Add support for hooks.
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Current evaluation
PR #921 (declarative `hooks:` with generated hook scripts) was closed unmerged after redesign discussion with snapd's niemeyer; hook support instead landed in #1026 (commit 01880ee8d) with docs in #1042.
Resolution: closed superseded
Reason: kyrofa closed it on 2016-12-07 stating it was redesigned and placed behind a prerequisite feature, and is no longer valid. The redesigned approach was merged later in canonical/snapcraft#1026 (commit 01880ee8d), with docs added in #1042 (10c58b652).
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
Hooks are now supported in snapd and the click reviewer tools. Time to finish off LP: [#1586465](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft/+bug/1586465) by supporting them in snapcraft as well. This is done declaratively via a `hooks` option in the snapcraft.yaml, for example:
hooks:
configure:
command: run-my-hook
plugs: [network]
This works exactly like apps, where `run-my-hook` should be a binary available within the snap. Then during the prime step, snapcraft will generate the hook (the configure hook in this example), which calls the command supplied.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed superseded | PR #921 (declarative `hooks:` with generated hook scripts) was closed unmerged after redesign discussion with snapd's niemeyer; hook support instead landed in #1026 (commit 01880ee8d) with docs in #1042. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed superseded | Hook support was closed unmerged after redesign; a later implementation landed in canonical/snapcraft#1026 via commit 01880ee8d, with documentation in #1042. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed superseded | Closed unmerged as superseded after redesign. PR #1026 later merged executable hooks support, replacing this declarative hooks-option approach. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Proposed declarative hook support was closed and superseded. Design discussions led to a complete redesign, placing the feature behind a prerequisite and invalidating the original submission. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without merging. The author noted the feature was redesigned and placed behind a prerequisite feature, making the pull request invalid. |
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Related work
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Superseded By:
snapcraft#1026
(confidence 93%)
Merged commit 01880ee8d 'core: add support for hooks' implemented the redesigned hook support
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Related To:
snapcraft#1042
(confidence 80%)
Follow-up docs commit 10c58b652 documenting hooks for the shipped implementation
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Related To:
snapcraft#3659
(confidence 60%)
Much later merge adding hooks handling in the new craft-parts/CRAFT meta code
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1026 Add support for hooks. | snapcraft | merged | PR #1026 merged as commit 01880ee8d ('core: add support for hooks'), adding hook support: executables in snap/hooks/ are copied into the snap, and parts can install hooks into snap/hooks/. Docs followed in #1042 (10c58b652). | |
| #1586465 Add support for hooks | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Hook support was added in snapcore/snapcraft#1026 via commit 01880ee8d, packaging hook files and snapcraft.yaml hook definitions. | |
| #3659 meta: add support for hooks | snapcraft | merged | Merged snapcraft#3659 via commit 00eed7dc9 (merge 795294fd5) into snapcraft/7.0, adding hooks support in snapcraft.yaml for CRAFT-808. | |
| #3837 fix: hooks: process generated hooks | snapcraft | merged | Merged as commit c77e3a07a (CRAFT-1159): core22 now includes lifecycle-generated hooks in the snap via meta/hooks wrappers, with snap/hooks taking priority; adds spread tests for core18/20/22. | |
| #3565 schema: add environment support for hooks (CRAFT-424) | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#3565, adding CRAFT-424 hook environment support, shared schema definitions, snap metadata processing, and unit/spread tests. | |
| #1797468 Add support for hook command-chains | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Hook command-chain support shipped in canonical/snapcraft#2850 (41c9fb464); LP #1797468 was later closed as stale after nearly eight years. | |
| #5463 docs: migrate 'hooks' | snapcraft | merged | Merged the snap hooks documentation migration from snapcraft.io to Read the Docs in commit 6f4c66e59. |