microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Sort Packages by Latest Update

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

If a search returns multiple packages where the match criteria is the same priority, I'd like to be able to sort them by date. Either release date, or date last updated in the source.

Proposed technical implementation details

@denelon - can you link some of the other "sort packages by . . . " issues, or maybe even add an "Area-Sorting" tag?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the related “sort packages by” issues requested in the description and the current search-result ordering behavior. Clarify whether sorting uses release date, source update date, or both, and define tie behavior and the command-line interface before identifying implementation files and tests. Done means the selected date sort is documented, implemented, and covered by tests.

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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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