microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Support the `.AppInstaller` file format.
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
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Request
As
winget-pkgs/issues/166364#issuecomment-2273528233explains (paraphrased):*.appInstaller[...] is currently not supported bywinGet.exe, since it can't be installed unattendedly. -
Prerequisites
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Reported here, rather than at
winget-pkgs, perwinget-pkgs/issues/174#issuecomment-629701649. -
issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Aissue+appinstaller+supportreturned 0 duplicate results on 2024-08-07.
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Proposed technical implementation details
Per #issuecomment-2885088781, parse the XML to acquire the URI of the linked MSIX package.
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Research direction
Start with the proposed implementation: parse the .AppInstaller XML to acquire the URI of its linked MSIX package, then trace how winGet.exe currently handles unattended installation. Done means .AppInstaller files are supported for unattended installation, with behavior verified against the relevant package-manager flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, xml
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100