microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Show "no updates available" instead of "No installed package found matching input criteria." when running "winget list --upgrade-available"
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
When running winget list --upgrade-available results in no found updates it shows the technical correct result "No installed package found matching input criteria."
but it would be better UX to output something like "no updates available" or "all applications are up to date".
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start with the WinGet CLI handling for winget list --upgrade-available and trace the no-results path that emits the current message. Confirm the desired wording and verify that a system with no available updates reports that all applications are up to date or that no updates are available.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 65/100