microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Add DSC Resource identifier to WinGet manifest schema

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

When I'm trying to author a WinGet configuration file (*.dsc.yaml) it's not easy to discover the DSC resource with the ability to configure the package.

I'd like to have a field in the WinGet manifest with a pointer to a DSC Resource. This would allow WinGet to help configuration file authors locate resources. For example, if a user is adding Visual Studio to a configuration, the manifest for Visual Studio would be able to indicate the "Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC" module can configure Visual Studio.

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the WinGet manifest schema and the handling of *.dsc.yaml configuration files, then determine how a manifest field could point to a DSC resource such as Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC. Done means the schema and a representative manifest can express that association and make it discoverable to configuration authors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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