microsoft / microsoft/component-detection

Detect app-centric/"general purpose" package managers

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Description

Hey all, are there any plans to add detectors for more application centric package managers such as Winget or Chocolatey? Would it make sense to add support for those?

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Research direction

The issue proposes adding detectors for Winget and Chocolatey but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by surveying how existing package-manager detectors are organized and decide whether both managers are in scope; done should mean agreed support with detection coverage for the selected managers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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