qgis-manage 0.6.3

A modern CLI for managing QGIS plugin development, deployment, and packaging.

QGIS Plugin Manager

QGIS Plugin Manager is a professional, high-performance CLI tool designed to manage the full lifecycle of QGIS plugins. From local development and smart synchronization to official repository compliance and automated versioning. Now available on PyPI for easy integration.

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🥇 The "Manager" Difference

qgis-plugin-manager is the modern successor to traditional QGIS development workflows.

📊 Ecosystem Comparison

Feature	pb_tool	qgis-plugin-ci	qgis-plugin-manager
Configuration	Legacy .cfg	Hybrid .yml	Pure PEP 621 (TOML)
Deployment	Delete & Copy	N/A	Smart Sync (rsync-like)
Backups	None	None	Rotation & Multi-profile
Hooks	Shell only	Shell only	Native Python + Shell
Validation	Basic	Schema only	Deep Structure & Compliance
Modern RCC	Fixed tools	Limited	Dynamic Tooling & Patching

🚀 Key Differentiators (USPs)

• Smart Synchronization (Sync v2.0): We use idempotent sync logic. Instead of slow "delete and copy", we only update modified files.
• Native Python Hooks Architecture: Write your automation in pure Python via plugin_hooks.py. Hooks receive full project context (metadata, paths, profiles).
• Official Repository "First-Time-Right": Built-in --repo-check and structural validation catch errors before you upload to QGIS.
• AI-Agent Friendly: Specifically designed to be easily automated by AI agents, featuring clear metadata and a modular command system.

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📦 Installation

Install system-wide using uv (recommended):

uv tool install qgis-manage

Or add as a dev-dependency:

uv add --group dev qgis-manage

Or using pip:

pip install qgis-manage

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🛠️ Command Reference

1. Project Initialization

Scaffold a professional plugin project.

# Create a processing plugin
qgis-manage init "My Plugin" --author "Tester" --email "[e-mail]" --template processing

2. Development & Deployment

Speed up your local iteration.

# Smart deploy to default QGIS profile
qgis-manage deploy

# Deploy to a specific profile with backup rotation
qgis-manage deploy --profile production --max-backups 5

# Purge old backups to save space
qgis-manage deploy --purge-backups

3. Advanced Hooks (hooks)

Manage and test your native Python hooks.

# List all hooks from pyproject.toml and plugin_hooks.py
qgis-manage hooks list

# Initialize a standard plugin_hooks.py template
qgis-manage hooks init

# Test a hook in isolation without deploying
qgis-manage hooks test pre_deploy

4. Automated Versioning (bump)

Keep your versions in sync across all project files.

# Increment version (Patch, Minor, Major)
qgis-manage bump patch   # 0.1.0 -> 0.1.1
qgis-manage bump minor   # 0.1.1 -> 0.2.0

# Sync metadata.txt from pyproject.toml source of truth
qgis-manage bump sync

5. Packaging & Compliance

Prepare for the Official QGIS Plugin Repository.

# Create a "Repo-Ready" ZIP package
qgis-manage package

# Package with strict compliance check (fails if binaries or errors found)
qgis-manage package --repo-check --sync-version

6. Maintenance & Quality

# Run deep structural validation
qgis-manage validate --strict --repo

# Run QGIS Plugin Analyzer on the project
qgis-manage analyze

# Clean Python artifacts (__pycache__) and build files
qgis-manage clean

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⚙️ Configuration (pyproject.toml)

Leverage YOUR existing configuration. No new files needed.

[tool.qgis-manager]
max_backups = 5  # Control backup rotation

[tool.qgis-manager.ignore]
ignore = [
    "data/*.csv",
    "tests/temp/*"
]

[tool.qgis-manager.hooks]
post_deploy = "python scripts/notify.py"

🌍 Internationalization (i18n)

Automated compilation and management of .ts and .qm files is handled by qgis-manage compile.

📄 License

GPL-2.0-or-later