General Dev Tooling Improvements

.gitignore

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ build/         # Build artifacts from setuptools/build backends
 .pytest_cache/ # Pytest cache directory
 htmlcov/       # Coverage HTML reports (default output dir)
 .coverage*     # Coverage data files (default name pattern)
+coverage.*
 test-results/  # Directory for JUnit/Coverage XML reports (as configured in noxfile)
 
 # Editor/IDE specific files

noxfile.py

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 )
 
 
-MATCH_GENERATED_PRECOMMIT_SCRIPT: Path = SCRIPTS_FOLDER / "match-generated-precommit.py"
-MATCH_GENERATED_PRECOMMIT_OPTIONS: tuple[str, ...] = GENERATE_DEMO_PROJECT_OPTIONS
+LINT_FROM_DEMO_SCRIPT: Path = SCRIPTS_FOLDER / "lint-from-demo.py"
+LINT_FROM_DEMO_OPTIONS: tuple[str, ...] = GENERATE_DEMO_PROJECT_OPTIONS
 
 
 @nox.session(name="generate-demo-project", python=DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_PYTHON_VERSION)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def generate_demo_project(session: Session) -> None:
     session.run("python", GENERATE_DEMO_PROJECT_SCRIPT, *GENERATE_DEMO_PROJECT_OPTIONS, *session.posargs)
 
 
-@nox.session(name="clear-cache", python=DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_PYTHON_VERSION)
+@nox.session(name="clear-cache", python=None)
 def clear_cache(session: Session) -> None:
     """Clear the cache of generated project demos.
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def clear_cache(session: Session) -> None:
 def lint(session: Session):
     """Lint the template's own Python files and configurations."""
     session.log("Installing linting dependencies for the template source...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev", "--group", "lint")
+    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "lint")
 
     session.log(f"Running Ruff formatter check on template files with py{session.python}.")
     session.run("ruff", "format")
@@ -77,19 +77,19 @@ def lint(session: Session):
     session.run("ruff", "check", "--verbose", "--fix")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_PYTHON_VERSION, name="match-generated-precommit", tags=[])
-def match_generated_precommit(session: Session):
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_PYTHON_VERSION, name="lint-from-demo", tags=[])
+def lint_from_demo(session: Session):
     """Lint the generated project's Python files and configurations."""
     session.log("Installing linting dependencies for the generated project...")
     session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev", "--group", "lint")
-    session.run("python", MATCH_GENERATED_PRECOMMIT_SCRIPT, *MATCH_GENERATED_PRECOMMIT_OPTIONS, *session.posargs)
+    session.run("python", LINT_FROM_DEMO_SCRIPT, *LINT_FROM_DEMO_OPTIONS, *session.posargs)
 
 
 @nox.session(python=DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def docs(session: Session):
     """Build the template documentation website."""
     session.log("Installing documentation dependencies for the template docs...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev", "--group", "docs")
+    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "docs")
 
     session.log(f"Building template documentation with py{session.python}.")
     # Set path to allow Sphinx to import from template root if needed (e.g., __version__.py)
@@ -120,33 +120,8 @@ def test(session: Session) -> None:
     session.log("Installing template testing dependencies...")
     # Sync deps from template's own pyproject.toml, e.g., 'dev' group that includes 'pytest', 'cookiecutter'
     session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev", "--group", "test")
+    session.run("pytest", "tests")
 
-    # Create a temporary directory for the generated project
-    temp_dir: Path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
-    session.log(f"Rendering template into temporary directory: {temp_dir}")
-
-    # Run cookiecutter to generate a project
-    # Need to find cookiecutter executable - it's in the template dev env installed by uv sync.
-    cookiecutter_command: list[str] = ["uv", "run", "cookiecutter", "--no-input", "--output-dir", str(temp_dir), "."]
-
-    session.run(*cookiecutter_command, external=True)
-
-    # Navigate into the generated project directory
-    generated_project_dir = temp_dir / "test_project"  # Use the slug defined in --extra-context
-    if not generated_project_dir.exists():
-        session.error(f"Generated project directory not found: {generated_project_dir}")
-
-    session.log(f"Changing to generated project directory: {generated_project_dir}")
-    session.cd(generated_project_dir)
-
-    session.log("Installing generated project dependencies using uv sync...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", external=True)
-
-    session.log("Running generated project's default checks...")
-    session.run("nox")
-
-    session.log(f"Cleaning up temporary directory: {temp_dir}")
-    shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
 
