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Support creating WinGet Configuration files

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I'd like to be able to have tooling to support creating a WinGet Configuration.

We might start with a PowerShell script or something initially to work out the flow, and it could be part of the Microsoft.WinGet.Create module.

wingetcreate is all about manifests today, but it would be nice to have the ability to specify the creation of configuration files.

The tool would be able to iterate over some process like:

Do you want to add a package?

  • Get the ID & source

Do you want to configure the package?

  • If a DSC Resource is mapped in the source for the package, suggest that resource.
  • If a DSC Resource is not mapped, but one is identified a suggestion could include adding that to the manifest.

Do you want to add a Windows Setting?

  • Leverage Microsoft.Windows.Developer

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Research direction

Start by reviewing wingetcreate's existing manifest-creation flow and the Microsoft.WinGet.Create module mentioned in the issue. Clarify the proposed prompts for packages, DSC resources, and Windows settings, then define completion as generating a usable WinGet Configuration file from that workflow.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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