Supported plugins
The following plugins are currently supported by Snapcraft. See Snapcraft plugins for more details in how they’re used, and to create your own, see Writing local plugins.
Programming languages
Go
| Plugin name |
Description |
| go |
integrates projects written in Go and using the go get package installer |
| godeps |
integrates projects written in Go and using the godep dependency tool |
Java
| Plugin name |
Description |
| ant |
Ant build system integration, commonly used by Java projects |
| jdk |
integrate projects written using the Java Development Kit (JDK) |
| gradle |
integrate projects built using the Gradle build tool with your snaps |
| maven |
build system integration with Maven, commonly used by Java projects |
Node.js / JavaScript
| Plugin name |
Description |
| gulp |
build parts from projects using the gulp.js streaming build system |
| nodejs |
create parts that use Node.js and/or the JavaScript package manager, npm |
Python
| Plugin name |
Description |
| conda |
used for parts incorporating the Conda open source package manager system |
| python |
used for parts incorporating projects written with Python 2 or Python 3 |
| python2 |
(deprecated in favour of the python plugin) |
| python3 |
(deprecated in favour of the python plugin) |
Other languages
| Plugin name |
Description |
| crystal |
build parts from projects written in the Ruby-like Crystal language |
| dotnet |
integrates with the Microsoft’s .NET SDK to build core runtime parts |
| ruby |
built parts from projects written in Ruby and its Gemfile dependency bundler |
| rust |
build parts from projects written in Rust and using Cargo for dependency management |
Build tools
| Plugin name |
Description |
| autotools |
integrates projects that use the common Autotools suite with your snaps |
| cmake |
integrates projects that use the common CMake build tool with your snaps |
| make |
integrates projects using the commonly found make build system |
| meson |
integrate projects build using the Meson build system into your snap |
| qmake |
integrates projects using the qmake build tool, commonly by Qt-based projects |
| scons |
integrates projects that use the SCons construction tool |
| waf |
integrate projects using the Waf build automation tool |
Platforms
Linux kernel
| Plugin name |
Description |
| kbuild |
build parts that use the Linux kernel build system (kBuild) |
| kernel |
derived from the kbuild plugin and used to build your own kernel |
Robot Operating System (ROS)
| Plugin name |
Description |
| ament |
(deprecated in favour of the colcon plugin) |
| catkin |
build catkin-based parts, typically used with version 1 of the Robot Operating System (ROS 1) |
| catkin-tools |
alternative method for building projects using version 1 of the Robot Operating System (ROS 1) |
| colcon |
build colcon-based parts, typically used with version 2 of the Robot Operating System (ROS 2) |
Tools
| Plugin name |
Description |
| copy |
(deprecated in favour of the dump plugin) |
| dump |
simply dumps the contents from the specified source |
| nil |
useful for parts with no source to import |
| plainbox-provider |
create parts containing a Plainbox test collection known as a provider
|
| tar-content |
(deprecated in favour of the dump plugin) |