 
 @nox.session(venv_backend="none")

scripts/match-generated-precommit.py → scripts/lint-from-demo.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 
 @cli.callback(invoke_without_command=True)
-def match_generated_precommit(
+def lint_from_demo(
     repo_folder: Annotated[Path, FolderOption("--repo-folder", "-r")],
     demos_cache_folder: Annotated[Path, FolderOption("--demos-cache-folder", "-c")],
     demo_name: Annotated[str, typer.Option("--demo-name", "-d")],
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ def match_generated_precommit(
             no_cache=no_cache
         ) as demo_path:
             pre_commit.main.main(["run", "--all-files", "--hook-stage=manual", "--show-diff-on-failure"])
-        retrocookie(instance_path=demo_path, commits=["HEAD"])
-        git("checkout", "HEAD", "--", "{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml")
+        try:
+            retrocookie(instance_path=demo_path, commits=["HEAD"])
+        finally:
+            git("checkout", "HEAD", "--", "{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml")
     except Exception as error:
         typer.secho(f"error: {error}", fg="red")
         sys.exit(1)

{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/.gitignore

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ build/         # Build artifacts from setuptools/build backends
 .pytest_cache/ # Pytest cache directory
 htmlcov/       # Coverage HTML reports (default output dir)
 .coverage*     # Coverage data files (default name pattern)
+coverage.*
 test-results/  # Directory for JUnit/Coverage XML reports (as configured in noxfile)
 
 # Editor/IDE specific files

{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/noxfile.py

@@ -71,14 +71,11 @@ def precommit(session: Session) -> None:
         activate_virtualenv_in_precommit_hooks(session)
 
 
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION, name="format-python", tags=[FORMAT, PYTHON])
+@nox.session(python=None, name="format-python", tags=[FORMAT, PYTHON])
 def format_python(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run Python code formatter (Ruff format)."""
-    session.log("Installing formatting dependencies...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev")
-
     session.log(f"Running Ruff formatter check with py{session.python}.")
-    session.run("ruff", "format", *session.posargs)
+    session.run("uvx", "ruff", "format", *session.posargs)
 
 
 {% if cookiecutter.add_rust_extension == "y" -%}
@@ -92,14 +89,11 @@ def format_rust(session: Session) -> None:
 
 
 {% endif -%}
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION, name="lint-python", tags=[LINT, PYTHON])
+@nox.session(python=None, name="lint-python", tags=[LINT, PYTHON])
 def lint_python(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run Python code linters (Ruff check, Pydocstyle rules)."""
-    session.log("Installing linting dependencies...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev")
-
     session.log(f"Running Ruff check with py{session.python}.")
-    session.run("ruff", "check", "--fix", "--verbose")
+    session.run("uvx", "ruff", "check", "--fix", "--verbose")
 
 
 {% if cookiecutter.add_rust_extension == "y" -%}
@@ -117,23 +111,20 @@ def lint_rust(session: Session) -> None:
 def typecheck(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run static type checking (Pyright) on Python code."""
     session.log("Installing type checking dependencies...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev")
+    session.install("pyright")
 
     session.log(f"Running Pyright check with py{session.python}.")
     session.run("pyright")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION, name="security-python", tags=[SECURITY, PYTHON, CI])
+@nox.session(python=None, name="security-python", tags=[SECURITY, PYTHON, CI])
 def security_python(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run code security checks (Bandit) on Python code."""
-    session.log("Installing security dependencies...")
-    session.install("-e", ".", "--group", "dev")
-
     session.log(f"Running Bandit static security analysis with py{session.python}.")
-    session.run("bandit", "-r", PACKAGE_NAME, "-c", "bandit.yml", "-ll")
+    session.run("uvx", "bandit", "-r", PACKAGE_NAME, "-c", "bandit.yml", "-ll")
 
     session.log(f"Running pip-audit dependency security check with py{session.python}.")
-    session.run("pip-audit")
+    session.run("uvx", "pip-audit")
 
