microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Google Drive, Dropbox, itch.io, and Mediafire link support
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Some companies use cloud services to distribute their products to the public. There exists no permanent linking service for these types of platforms. ItchIO is another one of these platforms that do not include permanent linking.
Proposed technical implementation details
Add a headless browser to click download and load it and support these types of links.
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
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing how the CLI currently handles download URLs, then assess the proposed headless-browser approach for Google Drive, Dropbox, itch.io, and MediaFire links. Done would mean an agreed scope for supported links and verified download behavior.
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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
- 20/100