Set snap name to a human readable name in store upload
Metadata
Current evaluation
Proposed a human-readable Store title fallback for hyphenated snap names, such as Adobe Photoshop; it remains open, and current code only sends a title when explicitly provided.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The feature-labeled request gives an explicit default and override behavior: convert adobe-photoshop to Adobe Photoshop while still allowing edits. The current StoreUploadMetadataCommand adds metadata["title"] only when title exists in snap.yaml and has no fallback; the sole comment also links prior forum demand, so this is valid but unimplemented rather than stale.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
82
Issue body
A snap's name, when publishing it to the store, should be a "nice", human-readable name ("Adobe Photoshop", not the "computer name" of "adobe-photoshop"). By default, when publishing a snap to the store, the "name" field defaults to the "snap name" which is used to install from the command line, i.e., "adobe-photoshop". Since names should be human-readable, it may be a subtle encouragement to do that without explicit instructions needed by calculating a "nice" name from the "snap name"; that is, convert "adobe-photoshop" to "Adobe Photoshop" by replacing hyphens with spaces and converting to title case. The user can of course still change that if they want to, but at the moment every user needs to change the name always. Also, the name defaulting to a "computer name" subtly implies that that's the format the name ought to take.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
82
|
keep open | Proposed a human-readable Store title fallback for hyphenated snap names, such as Adobe Photoshop; it remains open, and current code only sends a title when explicitly provided. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
26
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
82
|
close resolved | Snapcraft now supports a human-readable title field and sends it through store metadata uploads; the long-open feature request appears resolved. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
68
|
needs triage | Long-untriaged feature request to derive a human-readable Store title from the snap name; explicit title metadata support exists, but no maintainer response or evidence the automatic fallback is implemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
10
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close stale | Feature request to auto-derive a human-readable title (e.g. 'Adobe Photoshop') from the snap name during store upload. Open since 2018 with zero comments or maintainer engagement; the CLI no longer sets the store display name in modern snapcraft. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to auto-convert snap names to human-readable title case during store upload. Inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer engagement or comments. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Feature request to auto-convert snap names to human-readable title case during store upload. Unaddressed for over seven years with zero maintainer interaction or community engagement. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to auto-convert snap names to human-readable title case during store upload. Inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response or implementation. |
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