microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Identify supported installer scopes

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

The manifest should declare the supported install scopes. Many manifests do not specify scope for an installer. This could either be a top-level enumeration of supported scope or make the scope field required in the installer key in the manifest.

This could be similar to "Install modes" where the manifest can declare that "Silent", "Silent with Progress", and "Interactive" as supported install modes.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the manifest schema and the existing implementation of install modes. Compare whether supported scopes belong in a top-level declaration or as a required installer field, then identify the manifest validation and test coverage that would need to accept and verify the chosen representation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
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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