anchore / anchore/syft

Add asdf support

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Description

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

syft should add support for asdf. asdf is a generic package manager that can be used to install various tools. See https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf

**Why is this needed**:

Using this syft may be able to capture versions of tools that are not currently captured by syft. Things like the version of python, ruby, node etc.

**Additional context**:

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Research direction

Start by reviewing Syft’s existing package-manager support and the asdf project linked in the issue. Determine how versions installed through asdf should be discovered and covered; done means Syft captures versions of tools such as Python, Ruby, and Node that it does not currently report.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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