Add a plugin for Plainbox Providers
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Current evaluation
Abandoned and closed without implementation. The request for an upstream Plainbox Providers plugin received no comments or follow-up after over ten years.
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Issue body
There now exist more than one project that would like to add parts for Plainbox Providers to their snaps. For example:
https://launchpad.net/plainbox-provider-snappy
https://launchpad.net/checkbox-dragonboard
To reduce proliferation of identical custom provider plugins it would be useful to have an upstream plugin.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned and closed without implementation. The request for an upstream Plainbox Providers plugin received no comments or follow-up after over ten years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Feature request for an upstream Plainbox Providers plugin to consolidate duplicate custom implementations. Closed without discussion or implementation, indicating the request was abandoned. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #364 Create Plainbox Provider plugin | snapcraft | closed | The Plainbox Provider plugin pull request was closed without merging. Maintainers cited unresolved build-package and PythonPATH configuration issues. The contribution remains abandoned pending further revisions, with instructions to reopen when ready. | |
| #1794802 Update the plainbox-provider plugin to be base aware | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed. The plainbox-provider plugin was updated to be base aware, completing the request. | |
| #609 Create Plainbox Provider plugin | snapcraft | merged | Merged the Plainbox Provider plugin, adding integration tests for standard Checkbox workflows. Fixed a failing demo by adding a missing Python package dependency to the demo snap. Passed CI retests and was successfully integrated. |