Example MOOS app¶

This how-to guide covers the steps, decisions, and implementation details that are unique when crafting a snap of an app built using MOOS. We’ll work through the aspects unique to MOOS-based apps by examining an existing project file.

Example test-moos project file¶

The following code comprises the project file for the MOOS core project itself.

MOOS project file

snapcraft.yaml¶

name: test-moos
version: "0.1"
summary: MOOS Example
description: |
  This example includes MOOSDB, the main communication mechanism for all MOOS
  apps.

base: core18
confinement: devmode

parts:
  test-moos:
    source: https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/archive/v10.4.0.tar.gz
    plugin: cmake
    build-packages: [g++]

apps:
  test-moos:
    command: bin/MOOSDB

Add a part written for MOOS¶

snapcraft.yaml¶

parts:
  test-moos:
    source: https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/archive/v10.4.0.tar.gz
    plugin: cmake
    build-packages: [g++]

MOOS parts are written in C++, so they require the CMake plugin.

To add a MOOS part:

Declare the general part keys, such as source, override-build, build-packages, and so on.
Set plugin: cmake.
For build-packages, add g++.