Snapcraft should verify namespace before uploading
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request from 2016 asking snapcraft to verify the user's namespace before uploading, to avoid expensive post-upload failures. Open for ~10 years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue has been completely inactive for 3605 days (~10 years) with 0 comments, no labels, and no maintainer response, and it targets the pre-rewrite snapcraft codebase: the current repo shows a fully restructured store/upload architecture (snapcraft/services/store, linters, extensions) that did not exist when the bug was filed, so the original context is outdated. If the pre-upload namespace check is still desired, it should be re-filed against the current codebase.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
17.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
10
Issue body
Rather than be told about this after uploading (read expensive) verify that the user's profile has a short namespace.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
17.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request from 2016 asking snapcraft to verify the user's namespace before uploading, to avoid expensive post-upload failures. Open for ~10 years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft should verify namespace length before upload to prevent expensive post-upload failures. The issue has been completely inactive for nearly a decade with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to verify a user's profile has a short namespace before uploading a snap, rather than failing after upload. Unaddressed for nearly 10 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Feature request to verify namespace availability before snap upload instead of after. Issue has been inactive for nearly 10 years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft should verify users have a short namespace before uploading to avoid costly post-upload errors. The issue remains open, inactive for nearly a decade, with no comments or labels, and requires triage and assignment. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1714916 snapcraft login should check namespace status | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 2017 request for snapcraft login to check namespace status and show a useful error instead of 'Unexpected error when obtaining your account information.' No labels, no comments, no activity for ~9 years. | |
| #1602094 snapcraft upload error because of missing short namespace doesn't tell how to solve the problem | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned. The request to improve the snapcraft upload error message for missing short namespaces received no comments or follow-up actions. | |
| #1627843 snapcraft should check permissions before starting an upload | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution due to prolonged inactivity. The request to validate authentication permissions before uploading large snaps was abandoned, with no fix or implementation added to subsequent versions. | |
| #1626632 snapcraft part sources are not verified for authenticity | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Feature request to add GPG signature verification for snapcraft part sources (source-signer-keys). Open ~10 years with 0 comments, no labels, no maintainer interaction; feature never implemented in current codebase. | |
| #1640897 snapcraft doesn't validate gadget.yaml | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Feature request from 2015 asking snapcraft to validate gadget.yaml metadata for gadget snaps instead of just copying it. Open for nearly 10 years with no labels, comments, or maintainer activity. |