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+name: oci-factory # TODO 'snapcraft register <name>'
+base: core22
+version: '0.0.1'
+summary: The OCI Factory CLI client to build, upload and release OCI images
+description: |
+  The OCI Factory CLI client is a tool that builds, tests, and releases
+  the OCI images owned by Canonical using the Github workflow in 
+  the OCI Factory repository.
+grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: strict
+
+parts:
+  oci-factory:
+    plugin: go
+    build-snaps: [go/latest/stable]
+    source: https://github.com/canonical/oci-factory
+    source-type: git
+    source-subdir: src/cli-client/cmd/oci-factory
+    stage-packages:
+      - git
+    # TODO remove this override-pull when the branch is merged
+    override-pull: |
+      snapcraftctl pull
+      git checkout ROCKS-1216-cli-client
+
+apps:
+  oci-factory:
+    command: bin/oci-factory
+    plugs: 
+      - home
+      - network