From e49d61db1fb808819fdf86ddc5bee45fcab047f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zanie Blue <contact@zanie.dev>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:21:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Emit JSON output with `--quiet` (#14810)

---
 crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs |  4 +--
 crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs             | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
index adf3b61f2..cbce0082a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync(
                         dry_run: dry_run.enabled(),
                     };
                     if let Some(output) = report.format(output_format) {
-                        writeln!(printer.stdout(), "{output}")?;
+                        writeln!(printer.stdout_important(), "{output}")?;
                     }
                     return Ok(ExitStatus::Success);
                 }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync(
     };
 
     if let Some(output) = report.format(output_format) {
-        writeln!(printer.stdout(), "{output}")?;
+        writeln!(printer.stdout_important(), "{output}")?;
     }
 
     // Identify the installation target.
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
index 4f2853e61..5ee22eed6 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
@@ -432,6 +432,46 @@ fn sync_json() -> Result<()> {
     The lockfile at `uv.lock` needs to be updated, but `--locked` was provided. To update the lockfile, run `uv lock`.
     ");
 
+    // Test that JSON output is shown even with --quiet flag
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.sync()
+        .arg("--quiet")
+        .arg("--frozen")
+        .arg("--output-format").arg("json"), @r#"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+    {
+      "schema": {
+        "version": "preview"
+      },
+      "target": "project",
+      "project": {
+        "path": "[TEMP_DIR]/",
+        "workspace": {
+          "path": "[TEMP_DIR]/"
+        }
+      },
+      "sync": {
+        "environment": {
+          "path": "[VENV]/",
+          "python": {
+            "path": "[VENV]/[BIN]/[PYTHON]",
+            "version": "3.12.[X]",
+            "implementation": "cpython"
+          }
+        },
+        "action": "check"
+      },
+      "lock": {
+        "path": "[TEMP_DIR]/uv.lock",
+        "action": "use"
+      },
+      "dry_run": false
+    }
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    "#);
+
     Ok(())
 }