microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Record date pin was added

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

As a user, I'd like to be able to periodically audit my pins. Project needs change over time. It may be possible that at one point a project required a specific version of a package, but then later added support for newer versions of the same package. This typically doesn't happen overnight which means that I probably won't be able to remember when I first added the pin. So, every time I want to audit the packages I have pinned, I have to go through every single one rather than ones that are older than say . . . 6 months.

It would be extremely useful to be able to see the date a pin was added so when I audit my pins, I can skip ones which are only a month or two old.

  • Related to #3212
Proposed technical implementation details

Also show the date in winget pin list

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Research direction

Start at the winget pin list command and inspect how pins are represented and persisted. Confirm the intended date semantics with related issue #3212, then add the date a pin was added to the list output and cover the displayed date with tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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