pear-electron-forge-maker-snap

An Electron Forge maker for building Linux Snap packages.

This maker generates a snapcraft.yaml automatically from your Electron Forge configuration, while still allowing deep customization via structured overrides.

Usage

npm install pear-electron-forge-maker-snap --save-dev

forge.config.js

makers: [
  {
    name: 'pear-electron-forge-maker-snap',
    platforms: ['linux'],
    config: {
      icon: 'build-assets/linux/assets/Keet/Keet-256x256.png'

      snapcraft: {
        // Global snapcraft fields (optional overrides)
        summary: 'Experience secure, private messaging and file sharing without intermediaries',
        description:
          'Discover https://Keet.io, the ultimate decentralized, peer-to-peer communication platform. Enjoy secure, private, and efficient messaging and file sharing without intermediaries. Experience true digital privacy and freedom with https://Keet.io',
        contact: '[email protected]',
        license: 'Apache-2.0',
        issues: 'https://support.keet.io/technical-support-and-troubleshooting/submit-a-report',
        website: 'https://keet.io',

        // App-level overrides merged into apps[snapName]
        app: {
          plugs: [
            'network',
            'home'
          ],
          environment: {
            TMPDIR: '$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR'
          }
        },

        // Part-level overrides merged into parts[snapName]
        part: {
          'stage-packages': ['libatomic1']
        }

        // Raw can fully override the final generated config
        raw: {
          base: 'core26'
        }
      }
    }
  }
]

Automatically generated values

The following fields are always generated by the maker and will override user input:

• name (derived from app name)
• version (from package.json)
• base (default: core24, unless overridden via raw)
• icon (copied into snap assets)
• apps[snapName].command
• apps[snapName].desktop
• parts[snapName].plugin (always dump)
• parts[snapName].source

Configuration priority

Configuration is applied in the following order:

1. Base defaults (internal)
2. User snapcraft config (app, part, ... rest ...)
3. Internal computed overrides (name, command, plugin, etc.)
4. snapcraft.raw (final override, highest priority)

License

Apache-2.0