Gadget snap extension
Metadata
Current evaluation
Maintainer feature request: an extension that reads a local gadget snap's gadget.yaml and applies its values to imagecraft.yaml, removing duplicated partition config. Blocked on an extensions mechanism that still does not exist in the codebase.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The request is valid, maintainer-authored, and demonstrably unimplemented: grepping the current tree for 'extension' returns no extensions framework (only typing_extensions/Sphinx hits), and imagecraft/application.py wires up plugins only, so the stated dependency ("This depends on implementing extensions") is still outstanding. The problem it solves is confirmed in-tree by docs/how-to/craft-a-core-image.rst, which still tells users to manually 'Download the gadget snap', 'unsquashfs ... --extract-file meta/gadget.yaml' and hand-edit the volumes block, and a customer explicitly asked for 'feature-parity with ubuntu-image'. Actionability is only mid because the scope of an extension point (config key shape, which gadget.yaml keys are mapped, override/precedence rules) is unspecified and overlaps heavily with imagecraft#258.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
60
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
72
Confidence:
78
Actionability:
52
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keep open | Maintainer feature request: an extension that reads a local gadget snap's gadget.yaml and applies its values to imagecraft.yaml, removing duplicated partition config. Blocked on an extensions mechanism that still does not exist in the codebase. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
60
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
50
|
needs triage | Feature request to create an extension mechanism that reads values from a gadget snap's gadget.yaml and applies them to imagecraft.yaml, reducing configuration duplication across SKUs. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
16
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Feature request to add a gadget snap extension that reads values from a local gadget snap and applies them to imagecraft.yaml, reducing duplication. Depends on implementing extensions support, which is not yet in the codebase. Open, unlabelled, one maintainer comment. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
50
Complexity:
80
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to create an extension that reads gadget snap values and populates imagecraft.yaml, reducing duplication across device SKUs. Unlabelled, depends on extension system implementation, awaiting maintainer triage. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
|
needs triage | Feature request to create an extension that reads values from a gadget snap and populates imagecraft.yaml, reducing configuration duplication across device SKUs. Currently unlabelled and awaiting maintainer triage. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request for an extension that reads gadget snap values into imagecraft.yaml to reduce config duplication. Currently unlabelled, lacks maintainer response, and depends on underlying extension implementation. |
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Related work
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Related To:
imagecraft#258
(confidence 82%)
Also open: 'Support using gadget.yaml volumes as a source for imagecraft.yaml volume definitions' — same duplication problem solved by importing volumes rather than via a gadget snap extension; likely partial overlap/duplicate and worth merging scope with.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1638824 Support gadget snaps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Gadget snap support (including gadget.yaml handling) was merged to snapcore/snapcraft via PR #886, commit 5610f0eaf 'Support for gadget snaps (#886)', after a successful PC gadget build; the launchpad issue was then closed. | |
| #4344 Treat the gadget.yaml like other snap meta files | snapcraft | open | Enhancement to require gadget.yaml in snap/gadget.yaml instead of the project root. Triaged (CRAFT-3264); still unimplemented — both setup_assets.py (core22) and package.py (core24+) still read gadget.yaml from the project root. | |
| #1640897 snapcraft doesn't validate gadget.yaml | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Enhancement (filed 2018 by a maintainer): gadget snaps only copy gadget.yaml into the snap without validating its contents. Still unimplemented — both setup_assets.py and services/package.py just copy/read the file. No labels or comments; needs triage. | |
| #886 Support for gadget snaps | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #886 added gadget snap support, including gadget.yaml handling, in commit 5610f0eaf. |