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+name: hugo
+version: "v0.17-DEV"
+summary: Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator
+description: |
+  Hugo is a static HTML and CSS website generator written in Go. It is
+  optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. Hugo takes a directory
+  with content and templates and renders them into a full HTML website.
+confinement: strict
+grade: devel # use "stable" to assert the snap quality
+
+apps:
+  hugo:
+    command: bin/hugo
+    plugs: [home]
+
+parts:
+  hugo:
+    source: .
+    plugin: go
+    go-importpath: "github.com/spf13/hugo"
+    build-packages:
+      - git