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Portable/stand-alone executables

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Related to:

Schema will be modified to support the installation of portable / stand-alone executables.

Proposed technical implementation details

Inclusion of an installer type (portable) validation that will limit the number of Command elements to a single entry.

Note:
Waiting for specification to be published at WinGet-CLI to finalize requirements.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing related issue #182 and the WinGet-CLI specification mentioned in the note. Then inspect the REST source schema and validation entry points for installer types and Command elements. Done means the published requirements are reflected and portable installers are limited to a single Command element.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
api
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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