A linter for craft project files such as snapcraft.yaml
craft-tidy checks the project files of Canonical's craft tools
(snapcraft.yaml, charmcraft.yaml, rockcraft.yaml, imagecraft.yaml and
debcraft.yaml) for common mistakes, deprecated constructs and deviations
from packaging best practices, helping you catch problems before you run
a (potentially lengthy) build.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install craft-tidy
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install craft-tidy
To install craft-tidy, simply use the following command: