Validate pyproject.toml before installing dependencies

src/common/localize.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ export namespace Pickers {
         export const selectProject = l10n.t('Select a project, folder or script');
         export const selectProjects = l10n.t('Select one or more projects, folders or scripts');
     }
+
+    export namespace pyProject {
+        export const validationErrorAction = l10n.t(' What would you like to do?');
+        export const openFile = l10n.t('Open pyproject.toml');
+        export const continueAnyway = l10n.t('Continue Anyway');
+        export const cancel = l10n.t('Cancel');
+    }
 }
 
 export namespace ProjectViews {

src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as tomljs from '@iarna/toml';
 import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { LogOutputChannel, ProgressLocation, QuickInputButtons, QuickPickItem, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { l10n, LogOutputChannel, ProgressLocation, QuickInputButtons, QuickPickItem, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
 import { PackageManagementOptions, PythonEnvironment, PythonEnvironmentApi, PythonProject } from '../../api';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../../common/constants';
 import { PackageManagement, Pickers, VenvManagerStrings } from '../../common/localize';
@@ -13,6 +13,56 @@ import { Installable } from '../common/types';
 import { mergePackages } from '../common/utils';
 import { refreshPipPackages } from './utils';
 
+export function validatePyprojectToml(toml: tomljs.JsonMap): string | undefined {
+    // 1. Validate package name (PEP 508)
+    if (toml.project && (toml.project as tomljs.JsonMap).name) {
+        const name = (toml.project as tomljs.JsonMap).name as string;
+        // PEP 508 regex: must start and end with a letter or digit, can contain -_., and alphanumeric characters. No spaces allowed.
+        // See https://peps.python.org/pep-0508/
+        const nameRegex = /^([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9._-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])$/;
+        if (!nameRegex.test(name)) {
+            return l10n.t('Invalid package name "{0}" in pyproject.toml.', name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 2. Validate version format (PEP 440)
+    if (toml.project && 'version' in (toml.project as tomljs.JsonMap)) {
+        const version = (toml.project as tomljs.JsonMap).version as string;
+        if (version.length === 0) {
+            return l10n.t('Version cannot be empty in pyproject.toml.');
+        }
+        // PEP 440 version regex.  Versions must follow PEP 440 format (e.g., "1.0.0", "2.1a3").
+        // See https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/
+        // This regex is adapted from the official python 'packaging' library:
+        // https://github.com/pypa/packaging/blob/main/src/packaging/version.py
+        const versionRegex =
+            /^v?([0-9]+!)?([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)*)(?:[-_.]?(a|b|c|rc|alpha|beta|pre|preview)[-_.]?([0-9]+)?)?(?:(?:-([0-9]+))|(?:[-_.]?(post|rev|r)[-_.]?([0-9]+)?))?(?:[-_.]?(dev)[-_.]?([0-9]+)?)?(?:\+([a-z0-9]+(?:[-_.][a-z0-9]+)*))?$/i;
+        if (!versionRegex.test(version)) {
+            return l10n.t('Invalid version "{0}" in pyproject.toml.', version);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 3. Validate required "name" field in [project] section (PEP 621)
+    if (toml.project) {
+        const project = toml.project as tomljs.JsonMap;
+        // See PEP 621: https://peps.python.org/pep-0621/
+        if (!project.name) {
+            return l10n.t('Missing required field "name" in [project] section of pyproject.toml.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 4. Validate required "requires" field in [build-system] section (PEP 518)
+    if (toml['build-system']) {
+        const buildSystem = toml['build-system'] as tomljs.JsonMap;
+        // See PEP 518: https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/
+        if (!buildSystem.requires) {
+            return l10n.t('Missing required field "requires" in [build-system] section of pyproject.toml.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+}
+
 async function tomlParse(fsPath: string, log?: LogOutputChannel): Promise<tomljs.JsonMap> {
     try {
         const content = await fse.readFile(fsPath, 'utf-8');
@@ -78,11 +128,12 @@ async function getCommonPackages(): Promise<Installable[]> {
 }
 
