extractors: better appstream support for descriptions
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Current evaluation
Merged #2430, improving AppStream description extraction with XSLT normalization, complex-markup support, xml:lang handling, and plain-text output.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #2430 was merged after approval. Its implementation transforms AppStream XML before extracting normalized descriptions and addresses LP #1778545.
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Issue body
Take into account more complex descriptions by transforming them using XSLT
prior to retrieving their contents by applying normalization into plain text
and taking into account language attributes (xml:lang).
LP: #1778545
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #2430, improving AppStream description extraction with XSLT normalization, complex-markup support, xml:lang handling, and plain-text output. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #2430 in commit 22025f1bb, using XSLT to normalize complex AppStream descriptions, handle xml:lang, and include ordered lists. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged enhancement to AppStream description extraction using XSLT normalization and xml:lang handling. Addressed reviewer feedback to include ordered list support prior to merge. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged improvements to AppStream description extraction using XSLT transformations, text normalization, and language attributes. Reviewer feedback regarding missing ol tag support was addressed prior to merge. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1826 extractors: support appstream metadata in parts | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1826 (commit 9cb05f4c5) added an AppStream metadata extractor for parts, initially extracting summary and description. Credits @elopio; closes feature request #1694. Follow-ups: #1853, #1861, #2430. | |
| #2831 appstream extractor: add support for code | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2831 as commit 009c92b66, adding an AppStream XSLT template that preserves text inside <code> elements during Markdown transformation. | |
| #1861 extractors: also support appdata.xml appstream files. | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1861, adding extractor support for AppStream appdata.xml files, in commit d49c2c202. | |
| #2832 appstream extractor: take xml comments into account | snapcraft | merged | Merged as commit e4dc754f2, fixing AppStream extraction with XML comments and adding regression coverage for Launchpad bug #1852329. | |
| #2828 Appstream | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2828 added AppStream extractor support for <em> emphasis in commit 19d7e3496. |