microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Automatic update via embedded App Installer file
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- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
The MSIX Windows app package format supports distribution, repair, and update. This would provide an experience similar to the Microsoft Store such that the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator would be automatically updated when a new version is released.
Proposed technical implementation details
https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/msix/app-installer/how-to-create-appinstaller-file
https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/msix/app-installer/how-to-embed-an-appinstaller-file
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 by reading the linked MSIX App Installer documentation, especially the pages on creating and embedding an App Installer file. Then inspect the winget-create command-line tool to determine where package release behavior is handled. Done means the Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator can support the proposed automatic update experience for new releases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100