feat: add option --lib to init command to create a library project

news/1708.feature.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Introduce `--lib` option to `init` command to create a library project without prompting.

src/pdm/cli/commands/init.py

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         parser.add_argument(
             "--backend", choices=list(_BACKENDS), help="Specify the build backend"
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--lib", action="store_true", help="Create a library project"
+        )
         parser.set_defaults(search_parent=False)
 
     def handle(self, project: Project, options: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
@@ -102,15 +105,13 @@ def handle(self, project: Project, options: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                 "For more info, please visit https://peps.python.org/pep-0582/",
                 style="success",
             )
-        is_library = (
-            termui.confirm(
+        is_library = options.lib
+        if not is_library and self.interactive:
+            is_library = termui.confirm(
                 "Is the project a library that is installable?\n"
                 "A few more questions will be asked to include a project name "
                 "and build backend"
             )
-            if self.interactive
-            else False
-        )
         build_backend: type[BuildBackend] | None = None
         if is_library:
             name = self.ask("Project name", project.root.name)

src/pdm/cli/completions/pdm.bash

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _pdm_a919b69078acdf0a_complete()
             ;;
 
             (init)
-            opts="--backend --global --help --non-interactive --project --python --skip --verbose"
+            opts="--backend --global --help --lib --non-interactive --project --python --skip --verbose"
             ;;
 
             (install)

src/pdm/cli/completions/pdm.fish

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from info' -l where -d 'Show the p
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l backend -d 'Specify the build backend'
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l global -d 'Use the global project, supply the project root with `-p` option'
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l help -d 'show this help message and exit'
+complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l lib -d 'Create a library project'
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l non-interactive -d 'Don\'t ask questions but use default values'
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l project -d 'Specify another path as the project root, which changes the base of pyproject.toml and __pypackages__'
 complete -c pdm -A -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from init' -l python -d 'Specify the Python version/path to use'

src/pdm/cli/completions/pdm.ps1

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function TabExpansion($line, $lastWord) {
             "init" {
                 $completer.AddOpts(
                     @(
-                        [Option]::new(@("-g", "--global", "--non-interactive", "-n", "--python")),
+                        [Option]::new(@("-g", "--global", "--non-interactive", "-n", "--python", "--lib")),
                         $projectOption,
                         $skipOption,
                         [Option]::new(@("--backend")).WithValues(@("pdm-backend", "setuptools", "flit", "hatching", "pdm-pep517"))

src/pdm/cli/completions/pdm.zsh

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ _pdm() {
         {-n,--non-interactive}"[Don't ask questions but use default values]"
         {-k,--skip}'[Skip some tasks and/or hooks by their comma-separated names]'
         '--backend[Specify the build backend]:backend:(pdm-backend setuptools hatchling flit pdm-pep517)'
+        '--lib[Create a library project]'
         '--python[Specify the Python version/path to use]:python:'
       )
       ;;

src/pdm/termui.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def style(text: str, *args: str, style: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> str
     return capture.get()
 
 
-def confirm(*args: str, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
+def confirm(*args: str, **kwargs: Any) -> bool:
     kwargs.setdefault("default", False)
     return Confirm.ask(*args, **kwargs)