables=self._layoutTables)
 
+    def test_included_features_with_custom_include_dir(self, FontClass, tmp_path):
+        ufo = FontClass(getpath("Bug108.ufo"))
+        features_dir = tmp_path / "features"
+        features_dir.mkdir()
+        (features_dir / "foobarbaz.fea").write_text(
+            Path(getpath("Bug108_included.fea")).read_text()
+        )
+        ufo.features.text = "include(features/foobarbaz.fea);"
+        ttf = compileTTF(ufo, feaIncludeDir=tmp_path)
+        expectTTX(ttf, "Bug108.ttx", tables=self._layoutTables)
+
     def test_mti_features(self, FontClass):
         """Checks handling of UFOs with embdedded MTI/Monotype feature files
         https://github.com/googlei18n/fontmake/issues/289