electron builder.Interface.SnapOptions

Electron-Builder / electron-builder / SnapOptions

Extends¶

CommonLinuxOptions.TargetSpecificOptions

Properties¶

after?¶

readonly optional after: null | string[]

Specifies any parts that should be built before this part. Defaults to ["desktop-gtk2""].

If list contains default, it will be replaced to default list, so, ["default", "foo"] can be used to add custom parts foo in addition to defaults.

allowNativeWayland?¶

readonly optional allowNativeWayland: null | boolean

Allow running the program with native wayland support with –ozone-platform=wayland. Disabled by default because of this issue in older Electron/Snap versions: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/4007

appPartStage?¶

readonly optional appPartStage: null | string[]

Specifies which files from the app part to stage and which to exclude. Individual files, directories, wildcards, globstars, and exclusions are accepted. See Snapcraft filesets to learn more about the format.

The defaults can be found in snap.ts.

artifactName?¶

readonly optional artifactName: null | string

The artifact file name template.

Inherited from¶

TargetSpecificOptions.artifactName

assumes?¶

readonly optional assumes: null | string | string[]

The list of features that must be supported by the core in order for this snap to install.

autoStart?¶

readonly optional autoStart: boolean

Whether or not the snap should automatically start on login.

Default¶

false

base?¶

readonly optional base: null | string

A snap of type base to be used as the execution environment for this snap. Examples: core, core18, core20, core22. Defaults to core20

buildPackages?¶

readonly optional buildPackages: null | string[]

The list of debian packages needs to be installed for building this snap.

category?¶

readonly optional category: null | string

The application category.

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.category

compression?¶

readonly optional compression: null | "xz" | "lzo"

Sets the compression type for the snap. Can be xz, lzo, or null.

confinement?¶

readonly optional confinement: null | "devmode" | "strict" | "classic"

The type of confinement supported by the snap.

Default¶

strict

description?¶

readonly optional description: null | string

As description from application package.json, but allows you to specify different for Linux.

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.description

desktop?¶

readonly optional desktop: any

The Desktop file entries (name to value).

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.desktop

environment?¶

readonly optional environment: null | object

The custom environment. Defaults to {"TMPDIR: "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"}. If you set custom, it will be merged with default.

executableArgs?¶

readonly optional executableArgs: null | string[]

The executable parameters. Pass to executableName

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.executableArgs

grade?¶

readonly optional grade: null | "devel" | "stable"

The quality grade of the snap. It can be either devel (i.e. a development version of the snap, so not to be published to the “stable” or “candidate” channels) or “stable” (i.e. a stable release or release candidate, which can be released to all channels).

Default¶

stable

hooks?¶

readonly optional hooks: null | string

The hooks directory, relative to build (build resources directory).

Default¶

build/snap-hooks

layout?¶

readonly optional layout: null | object

Specifies any files to make accessible from locations such as /usr, /var, and /etc. See snap layouts to learn more.

mimeTypes?¶

readonly optional mimeTypes: null | string[]

The mime types in addition to specified in the file associations. Use it if you don’t want to register a new mime type, but reuse existing.

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.mimeTypes

plugs?¶

readonly optional plugs: null | PlugDescriptor | (string | PlugDescriptor)[]

The list of plugs. Defaults to ["desktop", "desktop-legacy", "home", "x11", "wayland", "unity7", "browser-support", "network", "gsettings", "audio-playback", "pulseaudio", "opengl"].

If list contains default, it will be replaced to default list, so, ["default", "foo"] can be used to add custom plug foo in addition to defaults.

Additional attributes can be specified using object instead of just name of plug:

[
 {
   "browser-sandbox": {
     "interface": "browser-support",
     "allow-sandbox": true
   },
 },
 "another-simple-plug-name"
]

publish?¶

optional publish: Publish

Inherited from¶

TargetSpecificOptions.publish

slots?¶

readonly optional slots: null | PlugDescriptor | (string | SlotDescriptor)[]

The list of slots.

Additional attributes can be specified using object instead of just name of slot: ``` [ { “mpris”: { “name”: “chromium” }, } ]

In case you want your application to be a compliant MPris player, you will need to definie The mpris slot with “chromium” name. This electron has it hardcoded, and we need to pass this name so snap will allow it in strict confinement.

stagePackages?¶

readonly optional stagePackages: null | string[]

The list of Ubuntu packages to use that are needed to support the app part creation. Like depends for deb. Defaults to ["libnspr4", "libnss3", "libxss1", "libappindicator3-1", "libsecret-1-0"].

If list contains default, it will be replaced to default list, so, ["default", "foo"] can be used to add custom package foo in addition to defaults.

summary?¶

readonly optional summary: null | string

The 78 character long summary. Defaults to productName.

synopsis?¶

readonly optional synopsis: null | string

The short description.

Inherited from¶

CommonLinuxOptions.synopsis

title?¶

readonly optional title: null | string

An optional title for the snap, may contain uppercase letters and spaces. Defaults to productName. See snap format documentation.

useTemplateApp?¶

readonly optional useTemplateApp: boolean

Whether to use template snap. Defaults to true if stagePackages not specified.