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+name: barrier-kvm # the Barrier Snappy for Linux / not tested on MAC yet
+base: core18 
+version: '2.2.0' # 03/2019 
+summary: Eliminate the barrier between your machines.
+description: |
+       Barrier is KVM software forked from Symless's synergy 1.9 codebase. 
+       Synergy was a commercialized reimplementation of the original 
+       CosmoSynergy written by Chris Schoeneman.
+grade: stable # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: strict # use 'strict' once you have the right plugs and slots
+
+apps:
+  barrier-kvm:
+    command: desktop-launch barrier #first run might take longer
+    plugs:
+      gnome-3-26-1604:
+        interface: content
+        target: gnome-platform
+        default-provider: gnome-3-26-1604:gnome-3-26-1604
+    plugs: [gnome-3-26-1604]
+    plugs: [x11]
+parts: [qt5conf]
+parts:
+  desktop:
+    plugin: nil
+    source: https://github.com/ubuntu/snapcraft-desktop-helpers.git
+  desktop-qt5:
+    source: https://github.com/ubuntu/snapcraft-desktop-helpers.git
+    source-subdir: qt
+    plugin: make
+    make-parameters: ["FLAVOR=qt5"]
+    build-packages:
+      - build-essential
+      - qtbase5-dev
+      - dpkg-dev
+    stage-packages:
+      - libxkbcommon0
+      - ttf-ubuntu-font-family
+      - dmz-cursor-theme
+      - light-themes
+      - adwaita-icon-theme
+      - gnome-themes-standard
+      - shared-mime-info
+      - libqt5gui5
+      - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
+      - libqt5svg5 # for loading icon themes which are svg
+      - try: [appmenu-qt5] # not available on core18
+      - locales-all
+      - xdg-user-dirs
+      - fcitx-frontend-qt5  
+  qt5:
+    source: https://github.com/ubuntu/snapcraft-desktop-helpers.git    
+    source-subdir: qt
+    plugin: make
+    make-parameters: ["FLAVOR=qt5"]
+    build-packages:
+      - qtbase5-dev
+      - dpkg-dev
+    stage-packages:
+      - libxkbcommon0
+      - ttf-ubuntu-font-family
+      - dmz-cursor-theme
+      - light-themes
+      - adwaita-icon-theme
+      - gnome-themes-standard
+      - shared-mime-info
+      - libqt5gui5
+      - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
+      - libqt5svg5 # for loading icon themes which are svg
+      - try: [appmenu-qt5] # not available on core18
+      - locales-all    
+  barrier-kvm:
+    source: https://github.com/payomagic/barrier.git
+    plugin: cmake
+    build-packages:
+      - g++
+      - gcc
+      - make
+      - xorg-dev 
+      - libcurl4-openssl-dev
+      - libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
+      - libssl-dev
+      - libx11-dev
+      - libqt4-dev
+      - qtbase5-dev
+      - qt5-style-plugins
+      - qt5ct
+    stage-packages:
+      - libxinerama-dev
+      - libxinerama1
+      - libxrandr-dev
+      - libxrandr2
+      - libxrender-dev
+      - libxrender1
+      - libxtst-dev
+      - qtdeclarative5-dev
+      - libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
+      - libqt5gui5
+      - libavahi-common-dev
+      - libqt5x11extras5
+      - libqt5svg5
+      - libqt5svg5-dev
+      - qt5ct
+    after: [desktop-qt5]