 async function selectWorkspaceOrCommon(
-    installable: Installable[],
+    installableResult: ProjectInstallableResult,
     common: Installable[],
     showSkipOption: boolean,
     installed: string[],
 ): Promise<PipPackages | undefined> {
+    const installable = installableResult.installables;
     if (installable.length === 0 && common.length === 0) {
         return undefined;
     }
@@ -124,7 +175,20 @@ async function selectWorkspaceOrCommon(
     if (selected && !Array.isArray(selected)) {
         try {
             if (selected.label === PackageManagement.workspaceDependencies) {
-                return await selectFromInstallableToInstall(installable, undefined, { showBackButton });
+                const selectedInstallables = await selectFromInstallableToInstall(installable, undefined, {
+                    showBackButton,
+                });
+
+                const validationError = installableResult.validationError;
+                const shouldProceed = await shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation(
+                    validationError,
+                    selectedInstallables?.install ?? [],
+                );
+                if (!shouldProceed) {
+                    return undefined;
+                }
+
+                return selectedInstallables;
             } else if (selected.label === PackageManagement.searchCommonPackages) {
                 return await selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common, installed, undefined, { showBackButton });
             } else if (selected.label === PackageManagement.skipPackageInstallation) {
@@ -136,7 +200,7 @@ async function selectWorkspaceOrCommon(
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
         } catch (ex: any) {
             if (ex === QuickInputButtons.Back) {
-                return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installable, common, showSkipOption, installed);
+                return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installableResult, common, showSkipOption, installed);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -148,32 +212,58 @@ export interface PipPackages {
     uninstall: string[];
 }
 
+export interface ProjectInstallableResult {
+    /**
+     * List of installable packages from pyproject.toml file
+     */
+    installables: Installable[];
+
+    /**
+     * Validation error information if pyproject.toml validation failed
+     */
+    validationError?: ValidationError;
+}
+
+export interface ValidationError {
+    /**
+     * Human-readable error message describing the validation issue
+     */
+    message: string;
+
+    /**
+     * URI to the pyproject.toml file that has the validation error
+     */
+    fileUri: Uri;
+}
+
 export async function getWorkspacePackagesToInstall(
     api: PythonEnvironmentApi,
     options: PackageManagementOptions,
     project?: PythonProject[],
     environment?: PythonEnvironment,
     log?: LogOutputChannel,
 ): Promise<PipPackages | undefined> {
-    const installable = (await getProjectInstallable(api, project)) ?? [];
+    const installableResult = await getProjectInstallable(api, project);
     let common = await getCommonPackages();
     let installed: string[] | undefined;
     if (environment) {
         installed = (await refreshPipPackages(environment, log, { showProgress: true }))?.map((pkg) => pkg.name);
         common = mergePackages(common, installed ?? []);
     }
-    return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installable, common, !!options.showSkipOption, installed ?? []);
+    return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installableResult, common, !!options.showSkipOption, installed ?? []);
 }
 
 export async function getProjectInstallable(
     api: PythonEnvironmentApi,
     projects?: PythonProject[],
-): Promise<Installable[]> {
+): Promise<ProjectInstallableResult> {
     if (!projects) {
-        return [];
+        return { installables: [] };
     }
     const exclude = '**/{.venv*,.git,.nox,.tox,.conda,site-packages,__pypackages__}/**';
     const installable: Installable[] = [];
+    let validationError: { message: string; fileUri: Uri } | undefined;
+
     await withProgress(
         {
             location: ProgressLocation.Notification,
@@ -204,6 +294,18 @@ export async function getProjectInstallable(
                 filtered.map(async (uri) => {
                     if (uri.fsPath.endsWith('.toml')) {
                         const toml = await tomlParse(uri.fsPath);
+
+                        // Validate pyproject.toml
+                        if (!validationError) {
+                            const error = validatePyprojectToml(toml);
+                            if (error) {
+                                validationError = {
+                                    message: error,
+                                    fileUri: uri,
+                                };
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         installable.push(...getTomlInstallable(toml, uri));
                     } else {
                         const name = path.basename(uri.fsPath);
@@ -219,7 +321,49 @@ export async function getProjectInstallable(
             );
         },
     );
-    return installable;
+
+    return {
+        installables: installable,
+        validationError,
+    };
+}
+
+export async function shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation(
+    validationError: ValidationError | undefined,
+    install: string[],
+): Promise<boolean> {
+    // 1. If no validation error or no installables selected, proceed
+    if (!validationError || install.length === 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const selectedTomlInstallables = install.some((arg, index, arr) => arg === '-e' && index + 1 < arr.length);
+    if (!selectedTomlInstallables) {
+        // 2. If no toml installables selected, proceed
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // 3. Otherwise, show error message and ask user what to do
+    const openButton = { title: Pickers.pyProject.openFile };
+    const continueButton = { title: Pickers.pyProject.continueAnyway };
+    const cancelButton = { title: Pickers.pyProject.cancel, isCloseAffordance: true };
+
+    const selection = await window.showErrorMessage(
+        validationError.message + Pickers.pyProject.validationErrorAction,
+        openButton,
+        continueButton,
+        cancelButton,
+    );
+
+    if (selection === continueButton) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (selection === openButton) {
+        await window.showTextDocument(validationError.fileUri);
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 export function isPipInstallCommand(command: string): boolean {

