Add support for Snap

[akshaybabloo]

This partially fixes #429 by adding support for Snap.

Now you will have to create a Ubuntu account and then install Snapcraft from your terminal

1. sudo snap install snapcraft --classic => this should also install multipass or else it will ask for you to install
2. snapcraft login
3. snapcraft export-login file.txt - you might have to enter your username and password again
4. Create a GitHub secrets with SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN as your key and the values from the file.

You might probably want to try this on your local system. I think this should do it.

[akshaybabloo]

@casey can I add a new release CI - .github/workflows/snap-release.yaml to upload the builds?

[casey]

@akshaybabloo Yup definitely. You could also add it to the existing release YAML file.

Is there a good way to automatically update the version numbers? It would be nice if I didn't have to update the yaml files when cutting a new release.

[akshaybabloo]

Is there a good way to automatically update the version numbers? It would be nice if I didn't have to update the yaml files when cutting a new release.

Working on it. I will add a shell script to update that.

[casey]

Working on it. I will add a shell script to update that.

This can be left for another diff, just to keep things simple.

Also, does the snapcraft.yaml file need to be in a snap subdirectory? If not, then let's just put it in the root, since it's only one file.

[akshaybabloo]

@casey I think its ready. I tried it locally and it runs fine. I have updated the description, you will hve to create the account and upload it 🤞🏾

[casey]

@casey I think its ready. I tried it locally and it runs fine. I have updated the description, you will hve to create the account and upload it 🤞🏾

Nice! Do you know if I can do this from a mac? I don't have an Ubuntu box handy.

[akshaybabloo]

@casey I think its ready. I tried it locally and it runs fine. I have updated the description, you will hve to create the account and upload it 🤞🏾

Nice! Do you know if I can do this from a mac? I don't have an Ubuntu box handy.

I think you can. https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapcraft. My mac is way too old to handle this 😄

[akshaybabloo]

You will need Docker and Multipass though

[casey]

Can releasing on snap be done on github actions? I don't think I can commit to a manual release step. I make frequent releases, and I've found that I just do a bad job managing packages for OSs that I don't use.

[akshaybabloo]

Can releasing on snap be done on github actions? I don't think I can commit to a manual release step. I make frequent releases, and I've found that I just do a bad job managing packages for OSs that I don't use.

The snap-release.yaml workflow should do that for you. All you must do is change the version number in snapcraft.yaml when releasing a new tag. I can create a python script to automat this if that's OK with you (that is to change the version number of new tag release)?

But for now you will have to create a secret toke for this to work

[casey]

I just tried to publish, and it looks like classic confinement now requires manual review, so that will take a while. Also, did you happen to register the just snap name? I tried to register it, but it looks like it's taken by a private snap.

[casey]

Also, here's a snapcraft.yaml file with some more metadata:

base: core20
confinement: classic
contact: casey@rodarmor.com
description: Just is a handy way to save and run project-specific commands.
grade: stable
icon: icon.png
issues: https://github.com/casey/just/issues
license: CC0-1.0
name: just
source-code: https://github.com/casey/just
summary: Just a command runner
version: '1.2.0'
website: https://just.systems

apps:
  just:
    command: bin/just

parts:
  just:
    source: https://github.com/casey/just
    source-type: git
    source-tag: '1.2.0'
    source-depth: 1
    plugin: rust

[akshaybabloo]

I just tried to publish, and it looks like classic confinement now requires manual review, so that will take a while. Also, did you happen to register the just snap name? I tried to register it, but it looks like it's taken by a private snap.

I didn't actually. Must be someone else. I hope there is another name we can have it just to publish it?

[akshaybabloo]

Also, here's a snapcraft.yaml file with some more metadata:

base: core20
confinement: classic
contact: casey@rodarmor.com
description: Just is a handy way to save and run project-specific commands.
grade: stable
icon: icon.png
issues: https://github.com/casey/just/issues
license: CC0-1.0
name: just
source-code: https://github.com/casey/just
summary: Just a command runner
version: '1.2.0'
website: https://just.systems

apps:
  just:
    command: bin/just

parts:
  just:
    source: https://github.com/casey/just
    source-type: git
    source-tag: '1.2.0'
    source-depth: 1
    plugin: rust

Updated

[casey]

I just submitted a request for the name, and it was approved. I think maybe they have some anti-squatting check for short names, or english words, or something.

[casey]

Can you enable pushes from reviewers for this PR? I'm updating the YAML file and building locally, and it would be convenient to be able to push the changes that I make to the PR branch.

[akshaybabloo]

Can you enable pushes from reviewers for this PR? I'm updating the YAML file and building locally, and it would be convenient to be able to push the changes that I make to the PR branch.

I think it's already enabled.

I just submitted a request for the name, and it was approved. I think maybe they have some anti-squatting check for short names, or english words, or something.

Nice!

[casey]

Are you sure? I tried to push, but it was rejected. You might have branch protection enabled on master.

[akshaybabloo]

All looks good from my side (screenshots below).

[casey]

Something is completely hosed with git. I'm not sure if it's my local branch, something with how github is configured, or what. I was able to push the wrong commit to your branch (i force pushed master, which auto-closed the PR) but can't push the right branch. I'll push to a new branch and open a new PR.

[akshaybabloo]

Okay. Yep Git does that time-to-time specially submodules