feat: option to build directly with uv

Signed-off-by: Henry Schreiner <henryschreineriii@gmail.com>

Author: henryiii

bin/generate_schema.py

@@ -54,21 +54,23 @@
     type: string_array
   build-frontend:
     default: default
-    description: Set the tool to use to build, either "pip" (default for now), "build", or "build[uv]"
+    description: Set the tool to use to build, either "pip" (default for now), "build", "build[uv]", or "uv".
     oneOf:
-      - enum: [pip, build, "build[uv]", default]
+      - enum: [pip, build, "build[uv]", uv, default]
       - type: string
         pattern: '^pip; ?args:'
       - type: string
         pattern: '^build; ?args:'
       - type: string
         pattern: '^build\\[uv\\]; ?args:'
+      - type: string
+        pattern: '^uv; ?args:'
       - type: object
         additionalProperties: false
         required: [name]
         properties:
           name:
-            enum: [pip, build, "build[uv]"]
+            enum: [pip, build, "build[uv]", uv]
           args:
             type: array
             items:

cibuildwheel/frontend.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from .logger import log
 from .util.helpers import parse_key_value_string
 
-BuildFrontendName = Literal["pip", "build", "build[uv]"]
+BuildFrontendName = Literal["pip", "build", "build[uv]", "uv"]
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)

cibuildwheel/platforms/ios.py

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def setup_python(
     environment: ParsedEnvironment,
     build_frontend: BuildFrontendName,
 ) -> tuple[Path, dict[str, str]]:
-    if build_frontend == "build[uv]":
+    if build_frontend == "build[uv]" or build_frontend == "uv":
         msg = "uv doesn't support iOS"
         raise errors.FatalError(msg)
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
             build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
             build_frontend = build_options.build_frontend or BuildFrontendConfig("build")
             # uv doesn't support iOS
-            if build_frontend.name == "build[uv]":
+            if build_frontend.name == "build[uv]" or build_frontend.name == "uv":
                 msg = "uv doesn't support iOS"
                 raise errors.FatalError(msg)
 

cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def build_in_container(
         local_identifier_tmp_dir = local_tmp_dir / config.identifier
         build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
         build_frontend = build_options.build_frontend or BuildFrontendConfig("build")
-        use_uv = build_frontend.name == "build[uv]"
+        use_uv = build_frontend.name in {"build[uv]", "uv"}
         pip = ["uv", "pip"] if use_uv else ["pip"]
 
         log.step("Setting up build environment...")
@@ -303,6 +303,18 @@ def build_in_container(
                     ],
                     env=env,
                 )
+            elif build_frontend.name == "uv":
+                container.call(
+                    [
+                        "uv",
+                        "build",
+                        container_package_dir,
+                        "--wheel",
+                        f"--out-dir={built_wheel_dir}",
+                        *extra_flags,
+                    ],
+                    env=env,
+                )
             else:
                 assert_never(build_frontend)
 

cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py

@@ -376,6 +376,17 @@ def setup_python(
             *dependency_constraint_flags,
             env=env,
         )
+    elif build_frontend == "uv":
+        assert uv_path is not None
+        call(
+            uv_path,
+            "pip",
+            "install",
+            "--upgrade",
+            "delocate",
+            *dependency_constraint_flags,
+            env=env,
+        )
     else:
         assert_never(build_frontend)
 
@@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         for config in python_configurations:
             build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
             build_frontend = build_options.build_frontend or BuildFrontendConfig("build")
-            use_uv = build_frontend.name == "build[uv]"
+            use_uv = build_frontend.name in {"build[uv]", "uv"}
             uv_path = find_uv()
             if use_uv and uv_path is None:
                 msg = "uv not found"
@@ -498,6 +509,16 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                         *extra_flags,
                         env=build_env,
                     )
+                elif build_frontend.name == "uv":
+                    call(
+                        "uv",
+                        "build",
+                        build_options.package_dir,
+                        "--wheel",
+                        f"--out-dir={built_wheel_dir}",
+                        *extra_flags,
+                        env=build_env,
+                    )
                 else:
                     assert_never(build_frontend)
 

cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def setup_python(
     if build_frontend == "build[uv]" and not can_use_uv(python_configuration):
         build_frontend = "build"
 
-    use_uv = build_frontend == "build[uv]"
+    use_uv = build_frontend in {"build[uv]", "uv"}
     uv_path = find_uv()
 
     log.step("Setting up build environment...")
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         for config in python_configurations:
             build_options = options.build_options(config.identifier)
             build_frontend = build_options.build_frontend or BuildFrontendConfig("build")
-            use_uv = build_frontend.name == "build[uv]" and can_use_uv(config)
+            use_uv = build_frontend.name in {"build[uv]", "uv"} and can_use_uv(config)
             log.build_start(config.identifier)
 
             identifier_tmp_dir = tmp_path / config.identifier
@@ -444,6 +444,16 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                         *extra_flags,
                         env=build_env,
                     )
+                elif build_frontend.name == "uv":
+                    call(
+                        "uv",
+                        "build",
+                        build_options.package_dir,
+                        "--wheel",
+                        f"--out-dir={built_wheel_dir}",
+                        *extra_flags,
+                        env=build_env,
+                    )
                 else:
                     assert_never(build_frontend)
 

unit_test/options_test.py

@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ def test_environment_pass_references():
             "build",
             [],
         ),
+        (
+            'build-frontend = "uv"',
+            "uv",
+            [],
+        ),
         (
             'build-frontend = {name = "build"}',
             "build",