Custom platform_packages per a build environment with an option to override default // Resolve #1367

HISTORY.rst

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ PlatformIO 4.0
 
   - Switched to workspace ``.pio/build`` folder for build artifacts instead of ``.pioenvs``
   - Switch between `Build Configurations <http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/build_configurations.html>`__ (``release`` and ``debug``) with a new project configuration option `build_type <http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_build.html#build-type>`__
+  - Custom `platform_packages <http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_general.html#platform>`__ per a build environment with an option to override default (`issue #1367 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/1367>`_)
   - Print platform package details, such as version, VSC source and commit (`issue #2155 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/2155>`_)
   - Override default `"platformio.ini" (Project Configuration File) <https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html>`__ with a custom using ``-c, --project-conf`` option for `platformio run <http://docs.platformio.org/page/userguide/cmd_run.html>`__, `platformio debug <http://docs.platformio.org/page/userguide/cmd_debug.html>`__, or `platformio test <http://docs.platformio.org/page/userguide/cmd_test.html>`__ commands (`issue #1913 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/1913>`_)
   - Override default development platform upload command with a custom `upload_command <http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_upload.html#upload-command>`__ (`issue #2599 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/2599>`_)

platformio/builder/tools/pioplatform.py

@@ -29,22 +29,18 @@ from platformio.project.config import ProjectOptions
 
 
 @util.memoized()
-def initPioPlatform(name):
-    return PlatformFactory.newPlatform(name)
-
-
 def PioPlatform(env):
     variables = env.GetProjectOptions(as_dict=True)
     if "framework" in variables:
         # support PIO Core 3.0 dev/platforms
         variables['pioframework'] = variables['framework']
-    p = initPioPlatform(env['PLATFORM_MANIFEST'])
+    p = PlatformFactory.newPlatform(env['PLATFORM_MANIFEST'])
     p.configure_default_packages(variables, COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS)
     return p
 
 
 def BoardConfig(env, board=None):
-    p = initPioPlatform(env['PLATFORM_MANIFEST'])
+    p = env.PioPlatform()
     try:
         board = board or env.get("BOARD")
         assert board, "BoardConfig: Board is not defined"

platformio/managers/platform.py

@@ -490,16 +490,17 @@ class PlatformBase(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     _BOARDS_CACHE = {}
 
     def __init__(self, manifest_path):
-        self._BOARDS_CACHE = {}
         self.manifest_path = manifest_path
+        self.silent = False
+        self.verbose = False
+
+        self._BOARDS_CACHE = {}
         self._manifest = util.load_json(manifest_path)
+        self._custom_packages = None
 
         self.pm = PackageManager(get_project_packages_dir(),
                                  self.package_repositories)
 
-        self.silent = False
-        self.verbose = False
-
         # if self.engines and "platformio" in self.engines:
         #     if self.PIO_VERSION not in semantic_version.Spec(
         #             self.engines['platformio']):
@@ -560,9 +561,20 @@ class PlatformBase(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
 
     @property
     def packages(self):
-        if "packages" not in self._manifest:
+        packages = self._manifest.get("packages", {})
-            self._manifest['packages'] = {}
+        for item in (self._custom_packages or []):
-        return self._manifest['packages']
+            name = item
+            version = "*"
+            if "@" in item:
+                name, version = item.split("@", 2)
+            name = name.strip()
+            if name not in packages:
+                packages[name] = {}
+            packages[name].update({
+                "version": version.strip(),
+                "optional": False
+            })
+        return packages
 
     def get_dir(self):
         return dirname(self.manifest_path)
@@ -626,6 +638,9 @@ class PlatformBase(  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         return self.packages[name].get("type")
 
     def configure_default_packages(self, options, targets):
+        # override user custom packages
+        self._custom_packages = options.get("platform_packages")
+
         # enable used frameworks
         for framework in options.get("framework", []):
             if not self.frameworks:

platformio/project/options.py

@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ ProjectOptions = OrderedDict([
 
         # Generic
         ConfigEnvOption(name="platform", buildenvvar="PIOPLATFORM"),
+        ConfigEnvOption(name="platform_packages", multiple=True),
         ConfigEnvOption(
             name="framework", multiple=True, buildenvvar="PIOFRAMEWORK"),
-        ConfigEnvOption(name="targets", multiple=True),
 
         # Board
         ConfigEnvOption(name="board", buildenvvar="BOARD"),
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ ProjectOptions = OrderedDict([
                         multiple=True,
                         sysenvvar="PLATFORMIO_SRC_FILTER",
                         buildenvvar="SRC_FILTER"),
+        ConfigEnvOption(name="targets", multiple=True),
 
         # Upload
         ConfigEnvOption(name="upload_port",