{"categories":[{"label":"Build Tools","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-build-tools/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Extends colcon-core to provide information about packages in a colcon build workspace, enabling queries and reporting on package metadata and properties.","skillfed_tags":["colcon-plugin","build-system"],"use_cases":["Query package metadata in a colcon workspace during build automation or CI/CD pipelines.","Inspect package versions and dependencies as part of workspace analysis or reporting.","Extend colcon CLI tools with package information commands for developer workflows.","Integrate package metadata into custom colcon build scripts or plugins."],"what_it_does":"colcon-package-information is a plugin for colcon-core that adds the ability to query and display information about packages in a colcon workspace. It integrates into the colcon build system ecosystem and depends on colcon-core (the plugin framework) and packaging (for version handling). The package is classified as Alpha and has been maintained since 2018, with active development continuing through early 2026.\n\nYou install this when you need colcon to report or inspect package metadata during builds or workspace analysis. It is one piece of the colcon plugin ecosystem, designed for developers working with colcon-based build systems who need programmatic or CLI access to package properties.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are using colcon and need to query or report on package information. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and carries a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Install it only if your colcon workflow requires package metadata inspection; it is not a general-purpose tool."},"id":"colcon-package-information","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/colcon-package-information","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/colcon-package-information.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/colcon-package-information/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"colcon-package-information","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Extension for colcon to output package information."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":185197,"position":10015,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.4.1"}