microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Different UX modes for WinGet
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Sometimes I want winget to behave as simply an "engine" for managing packages. In that case, I want commands to either succeed or fail with meaningful output because no user is at the keyboard to respond to prompts for input.
Other times, I want winget to behave more interactively, so I can have a better UX. For example, when there are multiple packages found matching a command, I don't want to have to type the entire command again, I just want an interactive prompt to save the keyboard strokes.
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Proposed technical implementation details
I want a setting to define the default behavior.
I want a set of arguments to override the default behavior.
Note, if this is implemented in a 1.x version of WinGet, the default behavior would be in the "engine" mode above to not break existing automation.
Otherwise, this would be considered a breaking change in behavior and would be part of:
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing related issues #1830 and #2128 to understand the existing UX and compatibility constraints. Then trace the command-line behavior and configuration entry points for prompts and automation. Done means a documented default mode and override arguments support both non-interactive engine behavior and interactive UX without breaking existing automation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100