snapcraft list-plugins could present the list more compactly
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Resolved and verified. The snapcraft list-plugins command now outputs plugins in a compact multi-column layout, fulfilling the cosmetic formatting request.
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Issue body
As the list of plugins for snapcraft grows it will be much easier to read if it is presented compactly to avoid scrolling. This would be a good example, much like ls:
$ snapcraft list-plugins
ant copy kernel nodejs tar-content
autotools go make python2
catkin jdk maven python3
cmake kbuild nil scons
Ideally, use two spaces between each column, and use no more than 120 characters wide.
This is low priority unless there is a nice helper function that we can bring in to do it easily :)
[Impact]
* The output of snapcraft list-plugins is ugly.
* This is just a cosmetic change to improve the snapcraft experience.
[Test Case]
* Run snapcraft list-plugins.
* Check that the output is nice.
[Regression Potential]
* Listing the plugins could stop working. We have an integration test that calls the binary and prevents this regression.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Resolved and verified. The snapcraft list-plugins command now outputs plugins in a compact multi-column layout, fulfilling the cosmetic formatting request. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The cosmetic formatting improvement for snapcraft list-plugins was implemented and verified. The command now outputs plugins in a compact multi-column layout to improve readability, resolving the issue. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed and marked verification-done, the compact formatting for snapcraft list-plugins was implemented and merged. This cosmetic change improves output readability without affecting functionality. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1617565 'snapcraft plugins' should replace list-plugins and show a proper list | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request to rename 'snapcraft list-plugins' to 'snapcraft plugins' and display each plugin's first description line. 10 years old, no labels or comments, no maintainer engagement; a related compact-list issue was resolved. |