 
 {% if cookiecutter.add_rust_extension == 'y' -%}
@@ -155,11 +146,12 @@ def tests_python(session: Session) -> None:
     session.log(f"Running test suite with py{session.python}.")
     test_results_dir = Path("test-results")
     test_results_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    junitxml_file = test_results_dir / f"test-results-py{session.python}.xml"
+    junitxml_file = test_results_dir / f"test-results-py{session.python.replace('.', '')}.xml"
 
     session.run(
         "pytest",
         "--cov={}".format(PACKAGE_NAME),
+        "--cov-append",
         "--cov-report=term",
         "--cov-report=xml",
         f"--junitxml={junitxml_file}",
@@ -201,7 +193,7 @@ def build_python(session: Session) -> None:
     {% if cookiecutter.add_rust_extension == "y" -%}
     session.run("maturin", "develop", "--uv")
     {% else -%}
-    session.run("uv", "build", "--sdist", "--wheel", "--outdir", "dist/", external=True)
+    session.run("uv", "build", "--sdist", "--wheel", "--out-dir", "dist/", external=True)
     {% endif -%}
 
     session.log("Built packages in ./dist directory:")
@@ -248,17 +240,15 @@ def build_container(session: Session) -> None:
     session.log(f"Container image {project_image_name}:latest built locally.")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION, name="publish-python", tags=[RELEASE])
+@nox.session(python=None, name="publish-python", tags=[RELEASE])
 def publish_python(session: Session) -> None:
     """Publish sdist and wheel packages to PyPI via uv publish.
 
     Requires packages to be built first (`nox -s build-python` or `nox -s build`).
     Requires TWINE_USERNAME/TWINE_PASSWORD or TWINE_API_KEY environment variables set (usually in CI).
     """
-    session.install("twine")
-
     session.log("Checking built packages with Twine.")
-    session.run("twine", "check", "dist/*")
+    session.run("uvx", "twine", "check", "dist/*")
 
     session.log("Publishing packages to PyPI.")
     session.run("uv", "publish", "dist/*", external=True)
@@ -275,7 +265,7 @@ def publish_rust(session: Session) -> None:
 
 
 {% endif -%}
-@nox.session(venv_backend="none", tags=[RELEASE])
+@nox.session(python=None, tags=[RELEASE])
 def release(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run the release process using Commitizen.
 
@@ -290,15 +280,15 @@ def release(session: Session) -> None:
         session.skip("Git not available.")
 
     session.log("Checking Commitizen availability via uvx.")
-    session.run("cz", "--version", success_codes=[0])
+    session.run("uvx", "--from=commitizen", "cz", "version", success_codes=[0])
 
     increment = session.posargs[0] if session.posargs else None
     session.log(
         "Bumping version and tagging release (increment: %s).",
         increment if increment else "default",
     )
 
-    cz_bump_args = ["uvx", "cz", "bump", "--changelog"]
+    cz_bump_args = ["uvx", "--from=commitizen", "cz", "bump", "--changelog"]
 
     if increment:
         cz_bump_args.append(f"--increment={increment}")
@@ -310,7 +300,7 @@ def release(session: Session) -> None:
     session.log("IMPORTANT: Push commits and tags to remote (`git push --follow-tags`) to trigger CD pipeline.")
 
 
-@nox.session(venv_backend="none")
+@nox.session(python=None)
 def tox(session: Session) -> None:
     """Run the 'tox' test matrix.
 

{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ description = "{{cookiecutter.project_name}}"
 authors = [
     { name = "{{cookiecutter.author}}", email = "{{cookiecutter.email}}" },
 ]
-license = { text = "{{cookiecutter.license}}" }
+license = "{{cookiecutter.license}}"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">={{cookiecutter.min_python_version}},<4.0"
 keywords = [
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ keywords = [
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: {{cookiecutter.min_python_version}}",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: {{cookiecutter.license}}",
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "loguru>=0.7.3",