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fix(backend): resolve dotted backend object paths - #319
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Supersedes #318, keeping @repzakske's commit and adding readable ids to the test cases. #318 doesn't allow maintainer edits, so the follow-up commit couldn't go to that branch.
PEP 517 allows dotted object paths such as
build-backend = "build.api:holder.backend". The backend calledgetattronce with the whole path, so startup failed withAttributeError: module 'build.api' has no attribute 'holder.backend'. It now resolves one attribute at a time.test_backend_objcovers a plain attribute, a trailing colon, and one and two levels of nesting. Both nested cases fail without the fix.