microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Enhanced source management
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
COM API
PowerShell
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I want to have the ability to "edit" a source.
I want to modify the name or change the targeting between "explicit" and "nonexplicit".
I want to rename a source (with the exception of the default sources).
I want to be able to modify the TTL (update interval).
Proposed technical implementation details
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the WinGet CLI, COM API, and PowerShell areas named in the issue. Define how source editing should handle names, default-source restrictions, explicit versus nonexplicit targeting, and TTL updates, then identify the relevant existing source-management tests or entry points. Done means the requested edits work consistently across the named interfaces.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- api, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100