pypa-hatch/docs/plugins/metadata-hook/custom.md

Custom metadata hook

---

This is a custom class in a given Python file that inherits from the MetadataHookInterface.

Configuration

The metadata hook plugin name is custom.

=== ":octicons-file-code-16: pyproject.toml"

```toml
[tool.hatch.metadata.hooks.custom]
```

=== ":octicons-file-code-16: hatch.toml"

```toml
[metadata.hooks.custom]
```

Options

Option	Default	Description
path	hatch_build.py	The path of the Python file

Example

=== ":octicons-file-code-16: hatch_build.py"

```python
from hatchling.metadata.plugin.interface import MetadataHookInterface


class CustomMetadataHook(MetadataHookInterface):
    ...
```

If multiple subclasses are found, you must define a function named get_metadata_hook that returns the desired build hook.

!!! note Any defined PLUGIN_NAME is ignored and will always be custom.