My first attempt at following zyga's instructions.

integration-tests/units/examples.pxu

@@ -1,90 +1,17 @@
-id: snapcraft/examples/downloader-with-wiki-parts
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/downloader-with-wiki-parts
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/gopaste
-plugin: shell
+id: snapcraft/examples/template
+plugin: resource
 command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/gopaste
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/java-hello-world
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/java-hello-world
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/libpipeline
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/libpipeline
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/py2project
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/py2-project
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/py3project
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/py3-project
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/qmldemo
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  test ! "$(lsb_release -cs)" = "trusty"  || exit 0
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/qmldemo
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/ros
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/ros
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
-
-id: snapcraft/examples/tomcat-maven-webapp
-plugin: shell
-command:
-  set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/tomcat-maven-webapp
-  cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
-  cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
-  rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*
+  for example in $(ls ${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples); do
+    echo "name: $example\n\n"
 
-id: snapcraft/examples/webcam-webui
+id: snapcraft/examples/{name}
+unit: template
+template-unit: job
+template-resource: snapcraft/examples/template
 plugin: shell
 command:
   set -e
-  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/webcam-webui
+  example=${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples/{name}
   cp -rT ${example//:} ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}
   cd ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE} && ${SNAPCRAFT}
   rm -rf ${PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE}/*

integration-tests/units/testplans.pxu

@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ id: normal
 _name: Tests for Snapcraft
 include: snapcraft/normal/.*
 
+id: snapcraft/examples/template
+plugin: resource
+command:
+  for example in $(ls ${PLAINBOX_PROVIDER_DATA}/examples); do
+    echo "name: $example\n\n"
+
 unit: test plan
 id: examples
 name: Test for building Snapcraft examples
 include: snapcraft/examples/.*
+bootstrap_jobs: snapcraft/examples/template