src/managers/builtin/venvManager.ts

@@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ export class VenvManager implements EnvironmentManager {
                 }
             } else if (result?.envCreationErr) {
                 // Show error message to user when environment creation failed
-                showErrorMessage(
-                    l10n.t('Failed to create virtual environment: {0}', result.envCreationErr),
-                );
+                showErrorMessage(l10n.t('Failed to create virtual environment: {0}', result.envCreationErr));
             }
             return result?.environment ?? undefined;
         } finally {

src/managers/builtin/venvStepBasedFlow.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ import { EventNames } from '../../common/telemetry/constants';
 import { sendTelemetryEvent } from '../../common/telemetry/sender';
 import { showInputBoxWithButtons, showQuickPickWithButtons } from '../../common/window.apis';
 import { NativePythonFinder } from '../common/nativePythonFinder';
-import { getProjectInstallable, getWorkspacePackagesToInstall, PipPackages } from './pipUtils';
+import {
+    getProjectInstallable,
+    getWorkspacePackagesToInstall,
+    PipPackages,
+    shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation,
+} from './pipUtils';
 import { CreateEnvironmentResult, createWithProgress, ensureGlobalEnv } from './venvUtils';
 
 /**
@@ -335,12 +340,20 @@ export async function createStepBasedVenvFlow(
 
             // Get workspace dependencies to install
             const project = api.getPythonProject(venvRoot);
-            const installables = await getProjectInstallable(api, project ? [project] : undefined);
+            const result = await getProjectInstallable(api, project ? [project] : undefined);
+            const installables = result.installables;
             const allPackages = [];
             allPackages.push(...(installables?.flatMap((i) => i.args ?? []) ?? []));
             if (options.additionalPackages) {
                 allPackages.push(...options.additionalPackages);
             }
+
+            const validationError = result.validationError;
+            const shouldProceed = await shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation(validationError, allPackages);
+            if (!shouldProceed) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
             return await createWithProgress(nativeFinder, api, log, manager, state.basePython, venvRoot, quickEnvPath, {
                 install: allPackages,
                 uninstall: [],

src/managers/builtin/venvUtils.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '../common/nativePythonFinder';
 import { getShellActivationCommands, shortVersion, sortEnvironments } from '../common/utils';
 import { runPython, runUV, shouldUseUv } from './helpers';
-import { getProjectInstallable, PipPackages } from './pipUtils';
+import { getProjectInstallable, PipPackages, shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation } from './pipUtils';
 import { resolveSystemPythonEnvironmentPath } from './utils';
 import { addUvEnvironment, removeUvEnvironment, UV_ENVS_KEY } from './uvEnvironments';
 import { createStepBasedVenvFlow } from './venvStepBasedFlow';
@@ -396,13 +396,20 @@ export async function quickCreateVenv(
     const project = api.getPythonProject(venvRoot);
 
     sendTelemetryEvent(EventNames.VENV_CREATION, undefined, { creationType: 'quick' });
-    const installables = await getProjectInstallable(api, project ? [project] : undefined);
+    const result = await getProjectInstallable(api, project ? [project] : undefined);
+    const installables = result.installables;
     const allPackages = [];
     allPackages.push(...(installables?.flatMap((i) => i.args ?? []) ?? []));
     if (additionalPackages) {
         allPackages.push(...additionalPackages);
     }
 
+    const validationError = result.validationError;
+    const shouldProceed = await shouldProceedAfterPyprojectValidation(validationError, allPackages);
+    if (!shouldProceed) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     // Check if .venv already exists
     let venvPath = path.join(venvRoot.fsPath, '.venv');
     if (await fsapi.pathExists(venvPath)) {