Mediate creation of component metadata
Metadata
Current evaluation
Component metadata generation was moved through craft-application in merged PR #6355, enabling snap repacking when component metadata changes.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR snapcraft#6355 implemented component.yaml metadata mediation and was merged as commit ebecfd613.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
### Check existing issues
- [x] I've verified that this request isn't described by any existing issues.
### Request
Component metadata files must be fully mediated according to the new craft-application 7.1.0 package metadata API.
### The problem it solves
This is required to repack a snap when component metadata is changed.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Component metadata generation was moved through craft-application in merged PR #6355, enabling snap repacking when component metadata changes. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by merged PR #6355, which mediates component.yaml generation through craft-application metadata APIs, enabling snap repacking when component metadata changes. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed and synced to internal Jira ticket SNAPCRAFT-1376. No code changes, merge, or resolution documented. The request to mediate component metadata creation remains unimplemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
5
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
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keep open | Feature request to mediate component metadata creation using craft-application 7.1.0 API for snap repacking. Currently triaged and recently opened by a maintainer. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
5
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
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keep open | Task to fully mediate component metadata creation using the craft-application 7.1.0 API, required for repacking snaps with updated metadata. Currently triaged and open. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
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| closed |
Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcraft#6355
(confidence 99%)
Merged PR implementing component metadata mediation and closing the reported gap.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6355 feat: mediate creation of component.yaml | snapcraft | merged | PR #6355 by cmatsuoka merged, moving component.yaml generation to craft-application metadata mediation so each component artifact gets its metadata; closes issue #6360 (CRAFT-1376). | |
| #4466 Generate metadata for components | snapcraft | closed | Component metadata generation was completed by merged PR #4503, which writes each component’s meta/component.yaml during priming. | |
| #4503 feat(meta): generate metadata for components | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #4503 added component metadata generation at prime/component/<name>/meta/component.yaml, resolving issue #4466 (CRAFT-2312). | |
| #1097 Implement metadata mediator | craft-application | closed | Implemented ST160 post-prime metadata mediation and conditional artifact repacking in merged PR #1111 (commit 1dfae607); released in craft-application 7.1.0. |