anchore / anchore/syft

Add package description/summary to json output

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ecosystem:javascript ecosystem:os ecosystem:ruby enhancement good-first-issue I/O
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Description

**What would you like to be added**:

Add rpm/gem/npm package description to json output

**Why is this needed**:
It's a required field for our company's internal SBOM. It might be required by other companies as well.

**Additional context**:

It would be similar to dnf/yum repoquery -queryformat "%{summary}"

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by tracing Syft's JSON output path and where RPM, gem, and npm package metadata is represented; done when each package's description or summary appears in JSON and existing output tests pass.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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