--- title: Week 34 of 2017 in snapcraft description: 'This article originally appeared in Snapcraft Forums Welcome to the weekly development notes for snapcraft! This covers work from August 20-26, 2017. Development in master many: simplify plugin loading PR: #1507 grammar: move into project_loader PR: #1500 project loader: refactor into package PR: #1504 ci: speedup the CLA check PR: #1503 […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/week-34-of-2017-in-snapcraft?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Sergio Schvezov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/sergio-schvezov "More about Sergio Schvezov") 29 August 2017 # Week 34 of 2017 in snapcraft [snapcraft.io](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snapcraft-io) --- Share the article *This article originally appeared in [Snapcraft Forums](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/week-34-of-2017-in-snapcraft/1891?u=sergiusens)* Welcome to the weekly development notes for snapcraft! This covers work from August 20-26, 2017. ## Development in master * many: simplify plugin loading [PR: #1507](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1507) * grammar: move into project\_loader [PR: #1500](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1500) * project loader: refactor into package [PR: #1504](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1504) * ci: speedup the CLA check [PR: #1503](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1503) * tests: use assertThat instead of assertEqual [PR: #1501](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1501) * python plugin: record manifest [PR: #14871](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1487) * repo: make errors based on SnapcraftError [PR: #1499](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1499) * cli: don’t raise from excepthook [PR: #1495](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1495) * lxd: always remove existing device for project folder [PR: #1488](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1488) * core: improve source caching logic [PR: #1486](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1486) ## This weeks Pull Requests * project\_loader: process stage package grammar [PR: #1509](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1509) * errors: introduce ContainerError [PR: #1505](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1505) * lxd: pass original CLI arguments down to container [PR: #1498](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1498) ## Current active design forum discussions * [Libraries not found in classic snaps](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/libraries-not-found-in-classic-snaps) * [Consume the build output of part 1 in part 2](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/consume-the-build-output-of-part-1-in-part-2) * [Suggestion: snapcraft init-gui](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/suggestion-snapcraft-init-gui) * [Update persistent LXD containers](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/update-persistent-lxd-containers) * [ImportError: No module named six](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/importerror-no-module-named-six) * [Week 33 of 2017 in snapcraft](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/week-33-of-2017-in-snapcraft) * [Snapcraft exits with ‘dict’ object is not callable](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snapcraft-exits-with-dict-object-is-not-callable) * [How to use snapcraft to push snaps to the specific brand store？1](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/how-to-use-snapcraft-to-push-snaps-to-the-specific-brand-store) * [Syntax for build-snaps](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/syntax-for-build-snaps) * [Snapcraft – my first snap issues](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snapcraft-my-first-snap-issues) * [Running snap as daemon with several instances](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/running-snap-as-daemon-with-several-instances) * [Snapcraft PLUGIN – jdk (Java runtime) —> app Error](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snapcraft-plugin-jdk-java-runtime-app-error) * [Stack traces of snapcraft executable](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/stack-traces-of-snapcraft-executable) * [Use of content interface for sharing files (read-only)](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/use-of-content-interface-for-sharing-files-read-only) ## Ecosystem * Kyle has a guest post on [electronics weekly](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/electro-ramblings/industry-comment/guest-post-building-commercial-open-source-robots-prototype-production-2017-08/) * Sergio, along with Alan, ran a [snapcraft office hours featuring rust](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jala4vqYPw) * Sergio wrote down his thoughts about UbuconLA that took place this year in Lima, Peru on [insights](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/23/i-me-mine-an-ubuconla-2017-summit-summary/) [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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