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+# Template file for 'python3-pyproject-api'
+pkgname=python3-pyproject-api
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
+depends="python3-packaging"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-pytest-mock python3-wheel"
+short_desc="API to interact with the python pyproject.toml based projects"
+maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/tox-dev/pyproject-api"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tox-dev/pyproject-api/main/docs/changelog.rst"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyproject-api/pyproject_api-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1817dc018adc0d1ff9ca1ed8c60e1623d5aaca40814b953af14a9cf9a5cae538
+
+if [ "$XBPS_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT" = void-packages-ci ]; then
+	# this test fails on CI
+	make_check_args="--deselect tests/test_frontend_setuptools.py::test_result_missing"
+fi
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}