Does Flathub use an internal ID in case packages are renamed?

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snapcraft.io/docs/snapd-api#heading--find demonstrates that Snapcraft exposes an immutable package identifier.

I ask whether Flathub does for the same reasons explained at forum.snapcraft.io/t/39053 — because in the case a package is renamed (like github.com/vector-im/.github/blob/1d586281f08885acaa0284598d3a5dfc32402767/profile/README.md occurs) the package name occasionally changes.

However, my automation code doesn’t need to be readable to the extent that it relies upon transient identifiers.

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There is only the well-known app ID. In the event that an app needs to be renamed, the existing one can retired with a link to the new name (eol-rebase).

Flatpak will offer to install the new app upon install or update, and it will rename the app’s data directory in ~/.var/app/. For automation, --assumeyes will make it follow the rename automatically.

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Does Flathub use an internal ID in case packages are renamed? - #2 by chrisawi

Thanks, @chrisawi. That’s somewhat better, considering that it’s flatpak-native rather than Flathub-specific.