microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Support NuGet (nupkg) as Archive Type

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Some packages may be available as a portable exe, an installer, or an appx inside of a NuGet package. Fundamentally, a NuGet Package is a ZIP file with a .nupack or .nupkg. Therefore, supporting nuget as an archive type should be trivial, as the framework for installing ZIP files should be compatible

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Research direction

Start by reading the related issue #2899 and tracing the existing ZIP archive installation path in winget-cli. Add support for recognizing NuGet packages with the stated extensions as archive types, then verify that their portable exe, installer, or appx contents follow the existing archive installation behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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